Summary: <p> Welcome everyone to our very first episode of Talks at Sharekhan! Catch Pallav Patankar, the ex-director of Humsafar Trust talk about his inspiring journey, beginning from loving himself the way he is and going on to organizing the nation-wide fight against <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Section377">#Section377</a>. <br> <br> More about Talks at Sharekhan: </p> <p> We all are different in some way or the other. Some like to dress formally, while some like to be more casual. We all have made some choices in our life and at the end of the day, we all want to be accepted by society. With Talks at Sharekhan, we aim to bring about the acceptance of such choices without being labeled. </p> <p>Our very first speaker, Mr. Pallav Patankar has made some choices just like us. He has been bold in accepting the same. He has accepted himself the way he is and he has convinced this rigid nation to accept him and people like him. He is a leader and a fighter, an inspiration who has been a part of the core group who bought about a change in the Indian law system! </p> <p>The powerhouse of energy for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community, Mr. Pallav Patankar is a human rights activist and the ex-Director of Humsafar Trust, an NGO in Mumbai which promotes LGBT rights. It is one of the largest and one of the most active organizations in India. It provides counseling, advocacy, and healthcare to LGBT communities and has helped reduce violence, discrimination and stigma against them. </p> <p>Pallav was one of the directors who organized the fight against Section 377 and won the battle to make this world a better place. He is a contributor to shaping the perspectives of this society, one step at a time. </p> <p>For regular updates follow Sharekhan on: </p> <p>Facebook - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=PkLPNav9kGg&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSharekhan%2F&redir_token=MpIQW23jLCxIJmI4UWMJfXNtPut8MTU1MjYzOTQ0NUAxNTUyNTUzMDQ1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Sharekhan/</a> </p> <p>Twitter - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=PkLPNav9kGg&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FSharekhan&redir_token=MpIQW23jLCxIJmI4UWMJfXNtPut8MTU1MjYzOTQ0NUAxNTUyNTUzMDQ1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Sharekhan</a> </p> <p> LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=PkLPNav9kGg&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2F17125%2F&redir_token=MpIQW23jLCxIJmI4UWMJfXNtPut8MTU1MjYzOTQ0NUAxNTUyNTUzMDQ1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/17125/</a> </p> <p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=PkLPNav9kGg&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsharekhan%2F&redir_token=MpIQW23jLCxIJmI4UWMJfXNtPut8MTU1MjYzOTQ0NUAxNTUyNTUzMDQ1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sharekhan/</a> </p> <p>or Visit us on our website - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=PkLPNav9kGg&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharekhan.com&redir_token=MpIQW23jLCxIJmI4UWMJfXNtPut8MTU1MjYzOTQ0NUAxNTUyNTUzMDQ1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sharekhan.com</a> </p>
