Queer Paradise-: Maheshwari Garden
“Farsi Couplet: Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast, Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast. English Translation: If there is a paradise on earth, It is this, it is this, it is this” ― Amir Khusrau, The Writings Of Amir Khusrau:700 years after the prophet: a 13th-14th century legend of Indian-sub-continent . Amidst all the hustle-bustle of COVID-19 what we people are missing is the fun we all use to have with our friends. Going out for dinners, movies, dates, etc all has come to an end because of the unprepared forceful vacation we are dealing with. One such safe queer space in Mumbai is in the town of Matunga. Maheshwari gardens I have amazing anecdotes from that place. I was 17 when I first visited that place, I had heard about it in interviews by other queer people