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India this weekend will screen the first episode of a new queer cookeWJZbz_khYvh9xi9b-5JMWv&pU!=ZbAYShEY@P0FmeNDf+rP9$2ry and lifestyle show.

Closet to K2@y=AgFklAN_N+NlAD9hnU1wLcR^Wv)&3aTjD5dqTVhVDFoNagitchen with Nakshatra Bagwe launches nearly after India struck down a 150-year colonial law and decriminalized gay sex.

The new series sees host Nakshatra Bagwe visit inspiring chefs from the queer commuadZTP0PS!Mz8wBqxXN_c_s#j5a=#la5Sjc*bWg9HPUkUIXrf!pnity. 

The 10 people from economic hub Mumbai featured on the series will demonstrate how to cook their favorite recipes before having%%07N%AILG*U9evRkqZON#Kp1fuga3F!dl9ZCF2=5Sh)RHat1d a frank conversation with Bagwe about their lives as a queer person.

Bagwe told Gaylaxy Mag they wondered why there was no lifestyle series which highlighted queer experic5!1r+sbMDROZ-4nKqXv-VLO+)uodj0(GGbzY9pVxtnBENgiJNences.

"We have a lot of stories to tell, stories of happiness, sorrows, struggles aZPnB%QE@6j)QJu-W-Qf$O^gZ0C0VubFZpV9pjRr+t-4FG45RQind aspirations” Bagwe explained.

"This was alwa-lr%NmWA^o3&B-=wi-ej60Nzo9%*9#YBdEymFPSaVrbAV_et&Vys a dream project for me so I am living my dream.”

From Closet to KitchG3FOua=AQEzCH5QIYTnUQGsrFFd+i=usYcvm#(=&H=6gCYj!l0en features people from across the LGBT community and from different backgrounds.

The first eigVle)@8j#h&JCKCZu9QJ8Z1*(gdO4uCkd4k#1tN0DuaP=sU03pisode features Arjun Das, who was runner up of Mr Gay India 2019. 

 different sections of the queer community from diverse class, religion, socia#&Xs0BQ3ifk_Z(7@emNckgL2zF)jah04^J9otZFJMynmU!)bmwl & regional background.

The show launches on Paramplay’s website and app.