Pride@Godrej 2026 celebrates queer inclusion and leadership
Godrej Industries hosted Pride@Godrej 2026 at Godrej One, featuring a Pride March, the launch of the Pride in Manufacturing Toolkit, the anthology Queer India Now, and the Queer India Fellowship, celebrating inclusion, leadership and representation of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Hyderabad: Godrej Industries hosted Pride@Godrej 2026 at Godrej One, bringing together employees, community leaders, authors, activists and allies for a day of conversations, celebrations and collective reflection on queer inclusion in India, a press release said.
The celebrations commenced with the annual Pride March led by this year’s Pride Marshal, Sudhir Sitapati, CEO, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), at Godrej One, where he launched the Pride in Manufacturing Toolkit, a practical DEI resource designed to help manufacturing and FMCG organisations build inclusive, respectful and legally informed workplaces for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
The event also saw the launch of Queer India Now, an anthology of queer writing published by Westland and DEI Lab under the publishing imprint, Queer Directions.
The event also marked the introduction of the Queer India Fellowship, an annual leadership programme by the Godrej Foundation in partnership with the Godrej DEI Lab.
The evening featured dance performances, a queer bazaar, a hiring booth, and readings and conversations centred on queer literature, identity and inclusion, with participation from writers, artists and community members.
Former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Justice AP Shah, Parmesh Shahani, Head of Godrej DEI Lab and author of Queeristan, and others were present.
