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'''Durga Gawde''' is an Indian artist, educator, [[drag]] king, and activist. They are [[genderfluid]], [[nonbinary]], and [[pansexual]].<ref name="QVOI" /> | '''Durga Gawde''' is an Indian artist, educator, [[drag]] king, and activist. They are [[genderfluid]], [[nonbinary]], and [[pansexual]].<ref name="QVOI" /> | ||
They are the only child of two artists, Usha and Sunil Gawde.<ref name="Balaram" /> | They are the only child of two artists, Usha and Sunil Gawde.<ref name="Balaram" /> They attended Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Bengaluru, and then Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in America.<ref name="SaraH">{{Cite web |title=Ten Queer South Asian Instagram Accounts to Follow |last=H. |first=Sara |work=Homegrown |date=18 July 2018 |access-date=15 April 2021 |url= https://homegrown.co.in/article/802656/ten-south-asian-queer-instagram-accounts-to-follow}}</ref> Durga credits their time at RISD for helping them discover their identity, describing the school as "a safe space for people to experiment and express themselves".<ref name="QVOI" /> They have a pet dog, a German Shepherd named Duke.<ref name="futureof" /> | ||
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