Love is precious. Love is healing. It’s perhaps what will see us through. Within the diversity of India we find many ways to heal through love. 🤎 thank you for the opportunity and making this happen @alexkuruvilla @priya_tanna College offered Haima Simoes (@haima_simoes) and Shruti Venkatesh (@shrutivenkatesh_) the space to come into their own and meet other queer folx. Embracing their identities was the first of many milestones they’ve marked together (the second is the joint adoption of their tuxedo cat, Zola). “We’re not just a couple,” says Simoes, “we’re also best friends. We take on everything as a team.” In our February 2021 cover story, the duo talks about the need for greater inclusion through a love story that is primed to inspire every generation today. Hit our link in bio to read more. Photographed by: Bikramjit Bose (@thebadlydrawnboy) Styled by: Priyanka Kapadia (@priyankarkapadia) Words by: Neville Bhandara (@nevillebhandara) Hair and makeup: Mitesh Rajani (@miteshrajani) Photographer’s assistant: Aniket Godbole Assistant stylist: Naheed Driver (@naheedee) Fashion assistant: Amber Mascarenhas (@amberbeme) Production: Pippip Media (@pippip.media) Bookings editor: Prachiti Parakh (@prachitiparakh)