Indian petitioners and LGBT activists Romel Barel, left, Krishna Reddy, centre, and Anwesh Pokkuluri talk to the media after a hearing at the Supreme Court in New Delhi. Photo: EPA
Indian petitioners and LGBT activists Romel Barel, left, Krishna Reddy, centre, and Anwesh Pokkuluri talk to the media after a hearing at the Supreme Court in New Delhi. Photo: EPA
Shashi Tharoor
Opinion

Opinion

On Reflection by Shashi Tharoor

For LGBT Indians, time to right a British-era wrong

The prejudice against homosexuality is a legacy of colonial rule, yet its bigotry has been thoroughly internalised in India

Indian petitioners and LGBT activists Romel Barel, left, Krishna Reddy, centre, and Anwesh Pokkuluri talk to the media after a hearing at the Supreme Court in New Delhi. Photo: EPA
Indian petitioners and LGBT activists Romel Barel, left, Krishna Reddy, centre, and Anwesh Pokkuluri talk to the media after a hearing at the Supreme Court in New Delhi. Photo: EPA
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