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A nice Indian boy, when mother knows best

There is a heart bleating rather than beating in A Nice Indian Boy. The plea for acceptance of homosexuality is endearing, even persuasive. But it is not conclusive or even halfway convincing.

Facts of Life

The land of Khajuraho and the Kamasutra seemed to have come a long way from the delightful frankness of its past. With the approval of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2008, as also the judgment of the Delhi High Court 2009 decriminalising homosexuality, a small recovery was shown.

Writing love into law

The Supreme Court judgments striking down Section 377 of the IPC go further than comparable jurisprudence in the UK and the USA, writes Senthorun Raj.