How colonialism shoved India's queer history into the closet ft Sindhu Rajasekaran

June is Pride Month around the world but does India need to march to that calendar? More Indian cities now hold Pride in winter, when it’s cooler and the streets are fuller. And that practical shift opens a bigger question, why has India so often taken its cues from the West when our own queer histories run deep? And this week host Sandip Roy is joined by writer Sindhu Rajasekaran, whose new book traces how the British reformed and silenced India’s queer futures, to take a look at erased lineages and what they mean for Pride in India. Produced by Shashank Bhargava Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

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How colonialism shoved India's queer history into the closet ft Sindhu Rajasekaran is an episode from The Sandip Roy Show by Express Audio.

This episode is 57:38 long.

This episode was published on Dec 14, 2025.

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