From the four men arrested for the 2012 New Delhi bus gang rape, ... Are you wondering why the Indian police hold hands with alleged criminals instead of snapping handcuffs on them?

Holding Hands took shape against the backdrop of India decriminalising gay sex.(Vincent Dolman) “That men hold hands in this part of the world, without being insecure about their masculinity, is ...

Photographer Sunil Gupta’s image of two men embracing besides a New Delhi landmark was a balm to what he called the “repressive atmosphere” of 1980s India.

Here, in India, you can do it anywhere, anytime.” The American was right in his observations. However, he was wrong in his assumptions. Men do not hold hands in India for sexual or romantic reasons.

Photographer Sunil Gupta’s image of two men embracing besides a New Delhi landmark was a balm to what he called the “repressive atmosphere” of 1980s India.