‘Gay Brain Drain’ consequently plaguing India is an intricate interaction among the forces of societal norms, legal frameworks, and individual introspection. This article scrutinises the different complications that people from the LGBTQ+ community come across on a daily basis and delves into various factors that force them to migrate, leaving an impactful debate about the economy’s pool of talents, socio-cultural repercussions, and ultimately the gay brain drain.
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The Best Books to Read at India’s 78th Independence Day
As the clock struck midnight on August 15, 1947, a new dawn broke across the Indian subcontinent. For the millions of people who had fought for decades under the colonial rule, that moment marked the culmination of a dream – a promise to self – determination, unity, and hope. The birth of a free India, announced with Jawaharlal Nehru’s stirring words, “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom,” signified not just political independence, but the reclamation of a long-suppressed identity. Yet, as the jubilant celebrations of that day echoed across a land still trembling from the trauma of partition, India found itself poised between freedom and fracture, between euphoria and an uncertain future.