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SHOULD SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BE LEGALISED IN INDIA

  Should Same-Sex marriage be legalised in India? Our Indian society is constantly evolving. Over hundreds of years ago, Sati Pratha was a norm in Hindu society until it was criminalised in 1829 and has now ceased to exist. The remarriage of widows which was once impossible has now become a norm of society. A trend is also seen in the reduction of female infanticide, child marriage, the purdah system, the dowry system, polygamy, untouchability and many more. All these which were once impossible, are practical today. Today, our modern society has its own needs and demands. Women and minority rights, breaking gender stereotypes, breaking the taboos around sex, and the question of identity, that is, the difference between the sex and gender of a person.  All this is a result of our society welcoming the new changes and imbibing them. The law and governance play an important role in this to shape public opinion and ensure just practises in the society. The question largely debated today