What role does the state have in the bedrooms of the nation? In this episode of Judgements that changed India, Madhav Chandarvarkar, Manasa Venkataraman and Nidhi Gupta discuss Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Judgements that Changed India is a podcast series by The Takshashila Institution, that provide a birds-eye-view of important cases in Indian legal history Further Reading: http://altlawforum.org/publications/for-those-marked-other/ http://altlawforum.org/publications/how-aap-could-decriminalise-homosexuality-in-the-national-capital-region/ http://altlawforum.org/gender-and-sexuality/pm-modi-you-must-repeal-section-377-ipc-its-your-constitutional-responsibility/ http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/To-be-equal-before-the-law/article14479752.ece http://altlawforum.org/publications/remembering-naz/ http://altlawforum.org/gender-and-sexuality/a-moment-to-breathe-for-the-lgbt-community/ External Audio used in this podcast: Background Music: Cool Ride. Cool Ride by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: audionautix.com/ Image used in this podcast: Courtroom One Gavel CC0 1.0 license: Joe Gratz www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/1…3/in/photostream/