Name: Why the proposed new 'Gay Swayamvar' reality show is a terrible idea
Uploaded: 2018-09-12T15:08:39+0000
Channel: Poulomi Ghosh
Description: Do you really want to find a partner? Or, do you just want to capitalise on the present mood, to ride on the TRP charts?

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Do you really want to find a partner? Or, do you just want to capitalise on the present mood, to ride on the TRP charts?

&lt;p id='p_1'&gt;What was absolutely unnecessary to celebrate the Supreme Court judgment of striking down Section 377 has just happened. A few&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style='color: #3366ff;'&gt;&lt;a style='color: #3366ff;'  rel='nofollow' href='https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/this-former-bigg-boss-contestant-to-feature-in-indian-tv-s-first-ever-gay-swayamvar-1336709-2018-09-10' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'&gt;reports&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;have surfaced on how a first-ever gay swayamwar show on Indian television is being planned following the verdict. Many may find the concept &amp;lsquo;coming of age&amp;rsquo; and may label any criticism &amp;lsquo;puritan&amp;rsquo;, but truly, the proposition has nothing hopeful in it, given our previous encounters with fictional gay characters, pathetically portrayed by Indian television, under the garb of &amp;lsquo;being progressive&amp;rsquo;.&lt;/p&gt;