Kolkata didn’t exactly have any such jubilant celebrations but many feel that it didn’t need to. “Most nightclubs are quite gay-friendly in the city and I haven’t had problems gaining entry in any of them,” says Debjyoti Ghosh, a city-based lawyer. “We recently hosted a gay themed part and we are open to such ideas,” says Soumitro Basu of Plush, a lounge bar.

However, like in Delhi the transgender community of Kolkata has problems gaining entry to its so-called “gay-friendly” pubs. “We were recently turned away from a popular South Kolkata pub which hosts Gay nights ever week because of the way we were dressed,” says Deepa who identifies herself as a transgender.

(With inputs from Anushree Majumdar)