Kolkata painted rainbow as same sex couple gets married

A same sex- couple getting married the traditional way in a temple in Kolkata. The city has always been a pioneer in queer rights movement and this is yet another progressive step the city has witnessed.

Though initially, Moushumi Dutta and Moumita Majumdar decided to get married quietly at the Bhutnath temple at the stroke of midnight on Sunday, they themselves broke the news on social media, an IANS report said.

The couple informed a section of the media that Dutta was married earlier and has two children, IANS said. She got separated from her husband following regular domestic abuse and met Majumdar on social media. Later, when they decided to get married, Majumdar willingly accepted her partner's children.

Currently, both of them are residing at a rented accommodation in north Kolkata and are aware of the developments regarding the same-sex marriage. While hoping for a favourable verdict from the Supreme court, Dutta said that whatever might be the outcome she will always be by Majumdar's side, said the report.

The couple claimed that even if the court does not allow the certificate of gay marriage, no regulation stop them from living together. The Supreme Court is hearing a plea on legalising same sex marriages in India, with the Centre not being inclined towards the idea.

In the past also, Kolkata has witnessed several such marriages. The first was that of Suchandra Das, a professional painter and photographer and her partner Shree Mukherjee, a digital marketing professional. Last year, Abhishek Ray, a fashion designer and a faculty with a reputed institute in Kolkata and Chaitanya Sharma, digital marketing expert got married, with the families of both willingly participating in the rituals.