> the anti-gay law in India (Article 377) is an 1860 law that was brought over by the British

How unsurprising. And sad.

It gets worse. The RBI Act, 1934, was proposed by the British as a ‘temporary measure’ [1]. This Act oversees 1 Trillion dollars of foreign exchange in India. The problem is that these acts cannot just be repealed - drafting a new financial code for the world's second fastest growing and seventh largest economy in the world... at a time when the growth rate is racing to touch 9% is a giant clusterfuck [2].

[1] http://www.bu.edu/bucflp/files/2012/01/Reserve-Bank-of-India...

And whereas in the present disorganization of the monetary systems of the world it is not possible to determine what will be suitable as a permanent basis for the Indian monetary system;

But whereas it is expedient to make temporary provision on the basis of the existing monetary system, and to leave the question of the monetary standard best suited to India to be considered when the international monetary position has become sufficiently clear and stable to make it possible to frame permanent measures

[2] http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/the...

Well that's another thing. My comment was referring to the fact that many documentaries list 19th England as a tipping point about views on sexuality that backfired silently, turning people away from natural relationship into hidden ~perverted~ customs.

I didn't know the British still had a hand in Indian economy but I guess they still need their old 'supervisor' behind the curtain.