# Art imagines India’s queer unions after Supreme Court verdict 2026-08-09T07:44:35+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Indian artists are imagining gay couples in wedding scenes and family life after the Supreme Court declined same-sex marriage on October 17, 2023. Aksh Diwan Garg's Delhi show, 'Wedding Season: Aap Kiski Taraf Se?', paints wedding guests but leaves out the couple, showing a lonely man at the periphery. Shakibul Islam's 'Family' depicts two fathers with their child, while children's books like 'Ritu Weds Chandni' and 'Reva and Prisha' celebrate lesbian couples. Curator Mihir Thakkar says art can offer an emotional experience where logical arguments fail. The artists defy the notion that same-sex love is Western. Islam's painting at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale showed a Hindu-Muslim gay couple, challenging both homophobia and religious prejudice. Ameya Narvankar's book uses the familiar backdrop of an Indian wedding to normalise same-sex unions. Lavanya Karthik illustrates lesbians in domestic scenes, inspired by Mahajan's 'life-affirming' prose. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: Indian artists, LGBTQ art, marriage equality, same-sex marriage, social change, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/art-imagines-indias-queer-unions-after-supreme-court-verdict/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/art-imagines-indias-queer-unions-after-supreme-court-verdict/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.