India, Sept. 4 -- Warm hugs, meaningful art, and emotional farewells set the tone at the British High Commissioner's residence in the Capital yesterday.

Guests gathered to mark the 8th anniversary of the historic striking down of Section 377.

Themed Honouring the Past, Shaping the Future, the Pride reception turned out to be less of a formal diplomatic evening and more of an intimate reunion for friends and trailblazers of the movement.

Hosting the evening, Becks Buckingham, Minister Counsellor Political, Justice and Home Affairs, struck an emotional chord right at the start.

Leaving India in three weeks after a three-year stint alongside her wife Mitch, she shared, "Tonight is the last time I will host an event like this in Delhi... ...