Highlights of India Today issue dated December 30, 2013 Author Vikram Seth puts down his thoughts on Section 377 in an exclusive feature in this week’s issue. The Cover Story, Stigmatised, reports on the social and legal trauma of being gay in India. A feature on a newly re-criminalised community. The Nation story, Nowhere to Hide, throws light on how the passage of the Lokpal Bill after a 46-year wait strengthens the law against corruption. From raising the state’s profile to a preferred investment destination to fighting off a cyclone, Naveen Patnaik has established himself as Odisha’s man for all seasons, says the story, The Man Who Transformed Odisha. The States of the States report is on The Best Performing States. Two new states top the list in this year’s report. Kerala emerges as the most improved big state, while Goa is the most improved small state.