On the heels of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Manil Suri, Mathematics, spoke out on what it means for the culture in India and the rest of the world. A June 30 opinion piece by Suri in the New York Times examined the future of gay rights in India. “America is not the first to propose an alternative precept, reversing centuries of such discrimination,” writes Suri. “But it has worked hard to project its image of supporting freedom, and its voice will carry the strongest. DOMA’s repudiation will burnish this image, and the effects will …