IN PICS| 'Rest In Pride', LGBT Activist Gaurav Probir Pramanik Dies Of Cancer, Condolences Pour In

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Gaurav Probir Pramanik, a proud gay man and an LGBT activist died of cancer on Monday. (Image: @gauravpramanik)

Gaurav Pramanik who fought for the LGBT community made headlines when he raised his voice for the toxic work culture he experienced due to a colleague in Tech Mahindra. (Image: @gauravpramanik)

Gaurav Probir Pramanik worked with the company in Noida between 2013 and 2016. and while he was there his colleague used to make derogatory remarks because of his sexual orientation and for coming out of the closet. (Image: @gauravpramanik)

He wrote a letter to the company on 9th September 2018, Gaurav accused his colleague Richa Gautam, the then global head of training at Tech Mahindra’s Business Services Group, constantly mocked the colour of his clothes and his “effeminate” behaviour insinuating that it affected his work. He even cited the incident when Gaurav, asked a manager who was weeping whether he was “a gay” to be “crying like this”.  (Image: @gauravpramanik)

Gaurav was rejected, humiliated, insulted a lot after he declared he was gay when the Supreme Court gave recognition for the LGBT community but he continued to fight for himself and for his community. "My prime reason for leaving Tech Mahindra was the constant humiliation I had to face for being gay,” Gaurav told the media. (Image: @gauravpramanik)

Gaurav was widely recognized for fighting all odds and speaking up for the LGBT community. He also initiated a conversation on how you should react if your loved one refuses cancer treatment. (Image: @gauravpramanik)

Gaurav's last tweet read. "I’m sorry if I’ve not told you this but I’m in Bombay for my surgery, I need to be in complete quarantine starting tomorrow and then isolation post-surgery." (Image: @gauravpramanik)