It's a well-known fact that hotels in India are ridiculously stuck up about letting unmarried couples stay together in a hotel, especially if they hold local IDs and are from the same city. Regardless of the fact that it's 2016 and we're all consenting adults, a lingering attitude of protecting 'Indian culture' and a hesitancy to deal with the moral police that hounds this country prevents most hotels from changing their rules. A new startup aims to change this for the better though. StayUncle has tied up with hotels around the country where unmarried couples can rent rooms without hassle, something the privacy-starved lovers of this country direly needed. This startup was the brainchild of Sanchit Sethi, a BITS-Pilani graduate. If recent events are any indication, his entrepreneurial venture has been long coming. Unmarried couples around India have been threatened, harassed and beaten up not just by goons with a political agenda, but by the police themselves, even being dragged out of their hotel rooms on occasion.

An eight-hour stay at hotels that are listed on StayUncle costs between Rs.1400 and Rs.5000, and they ensure complete privacy.

It's good to see someone finally taking on an issue which has plagued and annoyed harmless people just looking to get some time alone. Let's hope business does well, more hotels come around, and the general mentality of unmarried couples in India progresses.