Samarpan Maiti (third from left) on stage in the national costume round of the pageant in South Africa

A 29-year-old from Kolkata has finally broken the jinx at the Mr Gay World pageant, managing the second runner-up spot at the event held in Knysna, South Africa, on May 26. Samarpan Maiti, who hails from a West Bengal village in Siddha district (East Midnapore), is a senior fellow at CISR Indian Institute of Chemical Biology.