This is a male. These birds often sit in the open, upright on fences or small shrubs. The former Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) has been split into three species, European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola), Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus), and African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus), based on a series of phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data (reviewed by Sangster et al. 2011). Within the reconstituted Siberian Stonechat, there are five subspecies which Clements divides further into three groups: Siberian, Przewalski's, and Stejneger's. Based on range, our bird should be either Siberian (2 races) or Przewalksi's all three of which winter in northern India. This individual lacks the white belly, typical of the Siberian Group and better fits Przewalski's in which the belly is rufous. As with other members of the subfamily Saxicolinae, most authors now include them with the Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers), but HBW inexplicably includes them with the Thrushes (Turdidae). HBW also does not accept the three-way species split. Canon PowerShot SX50 HS.
References:
Collar, N. (2016). Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/58515 on 3 August 2016).
Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2012) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Vols. 1 and 2. Second Edition. Smithsonian Institution. Michigan State University & Lynx Edicions, Washington. D.C., Michigan & Barcelona.
Sangster G., Collinson M., Crochet, P.-A., Knox A.G., Parkin D.T., Svensson L., Votier, S.C. (2011): Taxonomic recommendations for British birds: seventh report. Ibis 153: 883-892. [PDF]