C# DataGridView sorting with Generic List as underlying source

Complete code to sort the column of datagridview whose datasource is a generic List

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//In the form - In constructor or form load, populate the grid.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    List<student> students;

    private void PopulateList()
    {
        student std1 = new student("sss", 15, "Female");
        student std2 = new student("ddd", 12, "Male");
        student std3 = new student("zzz", 16, "Male");
        student std4 = new student("qqq", 14, "Female");
        student std5 = new student("aaa", 11, "Male");
        student std6 = new student("lll", 13, "Female");

        students = new List<student>();
        students.Add(std1);
        students.Add(std2);
        students.Add(std3);
        students.Add(std4);
        students.Add(std5);
        students.Add(std6);

        dataGridView1.DataSource = students;
    }


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Comparer class to perform sorting based on column name and sort order
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


class StudentComparer : IComparer<Student>
{
    string memberName = string.Empty; // specifies the member name to be sorted
    SortOrder sortOrder = SortOrder.None; // Specifies the SortOrder.

    /// <summary>
    /// constructor to set the sort column and sort order.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="strMemberName"></param>
    /// <param name="sortingOrder"></param>
    public StudentComparer(string strMemberName, SortOrder sortingOrder)
    {
        memberName = strMemberName;
        sortOrder = sortingOrder;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Compares two Students based on member name and sort order
    /// and return the result.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="Student1"></param>
    /// <param name="Student2"></param>
    /// <returns></returns>
    public int Compare(Student Student1, Student Student2)
    {
        int returnValue = 1;
        switch (memberName)
        {
            case "Name" :
                if (sortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending)
                {
                    returnValue = Student1.Name.CompareTo(Student2.Name);
                }
                else
                {
                    returnValue = Student2.Name.CompareTo(Student1.Name);
                }

                break;
            case "Sex":
                if (sortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending)
                {
                    returnValue = Student1.Sex.CompareTo(Student2.Sex);
                }
                else
                {
                    returnValue = Student2.Sex.CompareTo(Student1.Sex);
                }
                break;
            default:
                if (sortOrder == SortOrder.Ascending)
                {
                    returnValue = Student1.Name.CompareTo(Student2.Name);
                }
                else
                {
                    returnValue = Student2.Name.CompareTo(Student1.StudentId);
                }
                break;
        }
        return returnValue;
    }
}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Performing sort on click on Column Header
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    private void dataGridView1_ColumnHeaderMouseClick(object sender, DataGridViewCellMouseEventArgs e)
    {
        //get the current column details
        string strColumnName = dataGridView1.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].Name;
        SortOrder strSortOrder = getSortOrder(e.ColumnIndex);

        students.Sort(new StudentComparer(strColumnName, strSortOrder));
        dataGridView1.DataSource = null;
        dataGridView1.DataSource = students;
        customizeDataGridView();
        dataGridView1.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection = strSortOrder;
    }

   /// <summary>
    /// Get the current sort order of the column and return it
    /// set the new SortOrder to the columns.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="columnIndex"></param>
    /// <returns>SortOrder of the current column</returns>
    private SortOrder getSortOrder(int columnIndex)
    {
        if (dataGridView1.Columns[columnIndex].HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection == SortOrder.None ||
            dataGridView1.Columns[columnIndex].HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection == SortOrder.Descending)
        {
            dataGridView1.Columns[columnIndex].HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection = SortOrder.Ascending;
            return SortOrder.Ascending;
        }
        else
        {
            dataGridView1.Columns[columnIndex].HeaderCell.SortGlyphDirection = SortOrder.Descending;
            return SortOrder.Descending;
        }
    }

I find it hard to believe the grid doesn't provide basic sorting out of the box, no code needed. After all, it is pretty silly to have to handle a header click event and call DataGridView.Sort indicating the column (determined by what was clicked, tracked by the grid) and the sort direction (determined by current sort state, tracked by the grid).

Why isn't there simply a SortMode or an AllowUserToSort property that does exactly the same thing by default?

I've bound my grid to a List and the properties I've mapped columns to are all basic types like string, int, DateTime and so on. All of which are IComparable. So why on earth should I need to write even one line of code? Especially considering that the documentation reads:

By default, users can sort the data in a DataGridView control by clicking the header of a text box column.

MSDN

That's the Framework 3.0 doc, and I'm targeting 3.5, but "other versions" all refer to versions of Visual Studio, not versions of the Framework. What on earth is going on here Microsoft?!?

A good Solution in this article "Presenting the SortableBindingList": http://www.timvw.be/2007/02/22/presenting-the-sortablebindinglistt/