Me Hijra, Me Laxmi - Couverture souple

Rao, R. Raj; Joshi, P. G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 019945826X ISBN 13 : 9780199458264

Editeur : OUP India, 2015

Synopsis

He was born a boy, but never felt like one. What was he then? He felt attracted to boys. What did this make him? He loved to dance. But why did others make fun of him? Battling such emotional turmoil from a very young age, Laxminarayan Tripathi, born in a high-caste Brahman household, felt confused, trapped, and lonely. Slowly, he began wearing women's clothes. Over time, he became bold and assertive about his real sexual identity. Finally, he found his true self-she was Laxmi, a hijra. From numerous love affairs to finding solace by dancing in Mumbai's bars; from being taunted as a homo to being the first Indian hijra to attend the World AIDS Conference in Toronto; from mental and physical abuse to finding a life of grace, dignity, and fame, this autobiography is an extraordinary journey of a hijra who fought against tremendous odds for the recognition of hijras and their rights.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

P.G. Joshi has written short stories and articles for reputed journals and newspapers. He has taught English language and literature at K.J. Somaiya College, Kopargaon, Maharashtra.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP India
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 019945826X
• ISBN 13: 9780199458264
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Oxford University Press; https://corp.oup.com/; ; WMF Platz 1; Geislingen/Steige; Baden-W?rttemberg; 73312; Allemagne