Sharmeen Kaur Mehra, or Sanha as she prefers being called is a professional makeup artist from Ludhiana, Punjab. In addition to freelancing, she also runs a small makeup studio at her home. However, these are not the only facets of her life. Sanha is a transgender, a term that is often substituted with derogatory ones like “hijra,” “kinnar,” or “chhakka.”