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Power, identity, resistance, and the Supreme Court: The story of Koovagam

An excerpt from ‘Lives on The Edge : Tuberculosis in Marginalised Populations’, by Radheshyam Jadhav.

MUMBAI: On a giant flyover in the sprawling Indian metropolis of Mumbai, a transgender art collective is trying to...

Transgender outcasts turn artists in India.

On a giant flyover in the sprawling city of Mumbai, a transgender art collective is trying to change attitudes as radically as it transforms the concrete pillars into brightly coloured murals. Known as "hijras", individuals identified as male at birth but now part of India's "third gender", have an ambivalent position on the edges of Indian society, respected and feared in

Underneath a huge bridge in Bombay, a collective of transgender artists are transforming tall concrete pillars into brightly colored murals in hopes of changing Indians' views of this…

On a giant flyover in the sprawling Indian metropolis of Mumbai, a transgender art collective is trying to change attitudes as radically as it transforms the concrete pillars into brightly coloured m…

On a giant flyover in the sprawling Indian metropolis of Mumbai, a transgender art collective is trying to change attitudes as radically as it transforms the concrete pillars into brightly colored murals. Known as “hijras,” individuals identified as male at birth but now part of India’s “third gender” have an ambivalent position on the edges of Indian society, respected and feared in turn as some Hindus believe they hold the power to bless or curse. Denied jobs at most workplaces, many...