Culture knows no gender
Bindu Shajan Perappadan
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2770217.eceLaxmi Narayan Tripathi, 32-year-old transgender activist is working at an alliance with the country's well known artistes to produce a show that has been 'unimaginable' until now.
Not one to shy away from breaking traditions to make them more humane or forging new ties to make inclusive development a reality, Laxmi is in talks with senior Indian artists to organise the extravaganza.
A vocal advocate for equal rights for the transgender community, Laxmi says, "Of course it is a bold step forward to ascertain our identity. The idea of this cultural programme is to bring to the forefront the co-existence of the hizra community in our society, to give a face to this section of people who are often more talked about than talked for,'' said Laxmi.
