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Shakthi Nataraj is an anthropologist researching narratives of sexual identity and violence in Tamil Nadu. Since 2009, she has been volunteering with Nirangal, an organisation working to promote the human rights of LGBTQs and sex workers.

The image of transwomen in Shankar’s “I” has concrete legal consequences everyday

By Shakthi Nataraj Jan 25 2015 Post comment

The image of the deceptive, cruel, transwoman in Shankar's "I" is a legacy of our criminal justice system, traceable to the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871