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Called the third gender, evidence for their existence in Hindu society can be found in Hindu holy texts like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, where Hindu hero Arjuna becomes the third gender.
The paper has examined how the social construction of gender contradicts gender diversity. There are four gender categories in Indian society: Men, women, transgender and third gender (Hijra). It has shown the distinction between transgender and third gender identity in Indian society.
12 cze 2020 · In India, transgender persons were recognised as the ‘third gender’ in 2014. The third gender population of India is marginalised to a great extent in every sector.
In this chapter, the author looks at the organization and functions of a thirdgender group in India: the hijras. Here we see how hierarchy and caste also shape third-gender hijra communities.
11 lip 2017 · Indian mythology has always given significant importance to people of the third gender, also known as “Hijras” in the local language (Hindi). Hijras or eunuchs have a long recorded history portraying them in several ritual roles.
30 sie 2022 · Legally recognized as the “third” gender in April 2014 by the Supreme Court of India, the hijras are a highly stigmatized minority group with an estimated population of half a million according to the Census of India 2011 (Census of India 2011).
Over the years the portrayal of third gender in Bollywood movies has been under scanner for their typical stereotyping. The third gender in Indian subcontinent most commonly is identified as “Hijra” over the period of years through media.
