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While most of us can only imagine the internal conflict gender dysphoria can cause in adults, Saniya as a young kid was fighting a lone battle, just ten times worse.

“We agreed that we are children of the same ‘Durga Ma’ so why should there be a monopoly of men on painting the eyes of the goddess?” #DurgaPuja #Mahalaya

Born male at birth in the village of Mandya, in Karnataka, even at the age of eight, Kajal knew she was different.

With a supportive family and financial independence, a caring husband and loving child, life has come a full circle for Meghna.

While we have seen the Navarasas being performed on stage, Sastry is of the belief that dance can depict just about anything: from gender studies to data science.

“Like any typical family, my parents also took a while to understand and support me; for them, the fear was also about how I would survive in the world."

A double postgraduate-degree holder with one degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and another in International Relations, this once-troubled teenager moved to work with a multinational company.

On March 28, the Supreme Court solicited the help of Attorney General K K Venugopal to help with a petition filed by Reshma Prasad, a transgender person, who said she was unable to register her Start-up because of a mismatch in the gender mentioned on her PAN and Aadhaar cards.

The effect such speeches have on impressionable minds is the biggest barrier that women need to break.