How many of us have thought about why transgenders in local trains and buses clap? Is there a reason? Why do they, seemingly pitiable people (considering the general society’s lens) always seem to be celebrating by clapping hands? That’s their way of venting out the pent-up negative energy, frustration and desperation and smiling at yet another person. Nishtha Nishant was the one who made the audience think in that direction. She made everyone sit straight and get it all into place. A transwoman, Nishtha caught attention of the participants of the session by mentioning how she could not enter the women’s washroom due to documents which ascertained her as male (prior to her surgery). She is a scientific researcher, educator, TEDx Speaker and counsellor but funny how ‘trans woman’ topped the list. There’s a man and woman in all of us,” said Dr. B.S. Ajitkumar, Principal, VPM’s R Z Shah College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai, which proved to be the perfect start to the session on...
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