Examines the colonial and postcolonial governance of gender and sexuality through the history of transgender Hijras in north India.

This introductory volume studies the challenges faced by the transgender community in India. It traces the history of the representation of the community in Hin

We got stared at a lot. People asked out loudly—some out of curiosity, others out of malice—whether we were men or women or ‘number nines’ or devadasis.

This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in

From an early age, Leyla Jagiella knew that she would be defined by two things: being Muslim and being trans. Struggling to negotiate these identities in her co