Chhattisgarh
Transgender Cultural Event in Chhattisgarh
- 07 Aug 2024
- 1 min read
Why in News?
Recently, A state-level transgender cultural event was held at the Mukta Kashi Stage of the Mahant Ghasidas Museum in Raipur.
- This event was a proactive initiative against the social evil of dowry, which is still prevalent in many parts of the country, particularly in underdeveloped states.
Key Points
- The event was organised jointly by the Department of Culture and Archaeology and the Chhattisgarh Mitwa Sankalp Committee.
- Transgender artists also performed dance fusion of Chhattisgarhi, Rajasthani, Kathak, Odissi and Lavani besides trans-models dazzle ramp with Chhattisgarhi and rainbow themes.
- Senior community members honored all the artists with coconuts, shawls, and mementos.
Transgender
- According to the Transgenders Persons Act, 2019, transgender means a person whose gender does not match with the gender assigned to that person at birth.
- It includes trans-person with intersex variations, gender-queer and people having such socio-cultural identities as kinnar, hijra, aaravani and jogta.
- India’s 2011 Census was the first census in its history to incorporate the number of ‘trans’ population of the country. The report estimated that 4.8 million Indians identified as transgender.
