The transgender community across India has been battling for basic livelihood, dignity and social acceptance. I am now working on my English book and my second Tamil book. My first literary work has been acclaimed and it established me as an author. She says, The poems are strong expressions of the journey of people like me who are women of another kind. She loves poetry and recently her first collection of poems was released as a book in Tamil named вЂKuriAruthean'(Phallus, I cut). Kalki writes in both English and Tamil, and has written extensivelyВ for trans equality for the past 10 years. She is soon starting a new venture called Kalki Organics offering pure, eco friendly, zero chemical organic soaps and personal health care products. Today we are doing good, my friend is very independent, travels across the country for his business.вЂќ вЂњI started earning and it was exciting to see the profit in my hands. With this she invested in his products and began selling online. She walked down the path of entrepreneurship when a friend, a young artist approached her for help in promoting his craft, especially musical instruments. It took a lot of hard work but I kept my end of the promise.вЂќ I was sad to see them crying so I made them a promise that I would make them proud if they let me be. вЂњMy parents broke down, they were frightened about my future.

One day she picked up the courage and spoke to her parents about her gender identity crisis. Overwhelmed with thoughts about family acceptance and their reaction to her true identity, often pushed her to think of even suicide, though she never tried it. It was a very terrifying moment to deal with. There was a realization that the adolescent young boy, would not be the same as the grown up adult, the world was expecting to see. I was in school, as an effeminate confused boy student,вЂќ she says. вЂњIt was the most difficult period of my life. At 16, life was in a turmoil due to the tussle between the anatomical gender identity of oneвЂ™s sex and the psychological identity of the other. First was coming to terms with her own self. To reach where she is today, KalkiвЂ™s had to cross many hurdles.

She says, вЂњLike anyone else we too can contribute positively towards our country and the society we live in.вЂќ She tells people, вЂњIf a confused little boy can become a heroine, then anything is possible in this world, all we need is determination, courage and belief in oneself.вЂќД«reaking the stereotyping of transgenders and demonstrating to the world that being a transgender is nothing to be ashamed of has been one of her biggest challenges. Her positivity and self-belief have seen her through tough times and critical decisions. From a 16-year old boy who was confused about his sexual orientation and identity, Kalki has come a long way since then.

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