SUBALTERN IDENTITY OF TRANSGENDER: A PERSPECTIVE OF INDIAN SOCIETY

Transgender is a group whose identity is beyond the notion of conventional gender structures. Mostly they possess male physique and female behavioral traits whose life is complex with conflicts and ridicules. Their existential dilemma revolves around their neglected and unacknowledged sexual identity. Here the Endeavour is to delve deep into the real sociological positions of transgender in Indian society. i.e., their role definitions played within family and within society. Being transgender is treated as a curse to a family and their existence is relegated to the margin. The marginalised role of transgender could be deciphered by looking at the life of hijras in cities like Bombay and Calcutta.