Recent stories: Hijra Guru, The transgender community in Mumbai: HIJRA-2

Muskan, Laxmi's cheala ( student) outside her apt Muskaan is one of the Hijra girls living in Lakshmi's building. She is 27 years old. At age 14, when she was still a boy named Pramod, she realized that something was wrong with her body. She was attracted to boys and wore the clothes of her little sister. She was teased on the street and at school, and at the age of 15 she left home.

Muskan, Laxmi's cheala ( student) outside her apt  

Muskaan is one of the Hijra girls living in Lakshmi's building. She is 27 years old. At age 14, when she was still a boy named Pramod, she realized that something was wrong with her body. She was attracted to boys and wore the clothes of her little sister. She was teased on the street and at school, and at the age of 15 she left home.