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ABOUT THE BOOK This book is a compendium of papers presented at the two-day National Seminar sponsored by Mahatma Gandhi University and organised by NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry, Kerala. The crux of the book is the marginalisation and side liningof the transgender community in the Indian context. Albeit, the transgender community has long been existed in the Indian society, there has been much debate and deliberations today as to their socio- economic and political conditions. The various state governments in India have introduced several policy initiatives for the comprehensive upliftment of the transgender community. Despite, the policy initiatives and programmes, the community's over all conditions still remains deplorable. The transgender community is subjected to numerous ways of torture in public places, home and many of them have chosen sex work as a means of their livelihood. However, it is solacing that various nongovernmental organisations in India are keen on addressing the issues of transgender community. An effective governmental and non-governmental interventions are required in the process of bringing the transgender community to the mainstream. The book contains numerous articles which seek to analyse the transgender life in its various dimensions. The articles look into the socio-economic, psychological and historical realms of transgender community. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Madhusudhan B is currently Assistant Professor and Head of the Department at PG and Research Department of Political Science, NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry, Kerala, the earliest among the institutions of higher education established by Nair Service Society in 1947 by the great social reformer Sri. Mannathu Padmanabhan. Dr.Madhusudhan.B received his PhD and M.Phil from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. He has a teaching career spanning 17 years, and has held various administrative positions. He is also an approved research guide in Political Science at Mahatma Gandhi Univer
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK This book is a compendium of papers presented at the two-day National Seminar sponsored by Mahatma Gandhi University and organised by NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry, Kerala. The crux of the book is the marginalisation and side liningof the transgender community in the Indian context. Albeit, the transgender community has long been existed in the Indian society, there has been much debate and deliberations today as to their socio- economic and political conditions. The various state governments in India have introduced several policy initiatives for the comprehensive upliftment of the transgender community. Despite, the policy initiatives and programmes, the community's over all conditions still remains deplorable. The transgender community is subjected to numerous ways of torture in public places, home and many of them have chosen sex work as a means of their livelihood. However, it is solacing that various nongovernmental organisations in India are keen on addressing the issues of transgender community. An effective governmental and non-governmental interventions are required in the process of bringing the transgender community to the mainstream. The book contains numerous articles which seek to analyse the transgender life in its various dimensions. The articles look into the socio-economic, psychological and historical realms of transgender community. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Madhusudhan B is currently Assistant Professor and Head of the Department at PG and Research Department of Political Science, NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry, Kerala, the earliest among the institutions of higher education established by Nair Service Society in 1947 by the great social reformer Sri. Mannathu Padmanabhan. Dr.Madhusudhan.B received his PhD and M.Phil from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. He has a teaching career spanning 17 years, and has held various administrative positions. He is also an approved research guide in Political Science at Mahatma Gandhi University. He has published articles widely and has organised seminars and workshops of national stature. He is currently pursuing Post-Doctoral Programme on "Transgender Policy of Kerala" at ISEC (Institute of Socio Economic Change), Bengaluru, a premier social science institute recognised by Indian Council of Social Science Research. CONTENTS List of Contributors .7 1. Transgenders in India-Legally Recognised and Socially Reprobated. 9 Dr. Jayasankar, K.I 2. State Policy for Transgenders in Kerala 2015 as a Kerala Model of Development . 17 Anagh 3. Transgenders- A Journey of a Thousand Miles .27 Dr. Mohan Varughese and Krupa Susan Varghese 4. State, Law and Sexuality: An Examination of Sexuality in India with Special Reference to Section 377.35 Sunil Mohan 5. Empowering Transgenders through Entrepreneurship .43 Nayana BS 6. Gender and Sexual Minorities in Kerala: An Over View to Kerala's Gender Sensitive Initiatives Towards Them.47 Lijitha 7. Colonialism, Law and India's LGBTQ Community: A Historical Examination since 1860 .59 Dr. R.S. Vineeth 8. The Transgender Paradigm Shift Towards Freedom .69 Dr. Nisha Jolly Nelson 9. Disinclination and Discrimination Towards Third Sex in the Society .85 Athira, G.J. 10. An Understanding of Transgenders' Life in Kerala.89 Aswathy, A.K. 11. The Social Upliftment of Transgenders in Kerala through Employment Opportunities.99 Anu Kuriakose, Vinshi, P.K. 12. From Discrimination to Accommodation: The Need to Promote Transgender Awareness in Society .107 Dr. Thomas Joseph 13. Legal Measures for the Protection of the Rights of the Transgender Community: A Study of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 .113 Soumya, S 14. Mainstreaming Gender in Governance: From Women Empowerment to Gender Equality . 127 Parvathy, N.S. 15. Right to Health of Transgender People: Issues and Concerns .141 Rajagopal, P.K. 16. Financial Transaction Unsettled for third Gender .151 Karthika, K. and Nikhil, S. Index .159 The Title 'Transgender Rights: Identity And Mobility written/authored/edited by Dr. Madhusudhan B', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9789353246129 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 166 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Social Science. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 166. Seller Inventory # 1111018491747