Shabnam Mausi
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Shabnam "Mausi" Bano ("Mausi" noun. Hindi - "Aunty") is the first transgender
Indian
or hijra
to be elected to public office. She was an elected member of the Madhya Pradesh
State Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2003. (Hijras were granted voting rights in 1994 in India.)Shabnam Mausi is born in a Brahmin
family. Her father was a superintendent of Police.
Shabnam Mausi was elected from the Sohagpur constituency in Madhya Pradesh state's Shahdol-Anuppur district. Shabnam attended two years of primary schooling, but speaks 12 languages that she has learnt during her travels. As a member of the Legislative Assembly her agenda includes fighting corruption, unemployment, poverty, and hunger in her constituency. Shabnam Mausi also intends to use her position in the Legislative Assembly to speak out against discrimination of hijras as well as to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS.
Shabnam Mausi inspired a lot of Hijras in India to take up politics and participate in 'mainstream activities' in India, giving up their traditional roles as dancers, prostitutes, and beggars, living on the fringes of Indian society. They often show up at weddings or the house of a newborn child demanding money in exchange for warding off bad luck.
In 2003, Hijras in Madhya Pradesh have announced establishing their own political party called "Jeeti Jitayi Politics" (JJP), which literally means 'politics that has already been won'. The party has also released an eight-page election manifesto which it claims outlines why it is different from mainstream political parties.
In 2005, a fiction feature film titled 'Shabnam Mausi' was made on her life. It was directed by Yogesh Bharadwaj, and the role of Shabnam Mausi was played by Ashutosh Rana
.
Although she is no longer in public office, Shabnam Mausi continues to participate actively in AIDS/HIV with NGOs and gender activists in India.
Baleshwar Shukla Adv, Supreme Court of india,
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Advocate Supreme Court of india,New Delhi.
| DATE OF BIRTH = 17.07.1983
| PLACE OF BIRTH = vill+post,Bamhani,District-Anuppur,Shahadol Madhya Parades
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
Indian
Demographics of India
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or hijra
Hijra (South Asia)
In the culture of South Asia, hijras or chakka in Kannada, khusra in Punjabi and kojja in Telugu are physiological males who have feminine gender identity, women's clothing and other feminine gender roles. Hijras have a long recorded history in the Indian subcontinent, from the antiquity, as...
to be elected to public office. She was an elected member of the Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
State Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2003. (Hijras were granted voting rights in 1994 in India.)Shabnam Mausi is born in a Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
family. Her father was a superintendent of Police.
Shabnam Mausi was elected from the Sohagpur constituency in Madhya Pradesh state's Shahdol-Anuppur district. Shabnam attended two years of primary schooling, but speaks 12 languages that she has learnt during her travels. As a member of the Legislative Assembly her agenda includes fighting corruption, unemployment, poverty, and hunger in her constituency. Shabnam Mausi also intends to use her position in the Legislative Assembly to speak out against discrimination of hijras as well as to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS.
Shabnam Mausi inspired a lot of Hijras in India to take up politics and participate in 'mainstream activities' in India, giving up their traditional roles as dancers, prostitutes, and beggars, living on the fringes of Indian society. They often show up at weddings or the house of a newborn child demanding money in exchange for warding off bad luck.
In 2003, Hijras in Madhya Pradesh have announced establishing their own political party called "Jeeti Jitayi Politics" (JJP), which literally means 'politics that has already been won'. The party has also released an eight-page election manifesto which it claims outlines why it is different from mainstream political parties.
In 2005, a fiction feature film titled 'Shabnam Mausi' was made on her life. It was directed by Yogesh Bharadwaj, and the role of Shabnam Mausi was played by Ashutosh Rana
Ashutosh Rana
Ashutosh Rana , born Ashutosh Jaisingh Neekhra is an Indian actor working in the Hindi Film Industry and the Telugu Film Industry.-Biography:...
.
Although she is no longer in public office, Shabnam Mausi continues to participate actively in AIDS/HIV with NGOs and gender activists in India.
"We brothers and sisters often face stigma and discrimination because of our sexual orientation. Talking openly about AIDS helps us understand each other!" - Shabnam MausiDistrict related boy
Baleshwar Shukla Adv, Supreme Court of india,
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Advocate Supreme Court of india,New Delhi.
| DATE OF BIRTH = 17.07.1983
| PLACE OF BIRTH = vill+post,Bamhani,District-Anuppur,Shahadol Madhya Parades