I began documenting the Hijra community about 18 years back.. I wanted to shoot their struggle their fate in homophobic mind set in India ,, the hijra is hardly seen as a human only as a sex toy to be used abused by all common man gangsters and rogue cops including people in higher places ,,
I have perhaps the largest collection of Hijra images of Hijra beauties , hijra hags , hijra kids , hijra performers , hijra prostitutes and hijra bawas hijra shamans ,
I have blocked this entire documentary from public view as my pictures were being misused and hijra identity fraud ,, people stole the identity of the hijras I shot to con gullible public.
I still shoot Hijras at Dargahs at the Kumbh and in trains , at traffic signals ,,
And I am thankful to Guru Laxmi Narayan Tripathi who supported me in this non commercial venture ,, self sponsored ,,
But if I had a sponsor I could visit places and shoot some more .
This video is dedicated to Guru Laxmi Narayan Tripathi.
Ma Madhurima from Park Site Vikhroli who helped me a lot too and Guru Baby Hijra ,,
Without them my documentary would have not been as adventurous and exciting ,,
I shot hijras as colorful birds of prey ,, preyed by society ,,
I also shot cross dressers and the Mumbai Gay Pride ,, but locked up all these sets ,,,till people grow up respecting the hijra as Gods own Creation born from the faulty rib of Man.,
Thank You
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Post time: Sep-15-2017