The Hijra Angst Through My Lens

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The beggar hijras in Mumbai behave according to the area they are begging in , because this is a high profile signal, rich people , kindness and courtesy is the attribute of the begging hijra.

Near the slums where the crowds are loud lewd the hijra is defiant if he is in a group otherwise he just claps curses and walks away, nowadays they dont wear petticoats to lift up and show their mutilated gender.


When we were young we teased them ,. provoked them called them Chakkas and other names this got on their ir and they would expose them an act supposed to bring bad luck, I am still waiting for my bad luck 58 year now ..

I dont now if I am doing penance for my childhood antics but than kids did have such encounters.

Hijras are an integral part of Indian society though they live on the fringe of despair.

My hijra documentary pays tribute to the grass root beggar hijra the variety we meet in trains traffic signals .

College kids meet them on the rocks where they go with their babes to dry fuck ther bachelor angst.. the kids have to pay the hijras for their privacy , the hijra shows no leniency will hang around there till you lose whatever rock you carried along with you...

I had two beggar hijra friends who touch my feet and treat me with lot of respect one is a Lakshmi from Antop Hill and the other Archana.

They beg at Tuner Road and invited me to their shanties for lunch , but could never make it..

They are both kind humble soft spoken and polite.

Lakshmi from Antop Hill is a devotee of Lord Balaji and goes for the annual pilgrimage , she is bald when she comes back.

There are some really pretty ones on this signal but their beat is through rotation.


These are not the hijras you will meet at Ajmer or Haji Malang.

The rich affluent hijras are lucky and they live a lavish life ,but they have struggled to reach where they are..so you should not begrudge them their wealth or karma.

The mujra dancing hijras live at Hijra Gully No 1 and this is a very exclusive variety , performing their item numbers at shacks in Madh Island or private parties.

Breaking the virginity of a nubile young pubescent hijra novice is known as Nath Giirana and it is a great source of income too, but how many times the hijra has lost his virginity is a question better not asked.

Than there is the very posh bar dancing hijra variety working as dancers in pubs and bars they make a bomb shared width the women dancers too.


I know some of them , very cultured and agile great dancers but uneducated in some cases.

But a lot of hijras have become net savvy and every hijras mobile phone has a lot of porn clips this is the influence of the internet on the sex starved soul of the hijra.

And dont ask me why young kids want to become hijra I could never answer this at all.. they start as lady boys and finally depending on their comfort levels become hijras.

I shot a lot of kids that hung around with the hijras and became a part of the community.

The toys boys of the Hijras is an essential part of the system, as companions lovers bodyguards and sometimes as pimps too.