Simran Dancer

Simran Dancer, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

This is my first encounter with Simran Dancer at a friends party.


Simran is a transgender danseuse .


Than we kept on meeting , and she invited me to her birthday party..

Simran is an educated cultured transgender highly respected in the hijra community..

The Hijda Mans Gift To God

The Hijda Mans Gift To God, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Man gave God the Hijra

An enigma that God left it to man to recreate from his restless angst his feminine side

Marna Yahan Gina Yahan

Marna Yahan Gina Yahan, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I met Gina again at Simran dancers birthday party and in my entire life shooting hijras for over 8 years I have not seen any hijra dance the way Gina does , Gina is an acrobatic dancer her body is weightless , and her body has all the packs you wont find on an adult male.

Gina is polite charming cultured and stays to herself.

I have not met her since than.

And this was shot a few years back at a friends party.. I am updating this text less photo today..

My toast to Gina..

Gina The Hijra Dancing Diva

Gina The Hijra Dancing Diva, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

as you watch her
your soul dances too
your body on fever
you cant hold her
nor can you leave her
gina the hijra
dancing diva
captured by a camera lens
the omnipotent eye of shiva

Dil Cheez Kya Hai Ap Meri Jan Lijiye

Dil Cheez Kya Hai Ap Meri Jan Lijiye, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

bas ek bar hijde ko pehchan lijye

The Hijra Was Born With Trinkets On His Dainty Feet

The Hijra Was Born With Trinkets On His Dainty Feet, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

god was worried
he saw that the
hijra was born
with trinkets
on his dainty feet
he created man
man burst forth
as a hijra from a
hybrid seed
through dance
the hijra his angst
his extinguished
hope began to plead
he had a stomah
a mouth to feed
in a garden of god
made flowers
he stuck out
like a weed
yet through
his androgynous
charm other hijras
without a womb
god helped him breed
hijra also
mans protective shield
hidden yet unconcealed
a karmic wheel within a wheel
like an onion a peel beneath a peel
his fate surrendered his destiny
sealed a an enigma a woman's soul
man as hijra to the world revealed

Cross Dressing the Soul of Man

Cross Dressing the Soul of Man, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

both born in captivity
men dressed as women
eclectic electricity
passionate pretty
gorgeous smart
sexually witty
they seek love
companionship
more than pity
toast of gay
mumbai city


dedicated to
Ydalia De Famiglietti