Hijra Renaissance

Hijra Renaissance, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

hijra renaissance
haji malang
drum beats and dance
hijra life to glance
hijra
a travesty of gender
luck by chance
in between two lines
a unique
unusual romance

Hijra in Red at Haji Malang

Hijra in Red at Haji Malang, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

atop a drum
at haji malang
the hijda in red
high strung
the crowds
in ecstasy
shrieking
shouting
their lungs
money
excitedly
on the hijra
they flung
dance
the epitome
of the hijras
mother tongue
just rhythmic beats
lyricless rhapsody
a moment tantalizingly
unsung


For quite some time, I have not seen hijras, after Reshma Hijras wedding dance event, but for the last two days on my way to Lokhandwala Andheri, I met them yesterday at the 4 Bunglow signal and today at the 7 Bunglow signal..

And I shot their pictures I have not posted yet..hijras intrigue people, I know people who hate hijras as they would their worst enemy..and yet Hijras are human and one has to see them humanly..to understand their angst , the ambiguity of their gender..

The Hijra is born of pain..however hard he tries to impersonate a woman..he still lacks the reproductive powers of a woman..he is in a conundrum, neither man nor woman...an androgynous anomaly...stalked by a photo blogger whose soul is embedded in the microcosm of the hijras life..

My Hijra Guru Supreme

My Hijra Guru Supreme, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

flowing through my
flickr photo stream
laxmi narayan tripathi
my hijra guru supreme
a dream within a dream
held in the highest esteem
oh how she loves
to shout and scream
at haji malang
with her gorgeous team
metrosexual hijda icon
beyond the vagaries
of the bleaching cream
every day a new found theme
hijdaeroticness part of
her androgynous scheme
my restless soul
through the serenity
of her soul to redeem

I am What I am Not

I am What I am Not, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

i am what i am not
a karmic wheel
without a cog
a pedestrian poet
whom they love to flog
but for the sake
of the hijra community
you have to register
vote for my Hijda EunuchBlog
a bald headed Indian Golliwog

vote.photoblogawards.com/photoblog.php?name=hijdaeunuchblog

The Curse of the Hijra Queen

The Curse of the Hijra Queen, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

to become a bollywood siren
she was far too keen
to break hearts
to break box office records
on the bollywood screen
but cruel fate
kept her hidden
to the world
she was unseen
her life no more serene
pain bubbling in here eyes
aquamarine
a hijra
neither a man nor woman
simply in between
the curse of the hijra queen

Searching For The Hijra Grail

Searching For The Hijra Grail, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

babita the queen of the hijras
androgynous beauty of my hijra tale
neither man nor female
sorrow hidden
beneath a veil
hijra truth shall prevail
searching for the hijra grail
shadows hidden in shallow detail
hija sufferings hijra travail
hijra a cursed commodity
in sanctimonious society
on clearance sale

Born From a Cosmic Womb

Born From a Cosmic Womb, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Message to me from Dr Glenn Losack MD

"I wanted to take the time out to tell you how important you are to me, to my life, my work
my thoughts, my philosophy, in my fight as a complicated man in this
difficult world i live in.


I have never had someone like you in my life and i wish i had known you long ago.

Your ongoing generosity and selflessness, the attention paid to my work with such fervor and zeal
i think to a large extent has contributed to my growth as a photographer and as a human being.

I can never thank you enough.

I only hope you and I remain connected as we have been for many years to come.

It brings me to tears all the attention you have shown me, the kindness you bestow upon me, the time and effort
you make to decorate me. the praise you give me.

I would do anything i could to have you be at CRY.
I dedicate the event to you and to Dr Robi Ludwig....

You will be missed.

I am honored Firoze
and I am forever in your debt"


GLENN