Unraveling the life story of a Transgender through A. Revathi’s
The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story

Prasalin Lifna N.
Assistant Professor,
Department of English (SF),
Fatima College,
Madurai.

Abstract
Humans are also called social animals. Humans tend to break others emotionally and physically like an animal does. Sometimes it is by mistake and sometimes it is intentional. In this society, there are few groups of people who have been marginalized based on caste, religion etc. One more intentionally segregated people group is the Transgenders. Common people look at them as God as well as an object. This work of art focuses on how transgenders are treated in society. Transgender people are recognized as the third gender in India. They have got legal status to affirm their gender identity. But how many of them are treated with the due respect which is given to the other genders is a question. Transgender people undergo incalculable sufferings in their personal life. They are deprived of their basic rights, and their voice is still silenced in most places. Transgender people do not ask for a comfortable life, rather they ask for a respectable life. The first stage to have a peaceful life is they need to respect themselves.

An autobiography is an account of a person’s life through their own words. Autobiographies serve numerous purposes, which include self-reflection, sharing personal experiences, or documenting historical or cultural contexts. The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story, reflects the life of every transgender. As a transgender herself, Ms. A. Revathi is a writer and an activist who works with Sangama, an organization for sexual minorities. She has given a pounding work which spotlights her sufferings, starting from being disowned by her family, abused by the society, facing heart breaks, yet entering Sangama and arising as a strong woman. Her work has been translated by Ms. V. Geetha, an activist. This auto-biographical book has disclosed the voice of the marginalized community in society and has also shown that life changes which you respect yourself. Life gives new ways to shine amidst darkness.

Keywords: Transgender, Self-respect, Discrimination, Awareness, Self-care.