"COURAGE AND CONQUEST":Revathi’s The Truth about Me

Abstract

Transgender autobiographies plainly exhibit that one of the obstacles faced by transgender individuals in Tamil Nadu, from childhood onwards, is being denied the freedom of securing rootedness. By being reproved as eccentric and unique, transgender individuals are not accorded the privilege of effectively partaking in the life of a group. It is imperative to view this in light of the fact that totally unlike like other underestimated and segregated people, for example, Dalits and Adivasis, transgenders, for the most part, do not have the help of their close relatives. This results in the development of sentiments of seclusion and disgrace, which in turn collectively cause guileful injury to transgender  individuals. These negative feelings intensify as they encounter different chains of importance of social living through instruction, workplace and different structures normativized by the state, religious establishments, and so on. Revathi's record of being moved by her kindred’s transgender stories is showcased in her gathering of transgender biographies, Uṇarvum Uruvamum (2005) . The Truth about Me (distributed first in English in 2010 and the next year in Tamil as Veḷḷai Moḻi) and a compiler and supervisor of a gathering of self-stories of, for the most part, Tamil transgender ladies whom she met in 2004-2005. Her latest work, Uṇarvum Uruvamum, was published in 2005. Being a book by a transgender lady about transgender ladies, its production was a historic point in Tamil and Indian distributing. To sum up, by delving into the openings of her mind, rescuing recollections, and revamping them, Revathi basically adjusts her world with a specific end goal to make it passable. What rises up out of this habitual movement is an eccentric confession booth that is organized around disgrace with which she can just adapt through composing. Uṇarvum Uruvamum, conversely, can be perused as an aggregate personal written work that has the criticalness of a testimonioKeywords: traditions. eccentric convictions, dietary patterns, farming society design,celebrations, marriage.