• Bharathi M
• Dr. Seethalaxmi P

Arundhati Roy's novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, is the story of Anjum, a transgender woman, against the setting of modern Indian culture. This abstract investigates the complex portrayal of transgender difficulties with a focus on themes of identity, discrimination and perseverance. Anjum was born as Aftab and living in a Hijra community in Delhi highlights the societal hurdles and partialities that transgender people come across. The novel explores gender, politics and social justice, depicting the struggles for acceptance and the quest for personal desire. Roy's portrayal of Anjum as well as her relationships with other marginalized individuals underlines the continuous criticism and fight for dignity and inclusion within India's sociopolitical context. This paper aims to highlight the novel's contribution to the conversation around transgender identities as well as its interpretation on human rights and equality.

Transgender, discrimination, identity crisis, and social justice

"Transgender Representation and Social Critique in Arundhati Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.b164-b172, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503120.pdf

"Transgender Representation and Social Critique in Arundhati Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. ppb164-b172, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503120.pdf