• Sneha Jaiswal
• Dr. Kalyani Dixit

India is a multicultural country which holds different cultures and beliefs. In India, transgenders have a very ancient history. They used to enjoy a good position and adorned different official posts in pre-colonial India. Colonization in India bought a lot of change in the lives of transgenders. They were named and treated as criminals and different laws were brought against them. This resulted in the diminishing of transgenders in society. However, the recent developments in India are a blaze of hope for transgenders. The 2014 decision of the Supreme Court recognizing transgenders as third-gender and providing reservations to them seems promising. The present paper compares the first transgender autobiography of India by Living Smile Vidya “I am Vidya” and biography of India’s First Transgender Principal Manobi Bandyopadhyay “A Gift of Goddess Lakshmi”.

"Transgender Literature In India: A Comparative Study Of I Am Vidya And A Gift Of Goddess Lakshmi", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.j313-j322, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503940.pdf

"Transgender Literature In India: A Comparative Study Of I Am Vidya And A Gift Of Goddess Lakshmi", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. ppj313-j322, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503940.pdf