Assertiveness in the Life Story of a Hijra: A Study of A. Revathi’s The Truth about Me

Soni Dipaliben Maheshkumar and Ami Upadhyay
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Soni Dipaliben Maheshkumar: Research Scholar, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Ami Upadhyay: Research Scholar, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, 2025, vol. 10, issue 6, 399-406

Abstract: The Truth About Me is Revathi, a Hijra who suffered social exclusion, persecution, and violence both inside and outside of her home to achieve a life of dignity. Revathi’s story is unflinchingly brave and powerful. Revathi, a guy at birth, thought and acted like a lady. Revathi portrays the profound disquiet of being in the wrong body, which has troubled her from birth, brilliantly in her story of her life. The village born Revathi came to Delhi to join a house of Hijras in order to be true to herself and to avoid the continuing violence perpetrated against her by her family and community. Her quest to become a lady and find love turned her life into an amazing series of dangerous physical and emotional journeys.

Date: 2025
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