Southern Siren - Maheshwari (from the hijra fantasy series)
Tejal Shah. Southern Siren - Maheshwari (from the hijra fantasy series), 2006.
Description:
Maheshwari is a hijra identified woman. I met her in Bombay during my research on hijra's while working on the project, "What are You?" I was struck by her loud laughter, sense of fantasy and belief in magic. Her desire was to become a south Indian film star and see herself in a song and dance sequence, romancing the hero and to be romanced by him.
Medium:
Photography
Tags:
transgender, desire, hijra, fantasy, photography, performance, queer, India
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