Description: This engrossing ethnography of one of South Asia's third gendered or trans populations reveals not a group of marginalized others but a way of life composed of laughter, struggles, and desires. The book shows how hijras trouble how we read queerness, kinship, and the psyche.
Brief description: Vaibhav Saria is Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University.
Review Quotes: A fascinating and unusual book that offers a rich account of trans lives in rural Indian settings, this work will appeal to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, religious studies, public health, psychology, and social work. It offers a unique take on an understudied group.-- "Choices"