![]() ![]() A number of people turn up to visit her as she began to illegally encroach the graveyard. ![]() Soon, she leaves khwabgah and begins living in a graveyard. Traumatized, she becomes insecure and distrustful of people. However, she is attacked in the Gujrat riots of 2002. To pray for the sickly girl, she decides to go visit the shrine of Ajmer Sharif. One day, she finds a little girl abandoned outside the mosque, and adopts her. However, Aftab becomes obsessed with the lifestyle for Hijras, a community of transgenders who dressed loudly and made money by either prostitution or asking for alms at big gatherings.Īfter his initiation as a hijra with a new name Anjum, and castration later, Anjum continues to live at Khwabgah. His parents decide to influence him to behave like a man and begin saving money for his surgery to become a ‘normal’ man. Written by Ruchika Thukral and other people who wish to remain anonymousĪftab was born in an orthodox Muslim family to an herb doctor as a hermaphrodite in Old Delhi. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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