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Vellai Mozhi - Frankly Speaking: An Indian Trans Woman’s Life Journey

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Thu, Nov 17, 2022

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST (GMT-5)

Frist Campus Center - 302

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

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Vellai Mozhi - Frankly Speaking, is a powerful first-person account of a hijra-thirunangai-transfeminine life in southern India. A. Revathi enacts her life as a Tamil trans woman, stringing stories about finding community, navigating family relationships, encountering violence, building solidarities, finding and losing love, and discovering the joys of writing and performing. The performance will be in Tamil with English subtitles and live commentary.

The event is open to all. Registration required
Light snacks will be served at 4:15 pm.

A. Revathi is a trans woman activist, performer, and writer from southern India.

Translation & Moderation: Aniruddhan Vasudevan, Cotsen Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton Society of Fellows

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Center for Global India | View More Events
Co-hosted with: Princeton Institute for International & Regional Studies, Program in South Asian Studies