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Uraiyadha
Ninaivugal
| "Uraiyadha Ninaivugal" (The Lives of Aravanis - a glimpse) |
| by Kannadi Kalaikuzhu |
 When
Arjuna refused to accept the love of Urvasi she
cursed him to become a "eunuch" (Transgender person).
This curse came handy when the Pandavas had to
spend a year in incognito. But for "them" this
has become only a curse. Brihannala was the name
of Arjuna when he turned in to a eunuch, but the
society calls "them" by many undignified names.
Today "they" prefer to call themselves Aravanis. |
| "They" do not have any legal status, ration cards, voter id card, driving license or any basic human rights - civil, social, political. To voice "their" feelings and to fight for "their" basic human rights "they" have joined hands in the name "Kannadi Kalaikuzhu" (a theatre group of Aravanis) formed and run by themselves in Tamil Nadu, through "Sudar Foundation". The group is the first of its kind in India. Since early 2004, "Voicing Silence", a project in feminist theatre of MSSRF, has been working with aravanis. "Voicing Silence" helped them to set up "Kannadi Kalaikuzhu" and to develop their first play "Manasin Azhaippu" (The Call of the Heart). The play has been performed about thirty times already in various locations in Tamil Nadu and has created considerable awareness about their lives, issues and rights. As an outcome of this theatre based advocacy campaign, the aravanis today have achieved several victories in the area of voter id, jobs, training, housing and so on. |
| Now they wish to share their feelings, their lives and thoughts through a new play, the second one, called "Uraiyadha Ninaivugal" (The Lives of Aravanis - a glimpse) |
| Time: 3.30pm |
| Date: November 26th, 2005 |
| Venue: Tamil Nadu Pollution
Control Board Guindy (near SPIC building) Chennai 600 032 |
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