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As Women's Day approaches, Amazon Alexa takes a commendable step by introducing a new feature that pays tribute to the exceptional accomplishments of Indian women. This article explores the impact of this initiative, highlighting the inspirational stories of notable women like Priya Punia, Tania Sachdev, Santhosh Yadav, K Prithika Yashini, and Muthayya Vanitha. Spotlighting Indian Women: Alexa's Special Feature Amazon's new Alexa feature is a tribute to the triumphs of Indian women across diverse sectors. By prompting Alexa with the question, "Who is the woman of the day," users can unlock stories that celebrate the remarkable contributions of women who have made a significant mark in their respective fields. Inspirational Women Featured: Priya Punia - A Rising Star in Cricket Priya Punia's cricket journey, marked by hard work and success, is unveiled through Alexa's feature. Her international debut in December 2018 catapulted her to fame, and she became one of the few Indians to score over fifty on their ODI debut in 2019. Priya's versatile skills were further showcased in the 2021 one-off Test match against England's women's cricket team. Tania Sachdev - Chess Grandmaster Extraordinaire Tania Sachdev, an International Master and Woman Grandmaster, has left an indelible mark on the world of chess. With numerous victories in national and international championships, including winning the Woman Grandmaster title in 2005, Sachdev's career is a testament to her prowess in the game. Santhosh Yadav - Conquering Everest Twice Santhosh Yadav stands out as the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice, achieving this remarkable feat in 1992 and 1993. Her expeditions, marked by courage and dedication, include a heroic act of saving a fellow mountaineer's life. Yadav's contributions to mountaineering and environmental conservation have earned her prestigious awards, including the National Adventure Award and the Padma Shri. K Prithika Yashini - Pioneering Transgender Police Officer Breaking societal norms, K Prithika Yashini emerged as India's first transgender police officer, assuming her role in Dharmapuri in 2017. Her journey challenges stereotypes and paves the way for transgender individuals to pursue their dreams, making her an inspiration for many. Muthayya Vanitha - Trailblazer in Space Exploration With over three decades at ISRO, Muthayya Vanitha played a pivotal role in India's space exploration efforts. As the project director for Chandrayaan-2, she led her team to success, contributing significantly to India's space missions, including Mangalyaan. Vanitha's achievements in the field of space technology have garnered numerous awards, emphasizing the crucial role of women in STEM. Amazon's Commitment to Inspiration: Amazon's initiative to feature these remarkable women through Alexa is a daily reminder of the potential and perseverance of Indian women. These stories not only celebrate their achievements but also serve as a wellspring of inspiration for users across the country, encouraging them to pursue their passions and break barriers in their respective fields. FAQs: Q1: How can I access the Alexa feature highlighting Indian women achievers? A1: Simply ask, "Alexa, who is the woman of the day," on your Echo smart speakers, Fire TV devices, or the Alexa app. Q2: Can I customize the stories Alexa shares about these women? A2: Currently, the feature provides pre-selected stories of accomplished Indian women. Customization options may be explored in future updates. Q3: Is this feature limited to Women's Day celebrations only? A3: While launched in celebration of Women's Day, Amazon's commitment to inspiration through Alexa extends beyond specific occasions, promoting year-round acknowledgment of women's achievements. Q4: Are there plans to include more women's stories in the future? A4: Amazon is committed to regularly updating Alexa's content. Expect more stories featuring accomplished women from various fields in future updates.

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Transgender Flag Day: 6 Inspiring Transgender Figures in India

Ever since ancient times, the presence of transgenders has been recorded in India. The record of transgenders can even be seen in Puranas. They gained further recognition during the medieval era when they held positions such as political advisors, administrators, generals as well as guardians of the harems.

The transgender flag, designed by Monica Helms in 1999, was donated by her to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on 19th August 2014. The day has since been observed as ‘Transgender Flag Day’ all over the world, to celebrate the legacy of transgender people and raise awareness about their plight.

To celebrate transgender flag day, we would like to talk about six people from the transgender community who have made notable strides in their lives and served as an example to everyone in India.

Akkai Padmashali

Akkai Padmashali’s life is one of turmoil and hardship. At the age of twelve, she tried to take her own life, but she eventually didn’t. Her parents used to berate her for dressing up as a girl, they tried to take her to the doctors to get her ‘fixed’. She later joined Sangama, an LGBT rights group based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She later founded Ondede, a human rights organization to advocate the rights of children, women, and sexual minorities. She was invited to the International Bar Association in Tokyo in 2014 to speak about transgender issues. Akkai has also famously said, “Why should I die? Let me fight for my community members. I have a huge responsibility on my shoulders”.

It was during the ninth grade when K. Prithika Yashini first recorded feelings of being trapped in the wrong body. Her conservative parents weren’t exactly vocal about trans rights, leading Prithika to run away from her hometown in Salem, Tamil Nadu to Chennai, where she found solace in the city’s transgender community.’ She later applied for Tamil Nadu’s sub-inspector of police. However, the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) rejected her application as she did not belong to any specified gender. Eventually, The High Court of Madras ruled in her favor and she cleared the test, becoming the first transgender police officer in India.

Gauri Sawant became a mainstream icon in India when she was featured in the beautiful and heartwarming ad campaign of Vicks. The advertisement showed the relationship between her and her adopted daughter, Gayatri (the biological daughter of a sex worker who died of AIDS). In 2000, Gauri founded Sakhi Char Chowghi, which helps transgender people and people affected by AIDS. Her life was immortalized in JioCinema’s series called Taali, where her role was played by Sushmita Sen.

Manabi Bandyopadhyay earned the title of ‘doctor’ when she completed her Ph.D. in 2006, becoming the first transgender person to complete a PhD in West Bengal. She later went on to become a professor of Bengali Literature at Vivekananda Centenary College and even penned a novel titled Endless Bondage. She made headlines in 2015 when she became the principal of Krishnagar Women’s College.

Rose Venkatesan became aware of her identity crisis when she was five years old. Her family was unsupportive of her, and used violent methods to ‘set her straight’, she was later thrown out of her house. Undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 2010, Rose Venkatesan works in many fields like television and radio.

Zoya always had a passion for photography. However, she was forced to drop out at an early age, making it difficult to pursue her goals. However, a chance stumbling at a used camera shop rekindled her fire for photography. She became a part of the industry after being a part of Hijada Shap Ki Vardan Part 2, at which’s success party she met the editor of a publication. Today, Zoya Lobo is India’s first transgender photojournalist.

Filaantro has worked to uplift the transgender community in the past. We have conducted a ration kit distribution, along with our partner, Child Help Foundation. The distribution drive also shed light on their plight.

Thank you for taking the time to read the article. Please share this article with all your friends and family members.

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K. Prithika Yashini

Gender: Transgender woman

Sexuality: N/A 

DOB: N/A 

Ethnicity: Indian - Tamil

Occupation: First transgender woman to be a police officer in India

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Manika Batra & Sharath Kamal move up in World Table Tennis ranking

Achanta Sharath Kamal indeed turned into India's best positioned table tennis player as upstaged Sathiyan Gnanasekaran to wind up world no.33 in the most recent rankings on Friday.

 Then again, Manika Batra, who is the main female Indian table tennis player in best 100, bounced 24 spots to end up world No.57. She was already 81st on the planet.

 The 36-year-old Sharath has been India's publication kid of table tennis for long and his best world positioning till now has been No.32, which he accomplished in May 2015.

 The most recent rankings by the International Table Tennis Federation depended on the two vital occasions of late in South Korea and Australia.

 After the Suzhou World Championships, where he endured hip damage, Sharath saw a dunk in his shape. Be that as it may, his recouped from that to win his record-equalling eighth national singles title at Ranchi.

 Sathiyan, who is at No.39, has demonstrated a hop of only one spot while Sharath has picked up 10 positions.

 Harmeet Desai, who was at 79 preceding the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, is particularly in the main 100 however 20 puts behind at No.99.

 Among the young ladies players, Ayhika Mukherjee has possessed the capacity to keep up her positioning - she lost only one spot to be at No.118.

 Among U-18 Boys, Manav Thakkar stays in No.3 position while upwards of four others - Manush Shah (19), Snehit Suravajjula (26), Jeet Chandra (34) and Parth Virmani (93) - have demonstrated extensive enhancement as well as in best 100 in world rankings.

 Five Indian young ladies are among the main 100 in world positioning, with Archana Kamath cutting off two positions to be at No.10.

 Selenadeepthi Selvakumar (No.24), Yashini Sivasankar (38), Prapti Sen (65) and Swastika Ghosh (73) pursue Archana.

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LET HER SEE THE WORLD from Arun S Manohar on Vimeo.

"LET HER SEE THE WORLD" is a story of a mother is forced to abort her pregnancy after knowing the baby is a female child. Female infanticide has been practiced since years in almost all cultures and still remains a growing concern in countries like India. In the search of a son we have lost so many MOTHERS. The film is completely shot in one day with natural available lights. Cast: Lakshmi Bhanudas -Mother. Baby Yashini- Unborn Child.

Edited by Himanshu Pradhan

Cinematography & Directed by Arun S Manohar.

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IAS Success Story UPSC Preparations With Jobs Failed Three Times But Yashini Became IAS Officer By Managing Time

IAS Success Story UPSC Preparations With Jobs Failed Three Times But Yashini Became IAS Officer By Managing Time

Success Story Of IAS Topper Yashni Nagrajan: किसी भी परीक्षा में सफलता प्राप्त करने के लिए समय का प्रबंधन बेहद जरूरी होता है. आज आपको यूपीएससी की परीक्षा में 57वीं रैंक लाने वाली यशिनी नागराजन की कहानी बताएंगे, जिन्होंने फुल टाइम जॉब के साथ यूपीएससी की तैयारी कर सफलता प्राप्त की. उन्हें यह सफलता चौथे प्रयास में मिली लेकिन उन्होंने कभी जॉब नहीं छोड़ी और लगातार मेहनत करती रहीं. उनके मुताबिक वे जॉब…

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Stories of ‘One Among Us’.

Where Do Trans People Stand in the Spectrum of Gender Equality?

-Divanshi Negi

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are”-E.E Cummings.

How many transgender singers, dancers, or actors do you know? How many transgender politicians do you know? How many transgender classmates do you have? How many transgender colleagues do you have? How many transgender friends do you have? I am guessing that the answer is either not many or none. 

India recognized the third gender i.e. transgenders for the first time in the 2011 Indian Census. There are 4.88 lakh transgenders in our country as per the 2011 census. However, the number is not even close to the estimated population of around 50-60 lakh. The data suggests that only 30,000 transgenders are registered with the Election Commission of India. According to a study of Human Rights of transgenders in India, around 50 to 60 percent of transgenders have never attended schools, around 96% of transgenders are denied jobs and around 99% of the transgender population have faced social rejection more than once in their lives. Out of the small percentage of transgenders who get the opportunity to attend schools, 62% of them are bullied and abused in school. Another major issue faced by the transgender community is the lack of money and resources for their sex-alignment surgery. Around 57% of the transgenders wish to undergo the surgery but do not have the money for it.

It is obvious that a large number of transgenders are hesitant to disclose their true identity due to their fear of discrimination and social stigma. This is one of the main reasons behind the huge difference between the estimated population and actual population of the transgender community. Their literacy rate is too low compared to the 74% literacy in the general population. One rarely finds a transgender in a position of authority in government or private organisation as their employment rate is extremely low. They are forced to do demeaning jobs such as begging, prostitution, badhais, etc., as they are denied jobs elsewhere. The transgender community can be recognized more easily than other LGBT communities, making them more prone to abuse and sexual harassment. 

When majority of the people are asked about the transgender community, their common answer is, “They wear sarees and beg near traffic signals”. We need to self introspect and ask ourselves the reason behind the picture that pops up in our mind of transgenders begging near traffic signals. India passed the much debated and controversial Trans bill on 26 November 2019, which aimed to give the trans community social dignity and equality. However, the facts and figures clearly suggest that the struggle for equality and dignity is still going on. The Indian society needs more awareness to normalize and welcome the trans community, and to break the prejudices and social stigmas surrounding them.

Let us talk and throw light on some improvements and progress in the lives of some trans people: K Prithika Yashini who became the first trans women IPS officer, the 6 Pack Band who is the first Indian transgender band, Jyoti Mondal who became a Lok Adalat judge, and Anjali Ameer who became the first trans actress to play a lead. We definitely got a reason to cheer and be happy with our progress. But, as said before the struggle for equality and dignity for the huge population of trans people is still going on. This must continue, till we all accept them holistically.

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Lexember 20:

Note: I know that December is almost over and I haven’t posted anything for it. But I see no reason to keep it that way. So enjoy the next eleven days, folks.

Yashinyik: Cat, erg: Yashinying, plur: Yashinyiyëk

Etymology: Derived from the verb yashiël (to prowl, to stalk someone (+ appl.)) plus diminutive suffix -Anik (Underlying stem is /jaʃiɰ/-, /ɰAn/ assimilates to   /ŋ/), which further disassimilates to /ɲ/ due to /k/ following)

Notes: Yashinyik specifically refers to a house cat, whereas a wild cat would be Yashirëm (lit. ‘prowling dog’). The diminutive kitten can be formed by reduplication, resulting in forms such as yashi-dashi or ya-shinyi-kinyi.

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Indian queer people

I’m adding a lot more Indian folk to drafts right now, but for those who have missed out - here are the queer Indian people added to this blog already:

I’m trying to find more Indian trans men.

Total: 69

Manabi Bandyopadhyay - Trans woman

Gopi Shankar Madurai - Non binary & Intersex

Grace Tandon (Daya) - Bisexual

AzMarie Livingston - Non binary lesbian Hoshang Merchant - Gay

Shiva Raichandani - Non binary

Kalki Subramaniam - Trans woman

Rajee Narinesingh - Trans woman

Elena Genevinne - Trans woman

Nakshatra Bagwe - Gay

Riyad Vinci Wadia - Gay

Alok Vaid-Menon - Non binary

Sushant Divgikar - Gay

Wendell Rodricks - Gay

Rose Venkatesan - Trans woman

Freddie Mercury - Bisexual

Shaleen Rakesh - Gay

Apsara Reddy - Trans woman

Parvez Sharma - Gay

Gazal Dhaliwal - Trans woman 

Shals Mahajan - Non binary

Sumathi Murthy - Queer

Dr Ranj Singh - Gay

Agniva Lahiri - Third gender 

Madhu Kinnar - Trans woman

Vasu Primlani - Lesbian

Shonali Bose - Bisexual

Vivek Shraya - Trans woman

Jessica Clark - Lesbian

Urvashi Vaid - Lesbian

Radhika Vaz - Lesbian

Rupert Raj - Trans man

Harish Iyer - Gay

Karpaga - Trans woman

K. Prithika Yashini - Trans woman

Adam Bainbridge - Non binary

Ashok Row Kavi - Gay

Nergis Mavalvala  - Lesbian

Sushant Divgikar - Gay

Bobby Darling - Trans woman

Firdaus Kanga - Gay

Jameela Jamil - Queer

Gregory Gray - Gay

Tharika Banu - Trans woman

Apurva Asrani - Gay

Nitasha Biswas - Trans woman

Waris Hussein - Gay

Aneesh Sheth - Trans woman

Dutee Chand - Lesbian

Ayesha Kapur - Queer

Farzana Doctor - Lesbian

Nisha Ganatra - Lesbian

Pragati Singh - Gray Asexual 

Rohit Khosla - Bisexual

Sunny Leone - Bisexual

Navtej Johar - Gay

Naaz Joshi - Trans woman 

Irshad Manji - Lesbian

Karan Johar - Gay

Rahul Mehta - Gay

Vikas Gupta - Bisexual

Grace Banu - Trans woman

Lilly Singh - Bisexual

S. Swapna - Trans woman

R. Raj Rao - Gay

Tamal Ray - Gay

Tista Das - Trans woman

VJ Andy - Gay

Lakshmi - Third gender

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holy fucking shit prithika yashini just became the first ever trans woman in the indian police force im fuckin sobbing

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IAS Success Story: UPSC Preparations Start With Job, Yashini Finally Got Success In Fourth Attempt

IAS Success Story: UPSC Preparations Start With Job, Yashini Finally Got Success In Fourth Attempt

Success Story Of IAS Topper Yashni Nagrajan: कई लोग यूपीएससी परीक्षा की तैयारी करने के लिए अपनी जॉब छोड़ देते हैं, ताकि वे इसमें ज्यादा से ज्यादा समय दे सकें. हालांकि कई लोग ऐसी स्थिति में नहीं होते जो यूपीएससी की तैयारी के लिए अपनी जॉब छोड़ सकें. जॉब के साथ तैयारी करके भी इस परीक्षा में सफलता प्राप्त की जा सकती है. ऐसा ही यशिनी नागराजन करके दिखाया. उन्होंने फुल टाइम जॉब के साथ यूपीएससी की तैयारी…

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Prithika Yashini - India’s First Ever Transsexual Police Sub-Inspector

K Prithika Yashini, 26, scripted history when she took charge as sub-inspector in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu. Yashini is the first transsexual to enter into uniform service in India. Born as a male, she had to leave her family, from Salem in Tamil Nadu, in 2011, as she was not able to cope up with the internal issues with respect to her sexual identity. She had gone through a gender change in 2011. She has always been persistent in fighting for her rights and against the discrimination she faces. More Articles : http://ift.tt/2bVCMK9

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La primera mujer transgénero de la India en convertirse en policía

La primera mujer transgénero de la India en convertirse en policía

Después de someterse a un proceso riguroso de entrenamiento, Prithika Yashini, una mujer transgénero originaria de India, se graduó de la academia  y está completamente lista para ejercer y convertirse en la primera mujer trans en ocupar un puesto como policía. Su nombramiento como agente de seguridad no fue sencillo, para ello tuvo que emprender una larga lucha para que su identidad fuera…

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India’s first transgender joins Tamil Nadu police force From Kreation Next Prithika Yashini in her uniformDharmapuri: K. Prithika Yashini, India’s first transgender to join a State police force, has taken up duty in Dharmap... Read More...

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Gematria of yashini, , What is the value of yashini in Gematria?. _value #גימטריה