Police officials said the discord took a serious turn on the night of October 15, when 24 members of the Nandlalpura Dera ...

Kinnar deras are traditional communes led by gurus. In the absence of state support, they remain the only organised spaces ...

Madhu Bai Kinnar, a low-caste transgender woman, was elected on Sunday to serve as mayor of Raigarh in Chhattisgarh, India. Kinnar, 35, won the central Indian state’s municipal election against an ...

A grassroots organization supporting transgender people from South Asia (often known as Hijrah or Kinnar) has opened a ...

Maha Kumbh Mela: Actress Mamta Kulkarni's induction into the Kinnar Akhada has stirred a row within the monastic order with a member questioning how a woman can be part of 'Kinnar Akhada'. Kinnar ...

Former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni, who was recently appointed as Mahamandaleshwar by the Kinnar Akhada, has stepped ...

In January, Acharya Mahamandleshwar of Kinnar Akhada, Laxmi Narayan, announced that Mamta Kulkarni has embarked on a spiritual role as the Mahamandleshwar. Mamta Kulkarni, who was known for her roles ...

Parivar Bay Area, a transgender-led organization that supports gender-diverse immigrants, opened in downtown San Francisco ...

Former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni talked about the controversy around her appointment as Mahamandleshwar of Kinnar Akhada at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. Former Bollywood actress Mamta ...

A transgender woman from the lowest caste in India was elected mayor on Sunday, making her the first openly transgender mayor in the country’s history. Madhu Bai Kinnar was elected mayor of Raigarh, ...

After a yellow alert of heavy rainfall on July 20 in four districts, the weather office issued an orange alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mandi, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts on July 21 ...