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Eunuchs - Children Of A Lesser God
• There are an estimated one million eunuchs in India today
• “Nirvana” ceremony features male genitals chopped off by quacks in cold blood without anesthesia
• Eunuchs in India have their origin rooted in the Ramayana where Rama is supposed have bestowed them with “special powers” to confer blessings on people and on Aravan who married Lord Krishna disguised as Mohini
• Most of the Eunuchs in India have their male organs castrated in very primitive fashion
• Sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) which can be done more cosmetically has never picked up with these people as there are some myths associated with the procedure
• All the eunuchs interviewed said they dreaded the policemen because of the harassment
• Eunuchs usually indulge in begging or prostitution
• Eunuchs are a high-risk group for HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases
Eunuchs—Children of a Lesser God
Eunuchs or castrated males, or “women trapped in male bodies” as they prefer to identify themselves, constantly defy definitions of accepted male and female appearance and behavior. Congenital defect in male genetalia, quirky hormones, confused adolescent behavior aggravated by an unkind society or even a combination of all these, sealed their fate—a eunuch is neither he nor she. They are seen as total misfits in a society that understands and accepts only two genders—the male and the female.
Eunuch tradition in India
Gaudily made up faces with layers rouge, lipstick and kajal, bedecked in colorful saris in an exaggerated, most often grotesque display of womanhood, eunuchs stand out by their loud behavior in public places. They dance, sing in raucous male voices doing a typical clap with palms meeting crossways, harassing shopkeepers and the general public for money and if refused, shout curses and lift their clothes and flash castrated genital areas right in people’s horrified faces. There are an estimated one million eunuchs in India today. The aggressive behavior is more prevalent in North India—in market places, in trains and buses and in auspicious occasions like childbirth, marriage and house-warming, following an age-old custom that believes eunuchs have occult powers that make their blessings and curses potent.
The Changing Face of Eunuchs: Medindia Interviews...
Medindia reporters mingled with over a hundred eunuchs—hijras from North India and aravanis from the South who had converged at a daylong NGO seminar, organized to streamline the ragged existence of this much- maligned group struggling to find a space in society. The interviews revealed some heart-wrenching tales of confusion, betrayal and loss of identify as well as startling facts about the ghastly “Nirvana” ceremony where male genitals are chopped off by quacks in cold blood without anesthesia.
The Eunuch Puzzle: Why? How?
How they happen to be eunuchs is a mystery to most people. Fact is, some are born that way—males, without or with partial male genitals. Others opt for castration in their youth because of overwhelming feminine feelings. All the 87 members of the transgender community quizzed on the origin of their status had one or the other of the following sordid experiences.
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12/06/2009
This Eunuch or hijras is a created problem by our own community. Because they are debared by their own parents they are lost and form a directionless community. Why cant the parents understand the problems and treat them normal and help them to educate themselves so that they can survive in the world like other beings. If one parent also who faces a child with this problem takes intiative in moulding the child and proving their capacity to survive in this world then the others will follow and they can lead a better life than what they are facing today. They dont have to beg or face day to day harrasment from others
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jerry(Guest)
12/20/2008
'EUNUCHS-Children of lesser God' is a demanding piece. Transgenders need a progressive and proactive understanding on the part of the wider society.The article extends the current context of the transgenders and also, an analysis of the dehumanising mariginalisation of them. Studies show there are types and types of transgenders. Some are born, some others are made, and someothers are volunteers. Speciailly the physiologically and sexually born'cross genders' need a profound self appropriation and a powerful societal acceptance. The article rightly beckons us to such a way of proceeding.
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08/18/2008
It will be interesting to know about the genetic constitution of these 'transgenders'.If they were forced into castration,then a blood sample chromosome analysis will reveal that they have a XY constitution making them proper males,despite the castration.so are they really hermophrodites or eunuchs? Also, in lesbian couples there are instances of one female undergoing sex reasignment surgeries to take on the 'male' role. Are they transgenders? it will require more light to be thrown on this grey zone |
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