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==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 18:30, 18 August 2023

Padmini Prakash

Country

India

Birth - Death

1983 -

Occupation

Journalist

Description

India's first transgender news anchor, working at Lotus News in the southern state of Tamil Nadu since 2014 and presenting the news each evening at 19:00. Former tradition dancer of Bharatnatyam (a classical Indian dance form) and acted in Tamil soap operas. Competed in beauty contests. Appointment came just after India's Supreme Court recognized transgenders as a legal third gender, being the first country in the world to do so. Married with a foster son.

See Also

Further Reading/Research