Selvi is a Kothi person who lives near Bagalkot. She has been in a relationship with a cisgender man for a while. One night, he stole her watch, mobile phone and money and ran away. When she found out about this, she questioned him. He humiliated her and said he would never have sexual relations …
Shanta is a 32-year-old young woman from Andhra Pradesh. She has a partial hearing disability since her birth. Due to this she was never sent to school and was married off at a very young age to a man much older than her. She lives in Shiddlaghatta Taluk, Chikkaballapur with her husband and two daughters. …
Kalam is a 32-year-old HIV+ Jogappa (identifies as ‘they’). They have been living with HIV for the past four to five years but their family does not know. They started pressurising and emotionally blackmailing them to get married soon. Kalam approached the CBO regarding this and CBO members visited their house, but the family members …
Madhubala is a Jogappa aged 35. She is a Dalit person and stays in Shorapura Taluk. Ttwenty years of her life were very difficult with issues like gender dysphoria and caste oppression. She joined the Jogappas and learned to dance and sing. Society respects the Jogappas as they are associated with God and religion and …
Nagaratna, a 46-year-old woman residing in Abbalathi A Colony, Periyapatna Taluk, Mysore District, lives with her husband, son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren. Her husband is supportive and engaged in agriculture and dairy farming, while her son has a salaried job, and her daughter-in-law assists with household duties and farming activities. Nagaratna participated in the MOVE …
Radhamma, also known as Radha, is a 63-year-old woman residing in Hoskere, Periyapatna Taluk, Mysore District. She lives with her husband, her son, his wife (Bhagya Jyothi), and their grandchildren. Radhamma’s life took a tragic turn when her 22-year-old daughter died by suicide shortly after her marriage. This deeply affected Radhamma’s mental health, and she …
Sudha, a woman residing in Abbalathi a Colony, Periyapatna Taluk, Mysore District, comes from an impoverished background, faced significant challenges within her household. Her husband restricted her movements and locked her inside the house, making it difficult for her to support her two daughters. However, Sudha’s life took a positive turn when women from her …
Janakamma an illiterate woman aged 65 to 68 years and belongs to the Jenu Kuruba community and resides in Abbalathi village of Periyapatna Taluk, Mysore district in Karnataka. Abbalathi is a tribal-dominated backward village about 80 km north of the Mysore district headquarters in Karnataka. As a young tribal, she lived all her childhood in …
Najeeba Banu is 26 years old and from Muddenahalli village in Periyapatna Taluk, Mysore District. She is a single parent to a 13-year-old daughter and a 11-year-old son, both of whom are studying. Najeeba said that she attended a MOVE training session on how to start a small business and the angles to cover …
Akshatha, from Bagewadi is a young girl who was brought up in a rural area, shy with restrictions from her family members. She was surrounded by blind beliefs and practices and was afraid of being forced into an early marriage. Akshatha who is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in the arts. Her family members being …