Tan̲ujā Ciṅkam - Tan̲ujā

2020, Sri Lanka, Tamil, Tan̲ujā Ciṅkam,

Original title: "Taṉujā: Īḻat tirunaṅkaiyiṉ payaṇamum pōrāṭṭamum: An autobiography" தனுஜா: ஈழத் திருநங்கையின் பயணமும் போராட்டமும்: an autobiography (Tanuja: The Journey and Struggle of an Eelam Transgender. An Autobiography) by Tan̲ujā Ciṅkam.

The book is an autobiography of a transgender woman from Sri Lanka who migrated to Germany.

"During those days in Malaysia, I asked myself a thousand questions about my life. In Malaysia, I saw transsexuals who became sex workers at a young age and ended up orphaned on the streets in their old age. I saw Shilab Patti in Europe who was living like a mental patient.

Transgender women living in India without any basic rights and forced to live in hiding in Jaffna have taught me a lesson. Although I was born in Elam, the land I grew up in is Germany. It is in my hand whether I bear fruit or fall. If I don't have long roots, I will fall."

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