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Lucknow starts helpline for those harrassed by eunuchs
The debate on eunuchs who make their living dancing and singing outside homes celebrating weddings or births has been a long-standing one. Now, some citizens here say they have been harassed enough and have launched a helpline to deal with the "eunuch menace". #NewsTracker #Veteran Sahayata Samiti #eunuchs
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A eunuch's tale: Election post nullified on gender basis
Kamla Bua, a eunuch, had won the Sagar mayoral polls in 2009 from the seat reserved for SC catergory women. But a district the court nullified the election of Kamla Bua on the ground that being a eunuch he had failed to prove that he is a woman and he also failed to prove that he belonged to the scheduled caste category. #ThatsJustWrong #Madhya Pradesh #Eunuch #Kamla Bua #Gwalior
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Delhi's eunuchs jump into the local poll fray
Members of the four million-strong community countrywide feel the move will have a ripple effect, taking the community away from stigma and denial of basic rights. #Politics #Delhi #NewsTracker #Eunuch #Human sexuality #Municipal Corporation of Delhi
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Ottawa CitizenThe plot that toppled China’s last emperor
BEIJING — It has taken more than 100 years to come to light, but the web of intrigue and corruption that toppled China’s last emperor has finally been pieced together by a Chinese historian. Plucked from home as a toddler and declared a living god, Puyi #China #Bernardo Bertolucci #United Kingdom
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IndiaGlitzMaryadhe Mounts
A new team from Kerala has arrived to make a Kannada film. Titled as 'Maryade'...Give N Take the muhurut for the film was held at Kanteerava studios in Bangalore. Director Maharaja (Sunny Chayan), hero Nagaraj, music director Berni-Igneesis, producers An #Bangalore
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The HinduAnchored on emotion
As a visionary in the kalari and on stage, Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair was a doyen of Kathakali who injected the notion of beauty in ‘cholliyattam’ into his disciples’ histrionics. On the sidelines of an event in commemoration of the maestro in Thrissu #