National Commission for Scheduled Tribes member Jatothu Hussain released special postal covers on the occasion of Janjatiya ...

The Kinnar Akhada, which came into existence in 2016, has split. Kaushalyanand Giri also known as “Tina Maa”, the state in-charge of Kinnar Akhada and a member of the Uttar Pradesh Kinnar Welfare ...

Priti Kinnar, a transgender social worker who is set to take on Bihar's Education Minister and sitting Janata Dal-United MLA Sunil Kumar in Bhorey assembly seat in Gopalganj district on a Jan Suraaj ...

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Political strategist-turned-leader Prashant Kishor released the first list of 51 candidates from his Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections ...

“I certainly must have done something good in my past life to have seen this day,” says one of the group’s leaders. Transgender activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi leads a religious procession during the ...

BHOPAL: A transgender Bangladeshi national, Abdul Kalam, had been living in Bhopal for the past ten years under the assumed identity of Neha Kinnar. Surprisingly, during this time, the Bangladeshi ...

NEW DELHI: Bobby Kinnar, first trans-woman to win a seat in MCD in 2022, resigned from the AAP on Tuesday and joined the newly-formed Indraprastha Vikas Party (IVP), becoming the 16th councillor to ...

Thane: Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation, in collaboration with Kinnar Asmita, will organize Kinnar Mahotsav 2025 in Kalyan on Monday, with the objective of enhancing their mainstream access the ...

In this picture taken on February 9, 2025, a transgender person from ‘Kinnar akhada’ a monastic Hindu order, blesses pilgrims during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. Transgender activists ...

Since gaining recognition in the spiritual sphere, the Kinnar, or Hijra transgender community, has frequently found itself in the spotlight—often for reasons that go beyond their spiritual pursuits.

Former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni has returned to the Kinnar Akhada as Mahamandaleshwar, just days after announcing her resignation. In a video statement released on Friday, she confirmed her ...

Kulkarni, 52, took 'sanyas' under the Kinnar Akhara by performing her own 'Pind Daan' at the Maha Kumbh last month. She was then made Mahamandaleshwar of the Akhara. Mamata Kulkarni took 'sanyas' ...