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Legal recognition too late, feel Manipur transgenders
The Hindu | Iboyaima Laithangbam | Imphal, April 21, 2014
After talking to some of the transgenders in Manipur who have carved their niches in the fields of art, culture and other socio-economic activities The Hindu understands that this legal recognition came rather late in Manipur. Shumang Khumhei, the open air theatre, has been an integral part of the Manipuri society since time immemorial.
This highly entertaining, educative form of mass amusement, reported from the days of the kings, has been the only means of recreation to the people. Effeminate young boys have been on great demand for the role of women characters in these forms of entertainments.
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