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"Folklore of the
Transgender Community in Tamil Nadu"
National Folklore Support
Centre (NFSC) announces the release of a video documentary
titled "Folklore of the Transgender Community in Tamil
Nadu" 39 Minutes: September 2007: DVD Rs.400/- for India
and US$10/- for overseas inclusive of postage.
Edited out of an year long
field documentation carried out by NFSC researchers and
collaborators from the transgender community, this
documentary depicts the life cycle ceremonies of
transgendered persons in Tamil Nadu, India. Starting with
adoption and initiation in the form of milk pouring
ceremony after the fortieth day of the surgery, the
documentary presents the community gathering in Koovagam
village, (Vilupuram District, Tamil Nadu) for marriage
with the God Aravan and widowhood and return to the
society after his beheading in Mahabharata
theatre/ritual/festival. Apart from interviews with the
transgendered persons, the documentary includes excerpts
from traditional epic singing in praise of God Aravan.
To obtain a copy send
demand draft or international money order in the name of
National Folklore Support Centre, #508, V Floor,
Kaveri Complex, 96, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Nungambakkam,
Chennai-600034. India. Email:
info@indianfolklore.org
NFSC is supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation.
For further details please contact 91-44-28229192/
42138410
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