00:00Hello! In today's lecture, we are going to examine a remarkable social change that has
00:07The foundations of age-old traditions have been shaken.
00:10We will see how the traditional Hindu religion, which has always been a religious one for a limited period, is now rapidly
00:19are being transformed
00:20This is the story of a tremendous struggle in which transgender people are reclaiming their centuries-old identity.
00:28and are achieving their rightful place in the great world of Hindu saints.
00:34Now to understand this story, let us start with a specific experience of these words.
00:40These words, written by Ravi Amma, a self-proclaimed transgender priestess, contain both the pain and the piercing question.
00:47easily understood
01:02He asked himself how am I any less than anyone and he knows this is the one
01:08It was a question which later laid the foundation of an entire revolution and his journey started like a miracle.
01:14It is no less, just think about it Ravi Amma who was once in sixth grade
01:30She did not receive training from any particular guru but only by observing other priests and
01:37He learned everything in practice himself and today hundreds of devotees come to him daily and many of them
01:43So people really hate them.
02:00Let us examine these organizational structures on which Hinduism is founded. These are called Akharas.
02:08Actually, there are very old traditional organizations of Hindu saints, but if we turn the pages of history, then they have always been
02:16high
02:32In these traditions, the male dominance was so severe that it considered the human body impure in the female sense and the female body impure in the female sense.
02:39The body was considered spiritually poisonous. This thinking is based on today's efforts towards inclusion and old history.
02:46a huge waz between
02:48It shows the difference in an environment where there was no place for women to even stand up.
02:53It's not hard to imagine how difficult, if not impossible, it would be to achieve the status of a transgender person.
03:01So how did these changes come about? Let us find out the reason behind it. In 2014, the Supreme Court of India
03:09delivered a landmark judgment, granting transgender individuals the same basic rights as any other person.
03:16The common city dweller has achieved
03:17This decision was not just a legal victory, it acted as a spark.
03:24Later, educated members of the transgender community started insisting strongly on their rights and security.
03:31did those
03:45Instead of resorting to some superficial political viewpoint, he turned directly to his own ancient books.
03:51Tritiya Prakrti
04:07This was a great and effective way to
04:09He didn't even look outside
04:11Everything was taken out of date
04:13And it is clear that this
04:15The claims were not being made out of thin air.
04:17Many ancient books
04:19A faithful adherent of this third nature
04:21cites
04:22From the Shvita Shvatara Upanishad
04:24This is included in everything up to Ramayana.
04:26There is even a mention of this in the Ramayana.
04:28that Lord Rama had given this community
04:31to give blessings to others
04:32was blessed with special powers
04:34Due to which they have a kind of presence in the society.
04:36got the sacred status of
04:38That is, if you think deeply
04:40So they were not demanding their new rights.
04:42Rather, in that forgotten
04:44were regaining their old position
04:46that once belonged to them
04:48When this approach is implemented
04:50The result came before the world
04:52It was really surprising
04:54At the 2016 Simhastha Kumbha Mela
04:57Which is a very
04:58There is a great desire
05:00There are three new organizations
05:02Or Akharas came forward who
05:04Directly challenged this manly Galbe
05:06The first Pari Akhara which is completely
05:09The second Sarveshvari Akhara was for women.
05:11whose authority was with the women
05:13And it included both men and women.
05:15and the third is Kinar Arena
05:17which is completely based on transgender people
05:19was involved
05:20For the centuries old manly Tanzimati thread
05:23This incident was a huge shock and challenge.
05:25The journey of this Kinnar Akhara
05:27It was no less than a roller coaster
05:30Drawing strength from the 2014 Supreme Court decision
05:33When Kinnar Arena arrived at the 2016 Coombe Mela
05:37So they should be placed along with the traditional Akharas.
05:39The royal bath, i.e., the royal bath, was prohibited.
05:42They had to go to some other ghat in the morning.
05:45But their courage did not break, they continued trying.
05:49And then in 2019, a very important incident happened.
05:53When he was admitted to the traditional Panch Dashnam Juna Akhara
05:56It was duly acknowledged
05:59This was a great success for them.
06:02Just think about those who cancelled these yesterday.
06:05Today he was praying with them shoulder to shoulder.
06:09During this time, another historical incident took place.
06:13Himangi Sakhi Ma in the same Kumbh Mela in 2019
06:17Who is a transgender storyteller
06:20The great status of Acharya Mahamandaleshwar was conferred upon him.
06:24This was no longer a common occurrence.
06:26This status meant that
06:27That now he has to be made the new Mahamandaleshwar.
06:31complete authority was given
06:32Even if they are new and ravaged men
06:34Be a woman or transgender
06:36This change results in a clearer environment.
06:38that in the traditional Sadhu society
06:40Not only did they wake up
06:42But power and complete authority were also given to
06:45Well, till now we have discussed national power.
06:48And saw the changes taking place in those great gatherings
06:51Now let's get back to the ground reality.
06:54We head to the famous Kamakia Temple in Assam
06:58Which is known all over the world for its Tantric rituals.
07:01It is very important to see that this huge cultural change that is taking place across the country
07:07In reality, religious relations on the ground and how they are changing these worlds
07:14Here it is very important to understand the difference between the identity of Hijra and Kinnar on the ground.
07:21See, Hijra is a common mixed language in which a glimpse of both Hindu and Muslim cultural relations is found.
07:28But they were always kept on the side of the mausoleum.
07:32On the other hand, now these groups are adopting the identity of Imdadan Kinnar in a powerful manner.
07:38Kinnar is actually a spiritual and authoritative identity.
07:42To consolidate this new status
07:44He left behind his old mixed Islamic traditions.
07:47They are completely moulding themselves into a group of Hindu saints.
07:51This is not a simple name change.
07:53This is a very profound practice of asserting one's existence and authority.
07:57And you can clearly see the effect of this change.
08:01The edges that were once confined to the outside world or only to private gatherings
08:06They have suddenly become the center of ritualistic practices like jaarhiji and birth in temples.
08:11Especially rituals where prayers are offered for the birth of a child or for pregnant women.
08:17The surprising thing is that to bring peace and happiness in the lives of others, these eunuchs sacrifice their lives.
08:23transform bodies
08:24He goes through a very difficult and painful process so that he can fully fulfill this great role.
08:30to become pure and capable
08:32One more matchless sacrifice
08:34So at the end of today's explanation, an important question forces us all to think.
08:39When the movements for human rights that are available to world power come from our old and ancient religious traditions
08:46So what happens
08:48This awakening of the rights of the third nature and making religious worlds our own again is such an awakening that
08:54not just today
08:55Balke Mustaghbal's religious world is repainting the picture
08:59It is indeed interesting to consider how diverse and varied our ancient settlements will become over the next few decades.
09:07This topic has definitely made us all think in a new way.
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