The latest clashes between the two transgender groups in Lakadganj are other episodes in cut-throat competition for existing livelihoods among the five ‘gharans’, which has long been running disputes in compliance with the practice of ‘Paramarah’ or socio-cultural among them.
With a history originating from the era of Raje Mudhoji Bhosale first, the transgender community is on the verge of transformation from orthodox to a more advanced society, while still competing for supremacy and livelihoods.
According to the insider, the current struggle between Gharanas came ahead after two groups, Shehnaz from Maryam Nagar, and reshma from Motibagh, began traveling around the city to collect donations, which was the main source of sustenance for transgender.
Shenaz and Reshma Group previously collected contributions only from train passengers on the train.
After the locking of the train frequency reduced, these two groups have begun to go around the city, trigger fierce resistance from the other three groups.
The last three groups are more traditional and followers ‘paramara’ or the nuances of community culture, such as wearing sari, salwar and ethnic wear like that are not baratratritious clothes such as jeans and t-shirts.
The more traditional ‘Gharanas’ is from Kalyani Bai in Khadan, Meena’s group rose and Zarina Hajj in Hansapuri, and the Chamcham Gajbhiye group was late based in Hasanbagh.
They strongly opposed Shehnaz and Reshma groups on the grounds of socio-cultural practices and how to collect donations.
Vidya Kambun, who represented the Kalyani Bai group and was considered his students, said traditional groups were involved in dances and songs while outsmarting ‘dholak’ on the program and function.
“The traditional transgender community accepts donations to bathe blessings on new brides, births and happy events of a family.
It cannot be labeled as a beggar or every donor worn by coercion or any strength,” Kambu said.
“New groups do not dance, sing or drum dhols or follow any norms.
Traditional groups leave homes for collections at 7am and returned 2 or 3pm, after that they will not come out,” Kambu said, added that More new groups try to exert pressure for donations, which are not the correct collection method.
“Transgender follows instructions from their teachers to find donors,” he said.
KeshTo Dadi, a veteran transgender, said Jajman (donor) must be treated like God, who cannot be liked.
Shehnaz members and reshma shared their situation, saying that they were opposed hard without reason while gathering alms from the city.
“We used to collect previous donations from the train, which were even some of them.
The other three groups did not allow us to collect contributions from the city, or in traffic signals and places like that, which endangered our livelihoods,” Shehnaz said.
“We don’t have an alternative income and from where we will get our daily bread,” he replied.
People in saying struggle between orthodox and modern groups began after Uttam took, now behind bars for Chamcham’s murder, rise to stand out.
Bring involvement also caused fierce competition among various transgender groups that peaked in Chamcham’s murder.
Even though Chamcham is no longer, this is his group in Hasanbagh who has the most members in the city.