2023-06-25 06:32:58
Instead of sleepless nights, Nainika Murali’s eyes darted across the crowd as she stood in a packed audience clapping for another night. No one but Mom and Dad would be in the crowd. The venue is the concluding session of the Kerala University Union Arts Festival. Nainika Murali came to the stage with the achievement of being the first Kalaratna award of the university. Nainika’s life has been a struggle from a boy learning dance in class 7 to winning the Kalaratna award. ‘Nainika’ was born on a journey from a boy to a girl.
In the transgender category, Nainika Murali bagged the first position in Lalit Ganam, Classical Music, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Folk Dance, Mappilapat and Rangoli. Nainika Murali of Thiruvananthapuram University College returned as the top scorer in this year’s Youth Festival by scoring 35 points. ,
At the arts festival. Image: Vignesh Krishnamurthy
Nainika, a native of Kottarakkara, Kollam, is a third year BA Malayalam student. Although he was more interested in writing, he quickly took part in other forms of dance, including Bharatanatyam. Even though he intended to withdraw from the festival, Dr. After receiving the support of teachers including Shereena Rani, the decision was changed.
The boy who doesn’t talk at school
I am the son of K.Murali and Vijayamma who was born after 8 years of waiting in Kollam Kottarakkara Vilangara. Raised with care. In general, he was a child who did not talk much to anyone in the class. At an early age, he was given lessons in classical music and dance. We lived with our family at my mother’s house in Vettikkavala.
When I was in seventh grade, my mother stopped me from dancing because I was too feminine. Discontinuing my dance studies left me reeling. My mother used to criticize me for being too feminine. Classical music studies were taken forward, but that too stopped when he reached the 10th standard. I always wanted my mother to be with me for anything and everything, just like a mother is to a girl. But when my identity came into question, my mother could not understand and stand by me. I told my mother about my personality when I was in high school. The truth is that the mother could not adapt to it – said Nainika.
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Out of the house
ITI study for one year after plus two. After that he joined Karunagapally Polytechnic IHRD. But by the end of one year, he had to leave home. When his brother goes out, he always gets angry because his friends make fun of him. Mother’s insistence to live like a man. I left home when I realized that I could not live by myself at home. So he stayed at a short stay home called Mudra in Ernakulam for a month. Meanwhile, the family filed a case with the police that I was missing. When I reached the court, I did not want to go with my family and told my identity to the court.
Nainika Murali. Image: Vignesh Krishnamurthy
to the cage
After revealing my identity in the court, I moved to a shelter home under the Thiruvananthapuram Social Justice Office. It was there that he met Krishnavardhan. When the shelter home was closed, Krishna took care of everything including accommodation and food. Decided to continue the stalled studies. Krishna taught that life is not for giving up at every stage of life. She got married to Krishnavardhan two years ago. Krishna is transmen. Home is Thrissur. Krishna’s brothers and mother see me as one of them. Krishnan works in the social justice department.
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University College
Studying in University College helped me to bring back some good days that I missed. There are teachers and friends. She decided to participate in the arts festival with the support of teacher Shereena Rani and her friends. But as the arts festival approached, I even thought not to go to the arts festival. But my teachers and friends didn’t let me back down. They said, ‘Not only for you, but in the coming years many transgender people will be an inspiration to reach the stage of Kalotsava’. When I got the chance to step on the stage again, I gained confidence and the desire to continue my dance studies.
Surgery
The surgery was done a year ago. Friends, Krishna and family were there all that time. Since we don’t have our own house in Thiruvananthapuram, we live in the house of our mother, Sandhya Rajesh, who belongs to the trans community. The care of the mother after the surgery should also be mentioned. Currently residing in Thiruvananthapuram. The social justice department provides financial assistance such as scholarship and hostel fees to continue the studies that have been stalled.
Father is strong
Everyone at home blamed me but it was my father who surprised me. My father and my father’s family are supporting me. Sometimes I go to my father’s house in the country. But my mother, brother and mother’s family still don’t accept me. Still trying to talk to them and see them. It has been three years since I left home. I want to become a teacher. Dance should also be taken with it.
Content Summary: Transgender Nainika and her Life Story
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