The drag king
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“I can be whoever I want to be”. Bidisha is a singer and she performs as a Persian prince called Badshah. “Drag is about breaking apart norms”, she says. And we catch-up with male belly dancer, Eshan Hilal (Season 1, Episode 1). Bidisha Mohanta and Eshan talk about sexuality and attitudes to being gay in India. Send us your stories: [email protected] Let us know what you think: #MyIndianLife Watch our video of Eshan: https://bbc.in/2RreFqv
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