Hijra in 19th-century India
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Today's episode is on Hijra in 19th-century India. Listen to learn about who these 19th-century Hijra were, how they structured their society, and their resistance in the face of British colonial oppression.
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[Image: A Hijra and her companions in East Bengal, 1860s]
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