01065nam a2200157   450000500170000000800410001702000180005803700120007604000130008808400220010110000210012324501060014426000320025030000580028252005670034020260421112246.0260408b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789356406391  cTextual  aRTLcRTL  qRTLaY15:3(S5) R5  aDutta, Aniruddha  aGlobalizing through the vernacular: Kothis, Hijras, and makingof quear and trans identities in India   aNew DelhibBloomsburyc2025  a240 p. bIncludes bibliographical reference and index  aGlobalizing through the Vernacular analyzes the relation between dominant frameworks of LGBTQ+ identity in India and non-elite, non-metropolitan communities such as kothis and hijras, a spectrum of feminine-identified people usually assigned male at birth. Going beyond the well-known 'third gender' hijra community, this is the first book to study the discourses and practices of related but underrepresented groups like kothis and dhuranis in small-town and rural India while simultaneously examining their relation to and role within LGBTQ+ identity politics.