FROM MANJUNATH TO MANJAMMA

<p>As a young Manjamma lay unconscious after a suicide attempt she could not have imagined that one day she would receive a National Award from the President of India. A transgender folk artist who became the president of the Karnataka Folk Academy her life's journey has been nothing short of epic.</p> <p>As a young boy Manjunath discovered that he felt more like a woman which led to him being ostracized and mocked. The transforamtion into Manjamma a performer of the Jogathi nritya was a testimony to her grit and determination. Jogathi nritya is a dance form performed by the Jogathi transgender community and Manjamma became its leading proponent popularizing it on a national level.</p> <p>From being stripped of her modesty to being given one of the highest civilin honours of the country (the Padma Shri in 2021) Manjamma's is an inspiring heart-rending story which she tells in this book with remarkable honesty.</p>