The founder of Sahodari Foundation, Kalki Subramaniam is an artist, activist, actor and a writer who is also a transgender woman.
Kalki found the Sahodari Foundation in 2008 to establish social justice and recognise transgender people’s rights in India. For more than a decade she has worked intensively and achieved milestones for the rights of the community. Her contribution to the verdict and recognition of transgender identity by the Supreme court of India in 2014 is immense and noteworthy.
The effect of Climate Change has been terrible on the underprivileged transgender population, especially those living in slums, water bodies, and porampok lands. For the past 4 years, we, at Sahodari Foundation, have been researching the effects of climate change on the transgender community. We have continuously documented their stories on how climate change has affected them. […]
The Sahodari Foundation’s workshops for the transgender community are popular for several reasons: Empowerment through Art: These workshops allow transgender individuals to express themselves creatively. The foundation supports artists by providing all necessary art supplies and materials. Skill Development: Participants learn various art techniques, which help them express their identities and develop new skills that […]
‘We are not the Others’ – Transgender painters of Sahodari Foundation exhibit art in Bangalore The transgender artists of Sahodari Foundation participated and showcased their beautiful artworks at an exhibition organised by the foundation in the Bangalore International Centre, located in Domlur, Bengaluru. Around 25 artists from the transgender community showcased their paintings in a […]
The effect of Climate Change has been terrible on the underprivileged transgender population, especially those living in slums, water bodies, and porampok lands. For the past 4 years, we, at Sahodari Foundation, have been researching the effects of climate change on the transgender community. We have continuously documented their stories on how climate change has affected them. […]
The Sahodari Foundation’s workshops for the transgender community are popular for several reasons: Empowerment through Art: These workshops allow transgender individuals to express themselves creatively. The foundation supports artists by providing all necessary art supplies and materials. Skill Development: Participants learn various art techniques, which help them express their identities and develop new skills that […]
‘We are not the Others’ – Transgender painters of Sahodari Foundation exhibit art in Bangalore The transgender artists of Sahodari Foundation participated and showcased their beautiful artworks at an exhibition organised by the foundation in the Bangalore International Centre, located in Domlur, Bengaluru. Around 25 artists from the transgender community showcased their paintings in a […]
Abinaya, the talented transgender artist, has gone too soon Another transgender girl is gone. Gone too soon. Abinaya, a long-term friend of mine and a participant in many of our Sahodari Foundation workshops and programs, died in Chennai under mysterious circumstances. She was an excellent Bharatnatyam dancer, a talented painter, and a henna artist. She was a […]
“Transgender people are more than their gender”- Activist Yvo Manuel Vas Dias of TransAmsterdam. Yvo Manuel Vas Dias, founder and chairman of the Netherlands-based organization TransAmsterdam, who is also the ambassador of Sahodari Foundation, is interviewed by Sahodari Foundation. Yvo Manuel Vas Dias, founder and chairman of Transamsterdam An Introduction to Netherlands firebrand transgender rights activist […]
Announcing India’s first RYLA (Rotary Youth leadership Awards) for TransYouth சகோதரி அறக்கட்டளை மற்றும் கோவை டெக்ஸ்சிட்டி இணைந்து இளம் திருநர்களுக்கான இரண்டுநாள் பயிற்சிப்பட்டறை நிகழ்வை ஏப்ரல் 25 மற்றும் 26 ஆகிய தேதிகளில் கோவை டெக்ஸ்சிட்டி வளாகத்தில் நடத்துகிறது. 30 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட திருநங்கைகள், திருநம்பிகள், இடைலிங்காயினர், மாற்றுப்பாலினர் கலந்துகொண்டு பயன்பெறலாம். இந்த இரண்டு நாள் நிகழ்வில் கீழ்கண்ட பயிற்சிகள் முற்றிலும் கட்டணமில்லாமல் வழங்கப்படுகின்றன. தலைமைத்துவ பயிற்சி தகவல் தொடர்பு பயிற்சி சுய முன்னேற்றப்பயிற்சி […]
Announcing India’s first RYLA (Rotary Youth leadership Awards) for TransYouth Rotary Club of Coimbatore Texcity joins hands with Sahodari Foundation in bringing RYLA for Transgender Youth. It is the first of its kind program from a Rotary Club in India. RYLA for TransYouth will be a two days training program for young people below 30 […]
அயல்நாட்டில் திருநங்கையர் ஓவியம்! -இந்து தமிழ் கட்டுரை அயல்நாட்டில் திருநங்கையர் ஓவியம்! -இந்து தமிழ் கட்டுரை தி தமிழ் இந்து பத்திரிக்கையில் பத்திரிக்கையாளர் ரவிக்குமார் கட்டுரைPublished : 22 Oct 2018 11:58 IST சமூகச் செயற்பாட்டாளர், கவிஞர், கல்வியாளர், பேச்சாளர் எனப் பல திறமைகளைக் கொண்ட திருநங்கை கல்கி சுப்ரமணியத்தின் அறிந்திராத இன்னொரு முகம், ஓவியர். பள்ளிப் பருவத்தில் பாலின மாறுபாட்டின் காரணமாகத் தன்னைக் கேலியும் கிண்டலும் செய்தவர்களிடமிருந்து தன்னை விடுவித்துக்கொள்ள கல்கி நாடிய இடம் காடு. “வானுயர்ந்த […]
Teaching gender diversity and gender equality to children The importance of teaching Indian Children to celebrate and respect Gender Diversity and Gender Equality, and how teachers have a significant role to play… If we need to create a safe and respectable future for our young Indians, we must start the proper education from schools. If […]
This workshop is helping desperate transgender youth become proud young leaders. From fear and dejection to confidence and hope, these young transgender women walked out with pride of who they are. April 25th, 2019. Sahodari Foundation and Rotary Club of Coimbatore Texcity began a major step in reaching out to desperate and deserving young transgender […]