DECLINING VALUE SYSTEM REGARDING THE OUTLOOK TOWARDS TRANSGENDER WITH REFERENCE TO INDIA- A CRITICAL STUDY

Abstract

Transgenders are known by many names, the community includes Hijras, Eunuchs, Kothis, Aravanis, Jogappas, Shiv-Shakthis etc. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reasons for the fall of the transgender community in Lucknow. To learn about the history and evolution of the transgender community in India during the Mughal period. Hijra’s were given prominent position such as the political advisor and the administrator in the empire. Many academics have visited India during the 17^th century have given a vivid account of the position of the transgender in the Mughal court. The decline of this community started to unfold with the rise of the British rule in India. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was introduced in 1861 during the British rule of India. Modelled on the Buggery Act of 1533, it makes sexual activities "against the order of nature" illegal. On 6th September 2018, the Supreme Court of India had decriminalized section 377 partially, and since then people from the LGBTQ community have broken up the shackle of the society and opened up about their lives and how the decriminalization of section 377 has improved their life.