ZeeNews.com
Chennai, Aug 12: When Bharat Natyam exponent Narthaki Nataraj completes yet another enthralling performance, the elite audience in the prestigious ‘Narada Gana Sabha’ here gives her a standing ovation — not a mean achievement for a transgender ostracised and ridiculed by the society.
Winner of the state government’s ‘Kalaimamani’ title this year and accorded the status of ‘top grade’ artiste by Doordarshan, Nataraj has scripted several success stories but not before overcoming many hurdles.
Born as a fifth ‘son’ in a lower middle class family at Anupadi in the southern district of Madurai, Nataraj became aware of the femininity in himself at a very young age.