The ad's storyline pushes the issue of transgender rights within the country and reveals the human side of the issue in just three and a half minutes. Amazing short film on transgender rights https://t.co/ch1nvTFv9g brilliantly made for VicksIndia, but without a bottle of Vicks in sight! — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 16, 2017But actress, artist and transgender rights activist Kalki Subramaniam has mixed views. Limited progress to dateIndia's transgender community, known as "hijras," can date their origins as far back as 3,000 years ago with mentions in the Hindu epics "Mahabharata" and "Ramayana." "The transgender community has been socially excluded for so many centuries," she said.

Source: CNN April 20, 2017 01:41 UTC