Nine years ago, at 18, she came out as transgender to her family and went in search of a guru from within the community in Mumbai. She found one, and began to seek alms on local trains, with others from the community. This led to more regular work and even an assignment for the Canadian science magazine Quebec Science. I started putting aside money from what I made begging on trains but that money was too little. Finally, around Diwali in 2019, I made some extra money and with that I eventually bought a Nikon D510.

Source: Hindustan Times July 23, 2021 08:22 UTC