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From Manjunath to Manjamma: The Inspiring Life of a Transgender Folk Artist
B. Manjamma Jogathi with Harsha Bhat
HarperCollins
Pages: 240
Price: Rs 399
As we leave the excitement of Pride month behind us, Padma Shri Matha Manjamma Jogathi’s – or simply (and fondly) Amma’s – memoir keeps the spirit and variance of art and sexuality alive. The book, From Manjunath to Manjamma, shares a glimpse of Amma’s journey and struggle to create an identity as a transgender, as an artist and, finally, as a figure of social reform; and is an appeal to live life “as humans and not aberrations”. In 2021, a
