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Changing Mindsets
So you can imagine my complete shock when I received a text about your
show from my mother. Since your show, my mom has emailed me to
say that both her and daddy are in turmoil about not realising and not
helping me. I have to say I am in shock that this is the same woman who
threatened to rip me into shreds as a child if I dared mention ‘this dirty,
evil thing’.
I can’t begin to imagine how many souls you have freed and championed,
and how many closed hearts you have opened around the world. You have
certainly changed my parents’ lives!
Rachna
Four of us friends have started a small IT firm in Bangalore. We believe
that there are a plethora of problems we face as a people (some of it is
unique to India and some, universal). We also believe that the solution for
such problems resides inside us.
After watching the plight of hijras in your episode, we would like to
contribute. Contribution for us would translate to employing deserving
candidates in our company. Obviously, we will not just hire because they
are hijras! The problem we have is we don’t know how to go about it.
We are more than happy to go the extra mile to find such resources, and
would appreciate some guidance in this regard. If you could point us
to an organisation/s which can help us achieve this, it would be much
appreciated.
Gopal
We watched the show. As a family, all of us learnt a lot, including my
9-year-old daughter who was always making fun of a boy in her class (and
we never stopped her either). Thanks for bringing up the issue. It helps to
understand others, definitely making us sensitive.
Alpinder
31
So you can imagine my complete shock when I received a text about your
show from my mother. Since your show, my mom has emailed me to
say that both her and daddy are in turmoil about not realising and not
helping me. I have to say I am in shock that this is the same woman who
threatened to rip me into shreds as a child if I dared mention ‘this dirty,
evil thing’.
I can’t begin to imagine how many souls you have freed and championed,
and how many closed hearts you have opened around the world. You have
certainly changed my parents’ lives!
Rachna
Four of us friends have started a small IT firm in Bangalore. We believe
that there are a plethora of problems we face as a people (some of it is
unique to India and some, universal). We also believe that the solution for
such problems resides inside us.
After watching the plight of hijras in your episode, we would like to
contribute. Contribution for us would translate to employing deserving
candidates in our company. Obviously, we will not just hire because they
are hijras! The problem we have is we don’t know how to go about it.
We are more than happy to go the extra mile to find such resources, and
would appreciate some guidance in this regard. If you could point us
to an organisation/s which can help us achieve this, it would be much
appreciated.
Gopal
We watched the show. As a family, all of us learnt a lot, including my
9-year-old daughter who was always making fun of a boy in her class (and
we never stopped her either). Thanks for bringing up the issue. It helps to
understand others, definitely making us sensitive.
Alpinder
31
