Thursday, 27 February 2020

Mx. Dhananjay Chauhan: A Reformer and Human Rights Activist

Mx. Dhananjay Chauhan is the first transgender student of the Department of Human Rights and Duties at Panjab University, Chandigarh and presently pursuing Ph.D. Dhananjay has been working hard to alleviate the plight of transgenders and is also a founder of NGO Saksham Trust. He is Vice President of Friends forever Rainbow, General Secretary of Mangalmukhi Transgender Welfare society, Senior President of Samasya Samadhan Team Chandigarh. International Equality Officer. NISAU (United Kingdom), Member of South Asia Human Rights Association (Norway), and Chief Organizer of LGBT Pride.  


Interview

Dr. Preeti Sharda: Please tell something about your first encounter with the library.

Mx. Dhananjay Chauhan: My first encounter with the library was when I was 14 years old. Those were my school days.

Dr. Preeti Sharda: How the library has made a change in your life?

Mx. Dhananjay Chauhan: Library changed my life and helped me to understand myself and gender identity.

Dr. Preeti Sharda: How the library is important for people belonging to your profession?

Mx. Dhananjay Chauhan: I love reading. When I see books, something happens in my mind and my heartbeat increases. Library and books have played a great role in my life to make me change from Mr to Mx.

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