Sruthy Sithara is an Indian model and artist who is the first transgender woman in India to win the title of Miss Trans 2021. Earlier, she was also crowned as ‘Dhwayah Queen 2018’ and was announced as the first runner-up. An advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, the model from Kerala also runs her own online social campaign called Kaleidoscope. Winner of the Miss Chamayam Competition 2017 With a goal of joining the Indian Civil Service, Sitara also dreamed of becoming an actress and to achieve this goal, she started working in the Malayalam film industry in September 2020.
Wiki/Biography
Sruthy Sithara was born on Monday, May 6, 1996 as Praveen (age 26; as of 2021). Her zodiac sign is Taurus. Sithara was born and brought up in Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala. He attended Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya School, Kottayam, Kerala and also attended a school in Uttar Pradesh for one year, where he was in class 9 . . Sruthy graduated from St. Albert’s College, Ernakulam, Kerala, in 2015 and joined the Indian Institute of Company Secretaries, New Delhi, to study for company secretary position.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Pavislan. Her mother died in 2015 and she has a married brother.
Sruthi Sithara’s mother
husband and children
Sruthy is unmarried and has no children.
Profession
After completing her studies, Sruthy worked in a corporate for two years until she was appointed as one of four transgenders in Kerala to get a government job. From 2018 to 2019, she worked as a Project Assistant in the Transgender Cell of the Directorate of Social Justice, Kerala. Sitara revealed in an interview that it was during that time in 2018 that she revealed her identity to her father and brother, following which she went for a full-body transformation that same year. She added,
I was working in the social justice sector at the time. I think, especially because of that, I didn’t have a lot of difficulty. My family also understands my decision. I’ve been hiding my whole life. When I went to college, I got to know other people in the community. “
Sithara started modeling after her transformation and became the first runner-up in the Miss Chamayam competition in 2017. Next year, on June 18, 2018, Sruthy was crowned ‘Dhwayah Queen 2018’ at a transgender beauty pageant in Kochi. Three years later, she achieved her biggest achievement when she won the title of Miss Transgender Global 2021 and became the first Indian to achieve this feat. On the morning of December 1, 2021, the title was actually awarded to Sitara, who had participated in the pageant for the past six months. Sruthy was also awarded the title of ‘Most Eloquent Queen’ at the same beauty pageant.
When Sitara was interviewed after her victory, she said:
I never expected to win the title of Miss Universe India. I was ecstatic. It’s Pride Month and it’s a boost for my community. This is a huge opportunity and I am proud to represent my country and community on a global platform. “
Sruthy was selected for the beauty pageant based on her audition tape, in which she said:
This title will help me lead and inspire life with dignity, pride and dignity, not just for me but for a group of people who live in the shadow of the rainbow. I want to show the world that we are capable of doing anything that humans can do. “
Facts/Trivia
- Sruthi was repeatedly bullied during her year at school in Uttar Pradesh, which had a lasting impact on her mental health, and school staff contacted her parents to offer her treatment. She further revealed in the interview that her feminine nature also often made her the target of bullying in school and college. Sitara added,
I’ve also experienced the kinds of “treatment” that trans people typically face from their peers in school and college. My delicate nature often made me the butt of jokes and hurtful comments. A lot of people find one reason or another to make fun of me, but I manage to deal with it by changing the subject, laughing it off, or acting like I don’t care. I barely react at all to the mean comments directed at me. “
- Sitara became the first transgender person to study at the Indian Institute of Company Secretaries in New Delhi to study as a company secretary.
- Sruthy dedicated her Miss Transgender World 2021 title to her late mother and her friend, Kerala’s first transgender RJ Anannyah Kumari Alex, who died after committing suicide in 2021.
- Sitara’s historic win earned her immense appreciation, including congratulations from the Kerala Higher Education Minister.
Kerala minister congratulates Sruthi Sithara
- In 2021, the trans artist from Kerala started an online campaign called Kaleidoscope with her friends. Through this campaign, Sitara advocates for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and promotes queer relationships.
Sruthy Sithara’s online social event logo
- The beauty pageant winner aims to pass the civil service exam and is working hard towards it. Sitara revealed in an interview in 2018 that since UPSC did not have a transgender section, she appeared for the exam as a male in the same year; however, she could not clear it. She added,
I ignored the negativity around me because I had a dream and all my focus was on that dream – to become an IAS officer. That was always my mother’s dream, and it’s now my dream. I hope to work to help people escape social and economic challenges. “
In another interview, after winning Miss Universe 2021, Sruthy revealed that she also wants to be an actor and started working in the Malayalam film industry in 2020 and will soon be seen in some Malayalam films She was seen in Mu-language movies.
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