Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju is an Indian doctor, content creator and actor. She uses her influence to spread awareness about the LGBTQAI+ community. Trinetra is one of India’s first transgender content creators, documenting her transition experience on Instagram and YouTube.
Wiki/Biography
Dr. Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju was born as Angad Gummaraju on Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in Manipal, Karnataka (age 26; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
According to her, she spent the first eight years of her life growing up in Hyderabad. Trinetra studied at Delhi Public School in south Bangalore, Karnataka; in 2015, she secured the highest percentage i.e. 98% in the physics subject in the All India Higher Secondary Certificate Examination conducted by CBSE, New Delhi.
She pursued her Bachelor of Medicine in Internal Medicine at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (2015-2021).
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: medium golden brown
Eye color: brown
Body measurements (approximately): 34-28-34
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Suresh Gummaraju and her mother’s name is Haima Haldar, an architect.
Trinetra has a younger brother named Agastya Gummaraju.
husband and children
Trinitra was unmarried and had no children.
gender identity
Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju is a transgender woman. She began receiving treatment at age 18 and discovered she had gender nonconformity, as well as symptoms of depression and poor mental health that had persisted since childhood. In 2017, she underwent facial hair reduction surgery and officially came out as gay on December 31, 2017, with an artwork titled “Call Me Trinetra” posted on Facebook. She completed gender confirmation surgery abroad in February 2023.
Profession
doctor
Trinetra Haldar is a gynecologist.
actor
Trinetra made her digital debut in 2023 with the web series Made in Heaven Season 2; the series premiered on Prime Video.
tattoo
Triinetra has a tattoo of an origami bird on her left arm.
She has a Lotus Unalome tattoo on her back.
perforation
She has a pierced septum and navel.
Facts/Trivia
- She is the first transgender woman doctor in Karnataka.
- As a child, Trinatra loved to wear her mother’s sari and bindi, an act that endeared her to her parents and neighbors. As she grew older, however, neighbors began urging her to take part in activities usually associated with boys, such as playing cricket. In an interview, Trinitra revealed that these suggestions prompted her parents to consult a renowned psychiatrist, who advised her that she needed more male influence in her life.
- In an interview, Trinetra shared a school memory that involved her admiring the barrettes worn by her classmates. She wanted to try it herself but couldn’t ask directly, so she told a friend that her mother wanted to try it and the friend gave it to her. When the teacher noticed the missing hairpin and learned it was for Trinatra, she put it in Trinatra’s hair in front of the class. Trina was so humiliated by the ensuing laughter from her classmates that she cried during the next two classes.
- Talking about her transformation journey at a TEDxBMSCE event, she revealed that after getting a nose piercing, she was not allowed to attend anatomy classes at university.
- Trinetra enjoys drawing and doodling, which she often shares on social media.
- She has a deep affection for animals, especially dogs.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education