Karakti Bijliyan.

Title, seems funny, but actually it's not, after posting some of the sentimental stuff about life I think to post something social and knowing. The topic I want to discuss is moreover a joke than supportive in our surrounding, it's about Eunuch or Hijras, Khusra, Khadray or Chakka. In today's world they are only taken as entertainers and the people who come to greet you and your family on special occasions by dancing, singing songs and their special clapping style or the people to amuse yourself, but in reality they're actually very talented people in their own criteria. They love to see people happy and smiling, did you ever notice the things they say or do than making fun of them? I did. After being curious to know about them, and having some of the healthy experiences with these people I coincidentally saw a project thesis on the same at an art school last month. I saw some of the quoted lines there and noticed that Yes! I heard this before, why did not I take it serious or anyone?

Anyway, they are rather male turned women or having inter-sex (third gender) but this is not about their gender this is all about their respect, their value in the society. According to 2009 census in Pakistan, these people's numbers between 80,000 and 300,000, which is a big ratio, they use to live in groups of 6-12 headed by a Guru, normally the oldest and they not do anything except by earning livelihood performing/dancing/singing in family functions e.g, birthdays, marriages or childbirths. They've no right in public and they often be sighted by not so good view, but why? When do we think for them?

They're bold, blunt and straightforward and always speaks for truth. They always keep their self-respect, ego and self-esteem at first. Though they amuse others, but they never want this by their own, it's the situation and the conditions of our society that leads them to the same; reported one of my short meeting with Raja at Waterpump, Karachi.

Some of the lines that you must have listen in your lives, but never think over them, but now you will, 

• "Haye Haye Baji! Allah ki qasam hum pedaishi khadray hain, humain parhna likhna sikhaogi?"
•  "Aye meri pyari amma, naach gaa k mangna kisko pasand hay, tum koi nokri dilwado!"
•  "Haye mere shahrukh ne khoobsurat suit pehna hay, qasam se is'se acha si kar de sakti hun,mujhse silwaogay?"

You must would think over them now, this is not a public post I am writing, but this is just to wake that sleeping you maybe any one of ten will act over the point that I highlighted. Please stop degrading them, they are just like us, their situation may be different or they have gender issues, but they're humans too. Yes, they are. I am reporting a line that I saw at art school and I heard a same line myself at traffic signal too which surely melt your heart if you have one. 

"Haye meri reema! Hum bhi Allah k banday hain, esay tuo mat dhutkaro, kam az kam humein insan tuo samjho!"