India's 1st govt-sponsored âTransgender Poet Meetâ organised
India's first government-sponsored 'Transgender Poets' Meet' was organised on Tuesday at the Sahitya Akademi in West Bengal's Kolkata. Each participant got 15 minutes to recite their poems, with two guest transgender poets also reciting at the event. The meet was chaired by India's first transgender college principal Manabi Bandyopadhyay, who thanked the Akademi for their support to the community.