Parvathy T S Becomes First Trans Postwoman In India
Kollam (Kerala), 14th December 2022: Parvathy T S, 36, from the Malavedar tribe in Kollam district of Kerala has become the first trans postwoman in the country.
In 2012, she had joined service at the Rosemala post office in the Shendurney wildlife sanctuary, in the post of assistant branch postmaster, as a male person. She had written a request to the Pathanamthitta postal superintendent this January, to change her gender identity from male to transwoman and her name from Kumareshan T S to Parvathy T S. On November 9, the superintendent’s office approved her request.
“I worked as a male at the start of my service. However, it was difficult. Believing I had the right to live as per my individuality, I decided to wear saree and other women’s clothing to office. Locals harassed me, while my superiors asked me not to wear women’s clothes,” she said.
“Her success is not only an inspiration for her own community but for an entire generation,” said Davis K, Director of Postal Service, Kerala circle.
Parvathy is quite vocal about transgender rights. She is the first transgender to get an Aadhar card in Kollam. “My fight was to establish my individuality and live life on my terms,” she said.
