கம்பராமாயணத்தில் அரவாணிகள் குறித்தப் பதிவுகள் / Portrayal of Transgender in Kambaramayana

Abstract

Male and female are the natural creations of the Almighty. Apart from these two, Transgender are also the manifestation of nature by all means. It is a scientific fact that Transgender are born with one unique gender i.e., neither as a male nor as a female because of the variations in the biological proportion of the body concerned. This being the reality with great desperation, they are carrying on their life undergoing several physical, mental and psychological problems that cannot be put into words. Out of the 46 Chromosomes in the human body, only one makes the differentiation between Male and Female gender which is termed as a kind of natural scientific certainty. Hormonal changes in the body associated with psychological feelings and emotions became the reasons for ethnic gender transformations at large nowadays. During ancient times, Transgender held the highest positions such as bodyguards and security guards in several Kingdoms. Several references are found to be seen about transgender right from “Tholkappiyam” of the ancient Tamil literature to the latest composition of New Verses in Tamil by the present poets. Legendary Poet Kambar has also made references to the Transgender in his great epic “Kambaramayana”. In Hinduism also, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati will construe together to have a single form of Shivshakthi in the name of Ardhanaareeshwar which most of Us are very well aware of. Likewise in the ancient great epic of “Mahabaratha” Lord Vishnu will transform himself into a Mohini for a noble cause. Now let us examine and explore the possibility of how Almighty the Supreme Power used to have this kind of peculiar transformation as envisaged by the Laudable Tamil poet Kambar in his “Kambaramayana”.

Keywords

• portrayal
• transgender
• kambaramayana.