₹5 per pillow cover and ₹10-15 a bedcover. She also started tutoring the neighbours’ children.“When I was younger, I faced a lot of backlash.
I encountered a lot of brutality. I was beaten up, people peed on my face. A lot of horrible things happened to me," says Khurai. “When I think about all that, it’s like a nightmare to me.
But it also gives me power today to speak up and say no to all the humiliation. To all the prejudices imposed on us."Such experiences are translating into a determination to assert their place in society. “What has been inspiring is that there have been countless queer people who have stepped up to provide relief during the covid-19 pandemic.