The Invisible Sex

Photograph : Eunuch and the mirror, Bombay by Pablo Bartholomew

I have always wondered how the Eunuchs or Hijras as they are commonly known as, have the best of both worlds - the feminine grace combined with masculine strength and the systematizing tendencies of the male brain along with the empathizing tendencies of the female brain. That is why I've always looked up to them with a sense of awe & admiration and even a tinge of envy I must admit. Blessed with such tremendous powers and armed with a good education, they were meant to be rulers of the world, not social outcasts! And for this very reason, I seriously doubt that it was the "normal" man's ploy to ostracize and thus segregate them from the mainstream so that we wouldn't have to compete with them because deep down we feared that we wouldn't stand a chance against the ones who had it all.