Who is Shreegauri Sawant, Played by Sushmita Sen in Taali?

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor:Manuj Yadav

Sushmita Sen will play Shreegauri Sawant in her upcoming series Taali, which will start streaming from August 15.

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Shreegauri Sawant is a renowned transgender activist of India, who is based out of Mumbai.

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She was born as Ganesh in Pune. Not wanting to be disappoint to her father, she left home at around 14-15 years old.

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In 2014, she became the first transgender person to file a petition in the Supreme Court of India for adoption rights of transgender people.

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She was a petitioner in the National Legal Services Authority case, which helped transgenders get recognised as the third gender by the Supreme Court.

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Gauri adopted a girl named Gayatri in 2008 after the little girl's mother died of AIDS.

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She was made the goodwill ambassador of Election Commission in Maharashtra.

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Taali, a biopic on her life, will feature former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen play her.

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