On Saturday, when Joyita Mondal drove into Uttar Dinajpur's Islampur court premises in a white car bearing a red plaque stating `judgeship on duty', it was an occasion for a community that has long found itself on the margins to celebrate. As a transgender forced to beg for a living to a social worker chosen to be on the bench for a National Lok Adalat, it is a new beginning for Joyita which signalled a triumph over circumstances.
On Saturday, when Joyita Mondal drove into Uttar Dinajpur's Islampur court premises in a white car bearing a red plaque stating `judgeship on duty', it was an occasion for a community that has long found itself on the margins to celebrate. As a transgender forced to beg for a living to a social worker chosen to be on the bench for a National Lok Adalat, it is a new beginning for Joyita which signalled a triumph over circumstances.