![]() ![]() Though some residents are happy to be identified as trans, Anjum prefers to be called a hijra. The residents of Khwabgah differ greatly in their origins, experiences and self-identity, but have one thing in common, they are outcasts of society. At the age of fourteen, she runs away from home and moves to Khwabgah, the house of dreams. The discordance between her surroundings and her body builds as we learn about her early years lived as a boy. Soon after, in Arundhati Roy’s trademark lyrical prose, we are introduced to the enigma that is Anjum. ![]() The opening chapter of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness asks us to consider where old birds go to die. ![]() The Ministry of Utmost Happiness – Book Review ![]()
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