An Ember from Ashes: A Reading of Living Smile Vidya’sI Am Vidya

Abstract

People who are disparaged as a result of their physiological separateness have to hunt primary acceptance of the society perpetually to instigate the justice and liberty they demand for an exalted life. The aim of this paper is to traverse the tactics that trans people employ, once they met with affliction. My concern, Living Smile Vidya, was transphobic and was dreading to let slip her sexual preference. Through the book I Am Vidya, she portrays the complete journey of a being that undergoes material and mental transformation. Her painful encounters turn “Vidya” to “Living Smile Vidya” and empower her to oppose the social intolerance.