Sathyasri Sharmila created history by becoming India's first transgender lawyer.
Sharmila, who hails from Tamil Nadu, enrolled her name in the Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu And Puducherry and became the first transgender lawyer in India.
On a related note, the Rajasthan Police had appointed Ganga Kumari, its first transgender constable, last year, after the state High Court’s directive.
Meanwhile, West Bengal’s Joyita Mondal was appointed the Lok Adalat judge of Islampur in North Dinajpur district, thus giving India its first transgender judge.