Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Figures;
List of Maps;
List of Tables;
Acknowledgements;
List of Abbreviations;
Introduction: Toward a Theory of Vernacularization;
1. The Scalar Emergence of the Hijra;
2. Kothi and the Cartography of MSM;
3. Vernacularization and Non/Linear Gender Among Kothis;
4. Rupantarkami Narratives and the Attempted Standardization of Trans Interiority;
5. Refashioning Transgender: Pluralization and Re-Vernacularization;
6. Cis/Trans Divides and the Partial Erasure of the Kothi;
Afterword: Afterlives of the Vernacluarized;
Notes;
Glossary;
References;
Index.

"This book analyzes the relation between dominant frameworks of LGBTQ+ identity in India and non-elite, non-metropolitan communities such as kothis, dhuranis and hijras, a spectrum of feminine-identified people usually assigned male at birth. Going beyond the well-known 'third gender' hijra community, this is the first book to study the discourses and practices of related but underrepresented groups like kothis and dhuranis in small-town and rural India while simultaneously examining their relation to and role within LGBT identity politics"-- Provided by publisher.