Dr. Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju

Biography

She is one of India's first transgender content creators who documented her transition on Instagram and YouTube. A doctor, an actor, and a Forbes India 30 Under 30 alumnus, Trinetra uses her reach to create awareness around gender, sexuality, mental health, queerphobia, bullying, and challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community.

Trinetra, who is a doctor by profession, rose to fame as one of India's first transgender content creators. On her Instagram page, Dr. Trinetra documented her transition journey, while patiently educating her audience on gender issues and raising awareness. Dr. Trinetra has many firsts to her credit.

After a four-year wait, Amazon Prime Video's much-loved web series Made In Heaven returned for a second season and brought with it several new lovely additions and surprises. 

One fresh entrant in the series is Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju, who is making her acting debut with the show. Before she impressed critics and fans with her acting prowess as Meher Chaudhry, Trinetra has been a familiar face on the Indian internet scene. 

Trinetra, who is a doctor by profession, rose to fame as one of India's first transgender content creators. On her Instagram page, Dr Trinetra documented her transition journey, while patiently educating her audience on gender issues and raising awareness.

Dr. Trinetra has many firsts to her credit. As mentioned above, she is one of the first Indian content creators to document her transition on social media. Dr. Trinetra went through her gender affirmation surgery at 21. As a medical graduate from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, she is also Karnataka's first transgender doctor.

Dr. Trinetra was also named on the prestigious Forbes India 30 Under 30 list. Speaking about her journey, she told Business Insider: “I was the first-born male child but I was never one of the boys. 

All the things that little boys are expected to do like sport and everything we associate traditionally with being masculine were not coming to me naturally at all. My father tried to masculinize me in as many ways as possible, which every Indian father would do. 

It took me many years to come to terms with the fact that I am not a boy and I don't want to adopt that identity.”