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Swapnil Shinde is now Saisha. The fashion designer took to her social media to announce that she has finally accepted herself as a transwoman.
In an exclusive interview with Bombay Times, she says, “Honestly speaking, this has been going on for over three decades. I used to always dress up in mom's clothes, hidden behind the four walls, and in bathrooms. Then came the denial. But for me, it was always there. Just the acceptance took a long time especially because I am who I am, and it was tough to accept it.”
Swapnil’s growing up years were suffocating because she was living a different reality and was pressured due to societal expectations. Later, she assumed she was gay because she was attracted to men. Finally, in her thirties she accepted to herself that she was a transwoman. That was around six years ago and since then she has been into the process of transformation. Excerpts from the interview with the designer over the struggle with gender identity in the journey from Swapnil to Saisha...