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A passionate mother of transgender people in India
A shelter home for the marginalized group is the crowning glory for a nun s untiring efforts to improve their lives
Transgender people with Sister Prema Chowallur (second left), who has been promoting the rights of the community in India’s Assam state for years. (Photo supplied)
Prema Chowallur was destined to become a teacher like her Catholic parents. She ended up becoming a social worker and a champion of the rights of transgender people, one of India’s most marginalized groups.
A native of Kerala state in southern India, she developed a strong calling to serve the poor and needy as she grew up, prompting her to join the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod (SCC) in 1977 at the age of 18.