Articles by Aditi Raman

Aditi Raman is an intern with Citizen Matters. She is pursuing a BA in Journalism at FLAME University, Pune. She has a keen interest in reporting on issues related to culture, gender, lifestyle, art and society. She has also published articles with Deccan Herald and The News Minute.

Left off the list: How SIR is costing transgender voters their rights

by July 31, 2026

For Rayyan Monkey, a transgender voter from Mumbai, the SIR does not just threaten her right to vote. It also risks her ability to travel freely and exist as a woman in the country. Raised abroad before moving to Mumbai, Rayyan was left unmapped on the voter lists because her parents did not vote in 2002. The only way for her to complete her progeny mapping is to provide either her grandfather’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) card or her father’s birth certificate. However, after coming out to her family, Rayyan has been estranged from her extended relatives. Her father’s documents,…

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