Bigg Boss Malayalam 5: Sexual Assault By Classmates, Torture By Police; Transgender Nadira Tells Her Life

Nadira Mehrin is one of the strongest contestants in Bigg Boss Malayalam season 5. Nadira is also one of the very few contestants who participates in all the games and issues on the show.

Now, Nadira Mehrin has revealed her life story in the 'My Story' segment of House. It was at the age of sixteen that Nadira first realised that her gender identity was not what others thought it to be. At the age of seventeen, Nadira opened up about it to others.

Nadira, who was even kicked out of the house, talked about the difficulties she experienced when she changed her identity from Najib to Nadira. Nadira says that she has even had the experience of being beaten with a police baton and kept in a cell. Nadira is a native of Thiruvananthapuram. She was born in Kasaragod.

I was born into a financially troubled family. Even as a child, I used to love talking to my cousin girls. At those times, you will always be treated as a child. I will try to use all my younger sister's costumes. In the fourth or fifth grade, I was warned by my parents not to do that.

I didn't have any friends to talk to in my childhood. I now understand that I still don't have one. I didn't even have a classmate who spoke to me. Then going to school became difficult. Because someone will make fun of me. I was bullied constantly. Because of this, I used to study at home instead of going to school.

I've been at a different school since 8th grade. It was a class of boys showing themselves to be heroes by attacking a weak child. At that time, I faced sexual assult from about eight boys. They pulled off my clothes, trying to see what my sexual organ was. After this, I went straight to the staff room.

But they advised me to cut my hair and talk like men. They said that I write on the blackboard like a girl. They also advised me to play cricket. At least the teachers could have tried to calm me down. When I reached tenth grade, my only wish was to somehow pass the final exam. That in itself was a big deal. How to pass if a child is not attending the class. Some luck was there, and I passed the exam.

Thoughts about love began at plus one plus two. That means I wanted to fall in love with a girl. But inside, there is no such feeling. It was because of my belief that if I fell in love with a girl, I would change and society would accept me.

I didn't feel love for any girl. Then, at that time, I started using a smartphone. That was the time I fell in love with another man I met through social media. It was true love; we used to go to the movies and all. But it didn't last long.

Maybe it's because he's someone who accepts me. Gradually, my personality began to emerge. My family learned about my identity through photos on social media. My father cried in front of me. I will never blame my family. Somewhere in my life, they have supported me immensely. I wouldn't exist without them.

I left my home at the age of 17. I had 70 rupees in my hand. Shyama from the trans community, whom I call mother, was there to help me then. My second life starts there. I believe my change from Najib to Nadira is a big deal, she said.

I used to do photo stories on social issues. It got millions of views. I was drinking tea with my friends in Kochi when the news about me broke in the Times of India. A car came and asked if it was Nadira. The person was a director, producer, or something. I got into the car to talk. When we started talking, he asked me my rate. I reacted furiously.

He drove the car to the police station with me inside. When I said that I was the one who had a complaint, the police asked me to move aside and verbally abused me. The complaint was that I trespassed in the car.

The police hit me with a lathi. Put me in the cell. I don't trust the media here. I don't trust the police either. I have no faith in those who say they can help us. Because they often misuse us, she said.