Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli is an Indian transgender activist, RTI activist, singer and motivational speaker. She intervened in the “Suresh Kumar Kaushal & Other vs Naz Foundation & Others” case in the Supreme Court in 2014 in which she highlighted the deleterious effects of conversion or reparative therapy on queer people through her affidavit.
Early life and career
Assigned male at birth, Vyjayanti is from Hyderabad. Vyjayanti had a rough childhood where she was prone to school abuse, conversion therapy, bullying and assault. In an interview, Vyjayanti said "They couldn’t understand (it), nor were they willing to understand, for them it was some unproductive rubbish, some trash that they had to deal with". Talking about how she tackled the journey, Vyjayanti said "Though I am not a voracious reader, there are a few books that have influenced me greatly".
Vyjayanti had been working in the corporate sector for 17 years and been associated with organizations like TISS, Bhumika, Anveshi and Centre For Law And Policy Research, Bangalore.
In 2015, Vyjayanti was stopped from a movie while visiting GVK mall in Hyderabad. Vyjayanti said "We were waiting next to the ticket counter and there were easily more than 50 people at the spot. But the guard, who said he was doing his duty and checking people with suspicious behavior, singled us out. And it was quite obvious why".
