A school teacher in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district changed her gender to marry her student. For love, Meera, a physical education teacher, changed her gender and now goes by Aarav Kuntal. And Aarav took this step for Kalpana.
Meera was posted as a physical education teacher at a government school in Bharatpur where Kalpana was enrolled. Speaking to India Today, Kalpana recalled how she fell in love with Meera while in school.
“Meera was our physical education teacher at the school. I fell in love then. And three years ago, Meera changed her gender and now is Aarav. We got married after both our families consented to the match,” Kalpana said.
Talking about the gender change, Aarav Kuntal said that he always wished to change his gender. “I always wished to undergo surgery to change my gender. I had my first surgery in December 2019,” said Aarav Kuntal.
Bharatpur, Rajasthan | Teacher undergoes gender change surgery to become a male & marry a student
“I always wished to undergo surgery to change my gender. I had my first surgery in December 2019,” says Aarav Kuntal, a teacher who changed his gender pic.twitter.com/S70JGrprwr — ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) November 8, 2022
Between 2019 and 2021, Aarav underwent gender change surgery and once the process was over, Aarav and Kalpana got married with both their families’ blessings. The couple got married just two days back and both families seemed happy with the match.
Aarav has four elder sisters but no brother. Speaking to India Today, Aarav said, “I have four older sisters, all married. When I was a girl, I used to feel that I was a boy and not a girl.”
Talking about the difficulties that Aarav had to face following the gender change, he said, “Everything is fine, but at present there is a lot of trouble changing names on job papers and paperwork involving change in gender from female to male.”
Aarav’s father, Biri Singh, said, “I had five girls and no son. Meera, who is the youngest, lived like a boy even though she was a girl. All her actions were like a boy, and he used to play with boys. Now she has changed her gender and has become a boy. I am very glad that Aarav is happy and is now married.”
(With inputs from Suresh Foujdar)
