Patna’s Monika Das became the state icon of the Election Commission, has created history by becoming the country’s first transgender banker

Patna, State Bureau. Monika Das, popularly known as Stylish Transgender of Bihar, has been made State Icon by the State Election Commission to ensure active participation of Mangalamukhi community in the election process. In the past, Monika Das has edited the election work as the first transgender presiding officer of the state in Bihar Assembly General Election 2020. Thirty-year-old Monica Das has scripted history by becoming the country’s first transgender banker.

Monika Das is currently an officer in Canara Bank in Patna. The life story of Monika Das has been full of struggles. Monica had told in an interview that when she was three years old, she came to know about being transgender. Monica’s father named her Gopal. Being a transgender, he had to face humiliation from home to outside. The brothers were ashamed of him. Childhood passed between taunts. No one used to make friends in childhood. Everyone used to joke together.

Monika Das tells that she is very beautiful in appearance. Although, in childhood, the movements and speech were like boys, but their personality was like girls. According to Monica, from a long time ago she wanted to live like a girl. Monica tells that during school days, class-mates used to make fun of her.

Because of all this, Monica remained quite isolated. When class-mates used to taunt her, she used to cry a lot after coming home. However, she did not let her self-confidence break and decided to carve out her own identity as a transgender. She studied diligently and moved closer to success.

He studied up to 12th standard from Navodaya Vidyalaya. Then did graduation from Patna University. Monika Das is LLB from Patna Law College. His father Bhagwan Das Dholi was a sales tax officer, while mother Anima Rani Bhowmick is a retired BSNL employee. Monika’s two brothers are in bank and two do private jobs.

Courtesy: Jagran

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