No insurace if you aren't male or female
» Transgendered
There are forms of discrimination you’ve probably never envisaged.
Janaki makes a meagre living by predicting people’s future in a village near the town of Vellore in Tamil Nadu. She is deeply angry at the moment.
She argues that the insurance firm’s policies cover damage and loss to sheep, cows, crops and even buildings.
She wants to know that if she is eligible to vote, and have a ration card, why can’t she get insurance cover?
A bizarre instance of literal mindedness.
But a senior official who requested anonymity told the BBC that, according to the company rules, only men or women can apply for insurance.
He said that, going strictly by the rules, applications from eunuchs are normally rejected.
