Varnapakittu, the State Transgender Art and Cultural Festival being organised by the Social Justice department, will be held in the capital on October 15 and 16.
Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Minister for Social Justice R. Bindu said that the festival, being organised with a tagline 'Nammalil Njangalumund', was aimed at nurturing the creative talents of transgender persons and bringing them to the mainstream.
Ms. Bindu will inaugurate the festival at the Ayyankali Hall on Saturday at 10 a.m. The competitions will be held across three venues at the Ayyankali Hall and the University College. General Education Minister V. Sivankutty will preside over the function in which Minister for Local Self Governments M.B. Rajesh will be the chief guest. Ahead of the festival, a colourful procession will be organised from Museum Junction to the University College on Friday from 4 p.m. onwards.
