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	Narthaki Nataraj was stopped at many airports as her passport denoted the alphabet "U" for her gender. In 2002, she took part in one of the earliest campaigns for the rights of transgender people. She pursued [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Union Home Ministry]] to change the alphabet "U", representing [[~~Eunuch\|eunuchs~~]] for [[Hijra (South Asia)\|transgender people in India]] to alphabet "F", representing female.<ref name=":3" />		Narthaki Nataraj was stopped at many airports as her passport denoted the alphabet "U" for her gender. In 2002, she took part in one of the earliest campaigns for the rights of transgender people. She pursued [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Union Home Ministry]] to change the alphabet "U", representing [[eunuch]]s for [[Hijra (South Asia)\|transgender people in India]] to alphabet "F", representing female.<ref name=":3" />

	She also took part in the fight to replace the derogatory Tamil word ''aravani'' with ''thirunangai'', meaning "supreme woman") in the official circulars of the Tamil Nadu government.<ref name=":3" /> In November 2019, the government has changed the denomination to use the old word of ''moondram paalinathavar''.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=24 November 2019\|title=Tamil Nadu govt. suspends use of word 'thirunangai'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/govt-suspends-use-of-word-thirunangai/article30064387.ece\|access-date=7 June 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		She also took part in the fight to replace the derogatory Tamil word ''aravani'' with ''thirunangai'', meaning "supreme woman") in the official circulars of the Tamil Nadu government.<ref name=":3" /> In November 2019, the government has changed the denomination to use the old word of ''moondram paalinathavar''.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=24 November 2019\|title=Tamil Nadu govt. suspends use of word 'thirunangai'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/govt-suspends-use-of-word-thirunangai/article30064387.ece\|access-date=7 June 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Indian dancer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Narthaki Nataraj
| image = File:Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-2011 to Smt. Narthaki Natraj for Bharatnatyam, at the investiture ceremony of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards-2011.jpg
| caption = Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-2011 to Narthaki Nataraj
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1964|07|06|df=y}}<ref name="Gov">{{Cite web|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=671&at=2|title=CUR_TITLE|website=sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Madurai]], Tamil Nadu, India
| nationality = 
| occupation = Dancer
}}

'''Narthaki Nataraj''' is a transgender [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer. In 2019, she was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], making her the first transgender woman to be awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=31 January 2019|title=Padma Shri Awarded On Merit, Not Transgender Identity: Narthaki Nataraj|work=NDTV|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/narthaki-nataraj-says-padma-shri-awarded-on-merit-not-transgender-identity-1985889|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>

==Early life==
Narthaki Nataraj was born in [[Madurai]], Tamil Nadu and is designated male at birth. She became aware of her feminine side at the age of 10. She found dance to be the only way of expressing herself. Owing to societal pressures and stigma, she ran away from her home at the age of 12.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=K V|first=Navya|date=27 January 2019|title=It only takes passion, self-confidence to achieve success: Padma awardee Narthaki Natraj|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/jan/27/it-only-takes-passion-self-confidence-to-achieve-success-narthaki-natraj-1930518.html|url-status=live|access-date=7 June 2021|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

She started her training in dance under Namanur Jeyaraman of the Tanjavur bani.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Narthaki Nataraj|url=https://www.sruti.com/index.php?route=archives/artist_details&artId=298|url-status=live|access-date=7 June 2021|website=Sruti}}</ref> She later became a disciple of [[K. P. Kittappa Pillai]] in 1984, who was a direct descendant of the [[Thanjavur Quartet]]. She stayed with him and learnt dance for 15 years.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
Narthaki Nataraj took the name "Narthaki" during her debut performance as a woman in 1983.<ref name=":2" /> She worked as a demonstration assistant to Kittappa Pillai in Tanjore [[Tamil University]].<ref name=":1" /> She started her school Narthaki Nritya Kalalaya in Madurai to take her guru's vision forward. In 2000, she moved to Chennai and has been a full time professional dancer since then.<ref name=":2" />

She specialises in the Tanjore based Nayaki Bhava tradition. Along with her friend Shakti Bhaskar, she had set up a dance school, Velliambalam Nadana Kalai Koodam, in Chennai and Madurai. She trains students from India and abroad in the traditional repertoire of Thanjavur Quartets.<ref name=":1" /> The school has branches in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada.''<ref name=":2" />''

She along with her friend, Shakti, has been conducting annual workshops at the government department of music in Oslo. They teach Indian and Norwegian students the ''Tevaram'', ''Tiruppugazh'' and ''Tiruvachakam.<ref name=":2" />''

Her life and journey has been included as a lesson in the 11th standard Tamil text book by the Tamil Nadu government in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kolappan|first=B|date=9 June 2018|title=Transgenders find a place in Tamil textbook for Plus One|newspaper=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/transgenders-find-a-place-in-tamil-textbook-for-plus-one/article24125352.ece|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref> In 2019, she was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], making her the first transgender woman to be awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award.<ref name=":0" />

== Social reforms ==
Narthaki Nataraj was stopped at many airports as her passport denoted the alphabet "U" for her gender. In 2002, she took part in one of the earliest campaigns for the rights of transgender people. She pursued [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Union Home Ministry]] to change the alphabet "U", representing [[Eunuch|eunuchs]] for [[Hijra (South Asia)|transgender people in India]] to alphabet "F", representing female.<ref name=":3" />

She also took part in the fight to replace the derogatory Tamil word ''aravani'' with ''thirunangai'', meaning "supreme woman") in the official circulars of the Tamil Nadu government.<ref name=":3" /> In November 2019, the government has changed the denomination to use the old word of ''moondram paalinathavar''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 November 2019|title=Tamil Nadu govt. suspends use of word 'thirunangai'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/govt-suspends-use-of-word-thirunangai/article30064387.ece|access-date=7 June 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Kalaimamani]] Award of Tamil Nadu Government in 2007<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sai|first=Veejay|date=29 April 2016|title=On World Dance Day, meet the transgender superstar of Bharatanatyam|url=https://scroll.in/article/807183/on-world-dance-day-meet-the-transgendered-superstar-of-bharatanatyam|url-status=live|access-date=6 June 2021|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Nritya Choodamani Award from Krishna Gana Sabha in 2009<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 December 2009|title=Awards and titles|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/Awards-and-titles/article16852560.ece|access-date=6 June 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2011<ref name=":1" />
*Vetri Award from [[University of Madras]] in 2013<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Janardhanan|first=Arun|date=28 January 2013|title=University of Madras presents Vetri Award to dancer Narthaki|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/university-of-madras-presents-vetri-award-to-dancer-narthaki-nataraj/articleshow/18220765.cms|access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
* Honorary Doctorate from [[Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology|Periyar Maniammai University]] 2016<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chakrapani|first=Saranya|date=13 October 2016|title=Narthaki Nataraj to get honorary doctorate|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Narthaki-Nataraj-to-get-honorary-doctorate/articleshow/54822803.cms|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations|ICCR]] Empanelled Dance Artist in Outstanding Category 2017<ref>http://iccr.gov.in/sites/default/files/RLIST2017.pdf</ref>
*Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2019<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official|http://www.narthakinataraj.com}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
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