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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Six Pack Band<br />
| origin = [[Mumbai]], India<br />
| genre = [[Pop music|pop]]<br />
| years_active = 2016-present<br />
| current_members = <br />
* Fida Khan<br />
* Asha Jagtap<br />
* Ravina Jagtap<br />
* Chandni Suvarnakar<br />
* Komal Jagtap<br />
* Bhavika Patil}}<br />
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'''Six Pack Band''' is an [[Indian pop]] music group. The media has remarked that they are the first music group of all [[Hijra (South Asia)|hijra]] performers, with "hijra" translated as "transgender".<br />
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The band members are Asha Jagtap, Komal Jagtap, Ravina Jagtap, Fida Khan, Bhavika Patil, and Chandni Suvarnakar.<ref name="Tiwari 2016">{{cite web |last1=Tiwari |first1=Soumya Vajpayee |title=Six Pack Band: Meet the members of India’s first transgender group |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/six-pack-band-meet-the-members-of-india-s-first-transgender-group/story-n5kAXBrIVRZLDXNdbWNaOJ.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=9 July 2016}}</ref> Each of them has shared biographical information about themselves.<ref name="Tiwari 2016"/><br />
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India was in the midst of media attention and popular support for the repeal of [[Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code]] when the band formed in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Badar |first1=Kashish |title=A voice for the community |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-voice-for-the-community/article8199084.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=5 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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When the band came to media attention they already had 5 music videos available online in YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |author1=FPJ Bureau |title=Story of six pack band, a troupe made up of resilient fighters |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/story-of-six-pack-band-a-troupe-made-up-of-resilient-fighters |website=Free Press Journal |language=en |date=27 November 2016}}</ref><br />
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[[Brooke Bond]] tea has featured the band in their advertisements.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tewari |first1=Saumya |title=Red Label breaks transgender stereotypes in new campaign |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/advertising/red-label-breaks-transgender-stereotypes-in-new-campaign-11583303502340.html |website=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |language=en |date=4 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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In a 2020 episode the podcast ''De Taali-Life of a Transgender'' profiled the band.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Datta |first1=Sravasti |title=A podcast that delves into the lives of transgenders |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/a-podcast-that-delves-into-the-lives-of-transgenders/article31452065.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Hijra (South Asia)]]<br />
[[Category:Transgender-related music]]<br />
[[Category:Indian pop music groups]]</div>->Bearcat