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'''Anita Khemka''' (born 1972) is an Indian photographer.  
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'''Anita Khemka''' (born 1972) is an [[India]]n photographer.


Khemka is known for her work documenting India's third-sex [[Hijra (South Asia)|hijra]] community,<ref name="GRANTA">{{cite web |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Rana |title=Laxmi |url=https://granta.com/laxmi/ |website=Granta |date=30 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="MFAH">{{cite web |title=Anita Khemka X-Ray 5 |url=https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/141773/xray-5?ctx=2a1ee51662807824428b365cced7572a82df33a8&idx=1788 |website=mfah.org}}</ref><ref name="STRAIGHT">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Janet |title=Behind the probing lens |url=https://www.straight.com/behind-the-probing-lens |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en |date=14 September 2006}}</ref> Her work with Hijrah was documented in the 2006 film ''Between the Lines: India's Third Gender''.<ref name="STRAIGHT" /><ref name="VARIETY">{{cite web |last1=Weissberg |first1=Jay |title=Between the Lines: India’s Third Gender |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/between-the-lines-india-s-third-gender-1200516240/ |website=Variety |date=16 May 2006}}</ref>
Khemka is known for her work documenting India's third-sex [[Hijra (South Asia)|hijra]] community,<ref name="GRANTA">{{cite web |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Rana |date=30 April 2020 |title=Laxmi |url=https://granta.com/laxmi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326134115/https://granta.com/laxmi/ |archive-date=26 March 2024 |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[Granta]]}}</ref><ref name="MFAH">{{cite web |title=Anita Khemka X-Ray 5 |url=https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/141773/xray-5?ctx=2a1ee51662807824428b365cced7572a82df33a8&idx=1788 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326134116/https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/141773/xray-5?ctx=2a1ee51662807824428b365cced7572a82df33a8&idx=1788 |archive-date=26 March 2024 |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]]}}</ref><ref name="STRAIGHT">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Janet |date=14 September 2006 |title=Behind the probing lens |url=https://www.straight.com/behind-the-probing-lens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326134710/https://www.straight.com/behind-the-probing-lens |archive-date=26 March 2024 |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[The Georgia Straight]] |language=en}}</ref> Her work with hijra was documented in the 2006 film ''Between the Lines: India's Third Gender''.<ref name="STRAIGHT" /><ref name="VARIETY">{{cite web |last1=Weissberg |first1=Jay |date=16 May 2006 |title=Between the Lines: India's Third Gender |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/between-the-lines-india-s-third-gender-1200516240/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326134114/https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/between-the-lines-india-s-third-gender-1200516240/ |archive-date=26 March 2024 |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=2009 |title=[Back Cover] |url=https://rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2009.025c4.x |journal=[[Anthropology Today]] |language=en |volume=25 |issue=4 |doi=10.1111/j.1467-8322.2009.025c4.x |issn=0268-540X |jstor=25599031 |quote=The top image on the back cover is taken from <em>Between the lines</em>, a film by Thomas Wartman on India’s ‘third gender’ that follows photographer Anita Khemka as she explores the hidden <em>hijra</em> subculture of Bombay.|url-access=subscription }}</ref>


Her work is included in the collection of the [[Museum of Fine Arts Houston]].<ref name="MFAH"/>  
Her work is included in the collection of the [[Museum of Fine Arts Houston]].<ref name="MFAH"/>


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Anita Khemka
Born1972 (age 53–54)
OccupationPhotographer

Anita Khemka (born 1972) is an Indian photographer.

Khemka is known for her work documenting India's third-sex hijra community,[1][2][3] Her work with hijra was documented in the 2006 film Between the Lines: India's Third Gender.[3][4][5]

Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Dasgupta, Rana (30 April 2020). "Laxmi". Granta. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anita Khemka X-Ray 5". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, Janet (14 September 2006). "Behind the probing lens". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (16 May 2006). "Between the Lines: India's Third Gender". Variety. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "[Back Cover]". Anthropology Today. 25 (4). 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8322.2009.025c4.x. ISSN 0268-540X. JSTOR 25599031. The top image on the back cover is taken from Between the lines, a film by Thomas Wartman on India's 'third gender' that follows photographer Anita Khemka as she explores the hidden hijra subculture of Bombay.