Apsara Reddy

Apsara Reddy is an Indian transgender woman who is an Indian politician and journalist. Her previous name was Ajay Reddy.[1] She was appointed as the national general secretary of All India Mahila Congress by Rahul Gandhi on 8 January 2019.[2]

Early life and education

Reddy has a BA degree in Journalism from Monash University and an MA in Broadcasting with a special focus on Developmental Economics from the City University in London. She was the Overseas Students Service's President at Monash University.[3]

Career

Reddy has worked with the BBC World Service, The Hindu, Commonwealth Secretariat in London,[4] New Indian Express and Deccan Chronicle. She has written columns on topics including consumerism, politics, celebrity lifestyles and education. She has interviewed Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Ex PM Australia John Howard, F1 racer Michael Schumacher, AR Rahman, and Hollywood star Nicolas Cage. She has also covered the tsunami from Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia.[5]

Reddy has had a television show in Tamil Nadu. She has also worked at the Indian Consulate in Melbourne as a media adviser to the Consulate General, Dr. T.J. Rao.

Reddy also worked briefly with UNICEF to launch a health campaign across Tamil Nadu.

Starting in 2013,she hosted a Tamil show Natpudan Apsara which aired on Thanthi TV. In May 2016, she joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and holds the position of spokesperson as of date.[6] Previously, she had joined Bharatiya Janata Party in February 2016.[7][8][9]

She has also spoken at various high-profile platforms including the European Parliament Session in Madrid, The World Pride Summit, UNICEF and top institutions like Goldman Sachs, NASSCOM INDIA and even at Princeton University.

References
  1. ""எனக்கு நானே ஒரு கிஃப்ட்!" - அப்சரா ரெட்டி | அப்சரா ரெட்டி". www.vikatan.com/ (in Tamil). 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. "Congress appoints Apsara Reddy as the first transgender National General Secretary of AIMC". Newsd www.newsd.in. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. "Meet Apsara Reddy, Congress's first transgender women's wing general secretary". Qrius. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. "Apsara Reddy Becomes First Transgender Office-bearer In Congress's History". FIFTY SHADES OF GAY. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. "Congress appoints transgender activist Apsara Reddy as general secretary of its women wing". NewsX. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. "Chennai 360 – Chennaionline". chennaionline.com.
  7. "From lotus to two leaves in a jiffy". The Hindu. 11 May 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. Meet Apsara Reddy, latest sensational Politician from BJP
  9. Apr 2, Shilpa Vasudevan | TNN | Updated; 2016; Ist, 0:55. "Third gender pitches for lead role in politics - Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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