Manjamma

Manjamma Jogathii (born Manjunatha Shetty; 20 May 1957), is an Indian theatre actress, singer and dancer of Jogathi Nritya, a folk dance form of North Karnataka. In 2019, she became the first transgender women to be the president of Karnataka Janapada Academy, state’s top institution for folk arts.^[1][2][3] In January 2021, Government of India announced Padma Shri award for her contribution to the field of folk arts.^[4][5]