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Bol (Urdu: بول meaning Speak), is a 2011 Urdu-language Pakistani social drama film. It concerns a patriarch, Hakim, who is a misogynist, a domestic abuser, a bigot and a zealot who forces religion on his family. They face financial difficulties due to Hakim wanting a son.
"Urdu word“Hijra”is 'eunuch' commonly used translation is 'intersex (hermaphrodite)." "Another issue peculiar to India, in connection with intersex disorders, is that of the hijras." "The most widely used English translations of the word hijra, which is of Urdu origin, is either “eunuch” or “hermaphrodite” (intersexed)"
The literal meaning of Hijron ka Khanqah is a "Sufi spiritual retreat for eunuchs", with the word hijron (plural of hijra) more widely referring to a specific community of transgender women throughout the Indian subcontinent.
While the term is commonly used in South Asia, it is considered derogatory in Urdu and the term khawaja sara (خواجہ سرا) is used instead. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] They are sometimes referred to as transgender , intersex or eunuchs in English language publications. [ 33 ]
The Harem Ağası, head of the black eunuchs of the Ottoman Imperial Harem. A eunuch (/ ˈ juː n ə k / ⓘ YOO-nək) is a male who has been castrated. [1] Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. [2] The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the ...
On 22 June 2016, the Himachal Pradesh High Court recognised a guru-chela, or guru-shishya (गुरु-शिष्य, Sanskrit: [ˈɡuɾu ˈɕiʂjɐ]; Hindi: [ɡʊˈɾu: ˈʃɪʂjə]), relationship between two hijra (referred to as "eunuchs" in court documents) for the purpose of allowing the guru to claim the property of their late chela. [11]
Intersex people were historically termed hermaphrodites, "congenital eunuchs", [2] [3] or even congenitally "frigid". [4] Such terms have fallen out of favor, now considered to be misleading and stigmatizing. [5] Intersex people have been treated in different ways by different religions and cultures, and numerous historical accounts exist.
A regular trade in eunuchs developed with slaves being taken to locations in Spain or Africa to be castrated, as the practice of castration was forbidden for Muslims. Eunuchs were used as harem supervisors, as mediators or servile roles, but they could also rise to be trusted advisors or military commanders. [123]: 75