After more than thirteen years in Human Services and Social Activism, he is more than ever convinced that lasting solutions to suffering can only be found spiritually. Most noted in the West is the Hijra , a Persian-influenced North Indian term. Joggapa is the South Indian languages' equivalent. South India's Joggapa are a caste of transgendered person predominantly at the transvestite side and sacerdotal in vocation. The Hijra lean towards the transsexual side, and labor in various vocations.
Individual variations are many.
The contemporary fading of caste is likely to effect added modifications to this schema, but this all only confirms the social construction behind gender.