Hijras, Lovers, BrothersWinner, 2023 Bernard S. Cohn Prize, Association for Asian Studies Winner, 2021 Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences Winner, 2021 Ruth Benedict Prize, Association for Queer Anthropology Honorable Mention, 2023 Anne Bolin & Gil Herdt Book Prize, Human Sexuality & Anthropology Interest Group Hijras, one of Indias third gendered or trans populations, have been an enduring presence in the South Asian imaginationin myth, in ritual, and in