Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju

Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju is an Indian actress, medical doctor, content creator, and transgender activist known for her works in Television, and Hindi cinema. She began her career as a primary care physician, and made her acting debut with the Made in Heaven romantic drama web series that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 8 March 2019.[1][2]

Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju
Born
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Alma materKasturba Medical College, Manipal
Occupation(s)Medical Doctor
Actress
Activist
Content Creator
Years active2021–present

Early life and work

Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju was born on 17 June 1997 in Bangalore, Karnataka into a Telugu/Bengali-speaking family.[3][4] She lived as a boy for twenty years. Her father Suresh Gummaraju is an engineer, and her mother Haima Haldar is an architect, and she has a younger brother Agastya Gummaraju who is a Computer Science engineer.[3][4] Dr. Trinetra completed M.B.B.S. in 2021.[5] She experienced gender dysphoria as a boy, and began presenting herself as female when she was a teenager and changed her first name to Trinetra, and went through sex reassignment surgery, her family moved to Bengaluru, and supported her through the process.[6] She suffered with gender incongruence, and depression tracing back to her younger years.[3][4]

Career

She focused on creating content through a mainstream representation of LGBTQIA+ people and bought awareness around transgender rights.[5] Her work has influenced towards lack of queer inclusive information in medical education and transgender phobia in medical colleges across India.[7] In 2022, she was listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 - Asia - Media, Marketing & Advertising. [8][9]

Filmography
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2023 Made in Heaven Meher Chaudhry Hindi Amazon Prime Video [10]

References
  1. "Zoya Akhtar's web series Made in Heaven to air on March 8, first look revealed". 17 January 2019.
  2. Entertainment, Quint (8 February 2022). "Dr Trinetra Featured on Forbes India Cover; Adarsh Gourav in '30 Under 30' List". TheQuint.
  3. "Meet Trinetra Haldar, Doctor And Actor Winning Hearts As Made In Heaven's Meher". NDTV.com.
  4. "Dr Trinetra Haldar: Transgender Influencer, Forbes 30 Under 30, Acting Debut With 'Made In Heaven 2'". BollywoodShaadis. 12 August 2023.
  5. Anil, Aswetha (7 June 2022). "This trans doctor has created a platform for voiceless and queer community". mint.
  6. "'Made in Heaven 2' actress Trinetra on transgender representation: I think it's very..." India Today.
  7. "Dr Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju Creator Stats, Biography | About Dr Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju". Forbes India.
  8. "Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju". Forbes.
  9. "Dr Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju: Empowering Others To Own Their Story". Forbes India.
  10. "All about Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju, trans doctor making debut with Made in Heaven season 2 - The Statesman".
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