Heidi Saadiya is a journalist, transgender rights activist and a YouTuber.[1] She is known for being Kerala's first transgender national television newsreader on Kairali TV.[2][3][4] Saadiya is the first trans woman journalism student in the state.[5]
Heidi Saadiya | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chavakkad, Guruvayoor, India |
| Education | Institute of Journalism |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit | Kairali TV |
Early life
editSaadiya was born into an orthodox Muslim family at Chavakkad in Thrissur district of Kerala and she grew up in Ponnani, Malappuram.[3] At the age of ten, she realised that her sexual identity. She told The News Minute that "I had a condition called gynecomastia". She was disowned by her family who rejected her gender identity, at the age of 18. She left her home, and has not been in contact with her family since then.[6]
Career
editSaadiya started her career as a trainee journalist on Kairali TV in August 2019.[6][7] On 2 September 2019 her first live broadcast was about the Chandrayaan-2 moon lander.[8]
Personal life
editIn 2019, Saadiya began a romantic relationship with Atharv and he proposed marriage.[7] On 26 January 2020, Saadiya married Atharv at TDM Hall in Ernakulam on the 71st Republic Day under the Special Marriage Act. The wedding was jointly organised by Sri Sathya Sai Orphanage Trust and Ernakulam NSS Karayogam.[9]
In July 2022, Saadiya declared that the couple had divorced through her official YouTube channel.[10]
References
edit- ^ "2016ലാണ് ഞാന് സര്ജറി ചെയ്തതെന്ന് ഹെയ്ദി സാദിയ! അന്നത്തേക്കാളും അഡ്വാന്സായിട്ടുള്ള സൗകര്യങ്ങള് ഇന്നുണ്ട്! എല്ലാം തുറന്നുപറഞ്ഞതിന് നിങ്ങളോട് ബഹുമാനം തോന്നുന്നുവെന്ന കമന്റ്! വീഡിയോ വൈറല്". Samayam News (in Malayalam). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Press Trust of India (3 September 2019). "Kerala gets its first transperson broadcast journalist". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b MS Vidyanandan (26 July 2019). "Heidi Saadiya is born to win". New Indian Express. Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Vishnu Varma (3 September 2019). "Meet Heidi Saadiya, Kerala's first transwoman TV journalist". New Indian Express. Tiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ TNN (26 July 2018). "They welcomed her with open arms". Times of India. Tiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ a b Shiba Kurian (2 September 2019). "Trans woman journalist Heidi Saadiya makes debut as TV news reporter in Kerala". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b Unnikrishnan S (23 August 2019). "Wedding bells ring for Kerala transgender pair". New Indian Express. Tiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Meet Heidi Saadiya, Kerala's first transwoman journalist". Femina. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ ANI (26 January 2020). "Kerala Transgender Journalist Marries In Ernakulum On Republic Day". New Indian Express. Ernakulum. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Aswini P (27 July 2022). "അതെ ഞങ്ങള് കുറച്ച് കാലങ്ങളായി വേര്പിരിഞ്ഞാണ് താമസിയ്ക്കുന്നത്, പക്ഷെ വിവാഹ മോചിതരായിട്ടില്ല എന്ന് ഹെയ്ദി സാദിയ, വേര്പിരിയാനുണ്ടായ കാരണം എന്താണെന്ന് ചോദിച്ചപ്പോള് ഹെയ്ദിയുടെ മറുപടി?". Samayam News (in Malayalam). Ernakulum. Retrieved 8 August 2022.