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It is imperative that Hijras (Transgenders/Eunuchs) in India face severe insolence and it is because the society doesn’t accept their very existence and treat them like an alien community which doesn’t even deserve to live among and along with the other two accepted genders (Male and Female). Mahesh Dattani is the first Indo-English playwright who has won the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award and holds the pride as the only Indian dramatist who has increased his repute by venturing to pierce deep into the unexposed and untouched issues. He has been very successful in developing the plots which deal with the sufferings of the alienated and underrated groups of society and making his mark in the hearts of his audience by calling attention to the emotional pathos of the downgraded and undervalued sections of the society. This paper is an attempt to analyze the sufferings of Hijra community who are considered untouchable and treated with least respect. It also depicts the causes for the deprivations, alienation and hostilities which make Hijras feel excluded from the society and Dattani’s bold representation of these factors in the play.