About the Book: The man who was a woman and other queer tales from Hindu lore is a compilation of traditional Hindu stories with a common thread: sexual transformation and gender metamorphosis. As the author states, and 0147, every culture has sacred narratives that capture its world view. Among them, one occasionally finds stories that seem to rupture the traditional discourse. This book compiles such ‘subversive’ Stories related to sex and gender from Hindu lore and 0148 to view an excerpt online.