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Childhood and Education

Pradhan was born in Katibageri village in Kandhmal district of Odisha; her father was a retired government officer, Balila Pradhan. According to Pradhan, she realized her gender identity was female, not male, when she was in class six. Pradhan has said that she was ridiculed throughout school, sexually abused in collage, and her abilities questioned when she joined the civil services. However, since she has proven herself and established her trans identity, she says "now things have become relatively easier." Pradhan is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. She also has a post graduate degree in public administration.

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