Heidi Saadiya
| Heidi Saadiya | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chavakkad, Guruvayoor, India |
| 🏫 Education | Ideal International Institute of Education Institute of Journalism |
| 💼 Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | Kairali TV |
Heidi Saadiya is a journalist, actor, transgender rights activist and a youtuber. She is known for being Kerala's first transgender national television newsreader on Kairali TV.[1][2][3] Saadiya is the first transwoman journalism student in the state.[4]
Early life
Heidi was born into an orthodox Muslim family at Chavakkad in Thrissur district of Kerala and she grew up in Ponnani, Malappuram.[2] At the age of ten, she realised that her sexual identity. Heidi said to 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.[5]
Heidi completed here under graduation in bachelor or arts from Indira Gandhi National Open University[6] and post graduation from Institute of Journalism. She is the first transwoman journalist to graduate from the institution.[7]
Career
Saadiya started her career as a trainee journalist on Kairali TV. Later she was promoted and her first live was about Chandrayaan-2 lander.[8]
Personal life
In 2019, Heidi began a romantic relationship with Atharv and he proposed her on December.[9] On 26 January 2020, Heidi 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.[10]
In July 2022, Heidi declared that the couple is divorced through her official Youtube channel.[11]
References
- ↑ Press Trust of India (3 September 2019). "Kerala gets its first transperson broadcast journalist". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MS Vidyanandan (26 July 2019). "Heidi Saadiya is born to win". New Indian Express. Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ Vishnu Varma (September 3, 2019). "Meet Heidi Saadiya, Kerala's first transwoman TV journalist". New Indian Express. Tiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ TNN (Jul 26, 2018). "They welcomed her with open arms". Times of India. Tiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ Shiba Kurian (September 2, 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.
- ↑ "I am proud to be here today: Heidi Saadiya, Kerala's first transperson broadcast journalist". Edexlive. September 3, 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ↑ "Heidi Saadiya; Kerala's first trans woman broadcast journalist". Makthoob. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ↑ "Meet Heidi Saadiya, Kerala's first transwoman journalist". Femina. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ Unnikrishnan S (23 August 2019). "Wedding bells ring for Kerala transgender pair". New Indian Express. Tiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 8 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 (Jul 27, 2022). "അതെ ഞങ്ങള് കുറച്ച് കാലങ്ങളായി വേര്പിരിഞ്ഞാണ് താമസിയ്ക്കുന്നത്, പക്ഷെ വിവാഹ മോചിതരായിട്ടില്ല എന്ന് ഹെയ്ദി സാദിയ, വേര്പിരിയാനുണ്ടായ കാരണം എന്താണെന്ന് ചോദിച്ചപ്പോള് ഹെയ്ദിയുടെ മറുപടി?". Samayam News (in മലയാളം). Ernakulum. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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