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To marry her love, Rajasthan teacher changes gender

Jaipur, Nov 08: Love, they say, can move mountains and a physical education teacher in Rajasthan, underwent a gender-affirming surgery in order to marry her student, Kalpana Fouzdar on Sunday.

Rajasthan teacher undergoes gender change surgery to marry student

The teacher now identified as Aarav Kuntal fell in love with a student Kalpana Fouzdar and underwent a sex change operation to marry her, as per media reports.

"Everything is fair in love and that is why I changed my gender," said Aarav Kuntal, teacher who changed his gender.

"I always wished to undergo surgery to change my gender. I had my first surgery in December 2019," said Aarav.

Aarav met Kalpana when she played kabaddi at the state level and is reportedly set to travel to Dubai for an international kabaddi tournament in January.

During their interaction, Aarav fell in love with Kalpana. Kalpana, the bride, also confessed her love for Aarav.

"I loved him from the start. Even if he had not done this surgery, I would have married him. I went with him for the surgery," Kalpana was quoted saying by NDTV.

Notably, their wedding, an unconventioanal in India was accepted by their parents.

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