Badai – A Celebration of Blessings and Identity

Join us for Badai which highlights a vibrant and historic tradition of the Hijra community, where blessings are offered through song, dance, music, and presence during life’s auspicious moments. Rooted in a lineage that blends spirituality, performance, and social connection, Badai reflects the community’s dignity, resilience, and enduring cultural role.

Recognised for embodying both masculine and feminine energies, Hijras have long been invited to bless births, weddings, house warmings, and other milestones. Their performances—spontaneous songs, rhythmic claps, dholak beats, and expressive dance—create a shared space of joy, storytelling, and celebration. Drawing from folk forms, improvised verses, and contemporary influences, Badai remains a living, adaptive cultural practice.

This stage programme brings the essence of Badai to contemporary audiences, not as entertainment alone but as an invitation to understand and honour the community’s artistic and social contributions.

Badai is a tribute to the Hijra community’s living heritage — a celebration of blessings, identity, and the joy of shared humanity.