| Shivin Ganesan is an Indian transgender model. |
| She gained fame in 2022 as a contestant on Star Vijay's Big Boss Tamil Season 6. |
| Born in Devakottai near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, Shivin comes from a Tamil family. |
| Dealing with gender dysphoria since childhood, she faced a mismatch between her biological sex and gender identity. |
| Growing up, she was the only boy in her family. |
| Her parents imposed restrictions on her when she revealed her gender orientation. |
| Due to her gender identity, her parents relocated her to Singapore. |
| Returning to India, she worked as a customer service representative at HCL Technologies in Chennai. |
| In 2021, she ventured into modeling and won the Miss Trans Star India pageant. |
| Although slated to represent India in Miss Trans Star International 2022 in Spain, her visa application was refused. |
| Shivin volunteers as a teacher at Teach For Change, an NGO. |
| During her time at an IT company in Chennai, she was in a two-year relationship that her mother ended abruptly. |
| She recounted a distressing incident where her parents confined and physically abused her. |
