Agniva Lahiri  Agniva Lahiri (22 August 1979 – 20 September 2016) was an Indian LGBT social activist from Kolkata, who was active in promoting the causes of the transgender members of the community. Lahiri founded "People Like Us (PLUS) Kolkata", a Non Governmental Organization, in 2001 and served as its executive director. Lahiri was also associated with "Network of Asia Pacific Youth" as a coordinator for policy research and international advocacy. Agniva Lahiri was born on 22 August 1979, biologically a male, to a government servant and an economics school teacher, as the youngest of their three children, in Kolkata, India. Lahiri's early schooling was in Ramakrishna Mission Residential School and graduate studies at Asutosh College, Kolkata. Subsequently, Lahiri took master's degree in Bengali Literature from University of Calcutta and another master's degree in Sociology from Nagarjuna University, Kolkata and is pursuing higher studies at University of Melbourne. The realization that feminine emotions ruled within a biologically male body came to Lahiri at a very early age. This drew a lot of criticism from Lahiri's teachers and fellow students. But the discriminatory treatments did not stop Lahiri from making the decision to accept oneself as the other gender. Lahiri died on 20 September 2016, reportedly due to liver failure. Agniva Lahiri's social career started with joining a forum called "Pratyay", a division of "Praajak", a gay support forum started in 1992 on Kolkata. Lahiri also started a newsletter called "Pratyay Arshi Nagar", with contributions even from the college faculty. The newsletter later grew to be a newspaper by name, Manashi. Lahiri's social activism was kickstarted by an incident on 7 December 2003, with the assault by a group of people. Lahiri filed a complaint with the local police who declined to register a formal case against the perpetrators. Lahiri and colleagues persisted and were successful in getting a First Information Report filed. Lahiri has been involved with the "Network of Asia Pacific Youth" as a coordinator in the research on "sexual culture and its relevance in the area of HIV intervention and prevention program". Lahiri's past associations are with UNICEF ROSA in 2002 on Child welfare, with "Gender and AIDS Training Institute" (GATI). and with UNFPA as a young researcher.