Laxmi was the eldest born who was assigned male at birth into an orthodox Brahmin family in Thane, Maharashtra.

[6] In a video for Project Bolo she recalls meeting the first PhD trans student in India, Shabira.

However, this was short-lived as Maharashtra home minister RR Patil decided to shut down the city's dance bars.

[9] In 2002, she became president of the NGO DAI Welfare Society, the first registered and working organization for eunuchs in South Asia.

[10][11] Soon after, she left India for the first time and headed to Toronto, Canada for an Asia Pacific sex workers network.

[8] When Kavi started to appeal Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which made homosexuality a crime, Laxmi joined his team.

During a press conference with the media and Zee TV, she appeared in full makeup and women's clothing.

[12] Laxmi along with a legal agency had petitioned the court to recognize transgender as a third category on all documents.

Alongside this recognition, the courts have ordered the government to provide quotas in jobs and education similar to the ones for other minority groups in India.

[7] Governments were also ordered by apex courts to construct third washrooms and create health departments to care for transsexual medical needs.

[15] Tripathi is featured in Project Bolo, a documentary series about LGBT Indians that has been released on DVD.