Shreegauri (Gauri) Sawant is a transgender activist from Mumbai, India.
[8] She was a petitioner in the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) case (National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India) in which the Supreme Court recognised transgender as the third gender.
Sawant said in an interview that she had adopted her after her biological mother, a sex worker who died from AIDS, left her alone to be sold in the sex-trafficking industry.
[11] In 2017, Sawant was featured in an advertisement by Vicks as part of the company's "Touch of Care" campaign.
[3] A TV series named Taali on JioCinema featuring Sushmita Sen in the role of Gauri Sawant.