A physical education teacher at a school in Rajasthan, named Meera who goes by the name Aarav Kuntal now, fell in love with a student Kalpana Fouzdar, underwent a sex change operation to marry her, as per media reports.

"Everything is fair in love and that is why I changed my gender," says Aarav.

The two met during physical education at school. Kalpana is a state level kabaddi player and is reportedly travelling to Dubai soon for an international kabaddi tournament in January.

Aarav adds he fell in love with Kalpana during their playground conversations and that he always wanted to be a boy. "I was born a girl but I always thought I was a boy. I always wished to undergo surgery to change my gender. I had my first surgery in December 2019," he said.

Kalpana on the other hand says that she had been in love with Aarav for long, and that she would have married him irrespective of her husband's choice to undergo a gender change surgery.

"I loved him from the start. Even if he had not done this surgery, I would have married him. I went with him for the surgery," Kalpana said.

Parents of the couple have wholeheartedly accepted their marriage, even though its unconventional and still rare in India.