India's first transgender college principal resigns

India's first transgender college principal has resigned over non- cooperation from a section of teachers and students in her academic institution.

Manabi Bandopadhyay quit from the Krishnagar Women's College in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal's Nadia district, nearly one-and-a-half years after being appointed principal, local media reported Friday.

While the 51-year-old, who underwent a series of operations in 2003-2004 to become a woman, has alleged non-cooperation from some teachers and students, some teaching staff have also levelled the same allegation against the principal, the reports said.

"All of my colleagues went against me. Some of the students went against me. I tried to bring back discipline and an atmosphere of education in the college," Bandopadhyay was quoted as saying.

Though most of India's estimated two million transgender people face discrimination, things have been getting better.

In 2009, India's independent Election Commission allowed transgenders to choose their gender as "other" on ballot forms. And in 2014, the Supreme Court declared the transgender community as a third gender and ordered the government to provide them with quotas in jobs and education. Endit