Written Chinese only gained a distinct feminine pronoun, 她, in the 1920s, and 他 (he), 她 (she) and the proposed gender-inclusive TA are all pronounced tā in Mandarin. That means a sentence can refer to someone without revealing gender in speech. Queer Chinese speakers have proposed several gender-inclusive forms, and in a survey of more than 100 people across 12 countries, TA was the most recognised, known by 97% of respondents. Among gender-diverse respondents it was the favourite at 70%, and many women used it alongside feminine forms. Respondents praised it for matching how the word already sounds, while new character-based options faced obstacles because they cannot yet be typed in Unicode.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.