Is There A Patriarchal Undertone To The ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ Scheme?
India has been the home of 1/3 rd of the ten-million child-brides in the world. The desire for male-child as a legacy in India is institutionalised by existing hierarchical cultural understanding. This...
View ArticlePeriod Panties To Cloth Pads; Here Are 5 Period Products For You!
Among India’s 355 million menstruating people, only 58% use sanitary napkins or pads regularly, while the rest resort to mostly using unhygienic traditional alternatives such as old rags, sand, husk,...
View Article3 Mistakes In 3 Phases: How Tejashwi Yadav Missed The Bus In Bihar
When I disagreed with the opinion polls on the Bihar Assembly election ( C-Voter predicted NDA to win 160 seats and CSDS predicted 133-143 seats for NDA) through my article on this platform, many of my...
View ArticleIf A Goddess’ Yoni Is Celebrated And Worshipped, Why Is My Period Stigmatised?
India! A big nation of 1.33 billion people where about 48% of the population are women who bleed five days every month, out of which only around 57% use sanitary napkins. We all have to agree that...
View ArticleMary Beatrice Davidson Kenner: A Forgotten Inventor Who Revolutionized Period
In today’s scenario, we are all showing extreme concern towards periods, related health issues, and awareness around the same. The openness is evident in the moves taken by each person in society to...
View ArticleWho Should Take The Responsibility For Climate Change: Developing Or...
Year after year, we’re setting a new record of the greatest heat waves, the most glaciers melting and the greatest droughts. The past 20 years have been the hottest in Earth’s history since life...
View Article“दलित होने के कारण पटाखा फोड़ने पर मुझे पीट दिया गया”
मैं दलित समुदाय से आता हूं। क्या मेरा दलित होना पाप है? हिन्दुस्तान में हम समानता की बातें ज़रूर करते हैं मगर समानता की ये बातें सिर्फ सुनने में ही अच्छी लगती हैं। हम दलितों के लिए ना तो समानता की...
View Article“पहले पीरियड के बाद अचार छूना और मंदिर जाना मेरे लिए वर्जित हो गया”
मैं स्वभाव से अंतर्मुखी (इनट्रोवर्ट) हूं। इसलिए अपनी भावनाओं और तकलीफों को व्यक्त करना मेरे लिए हमेशा से ही एक चिंता का विषय रहा है। मेरे पीरियड का सफर 13 साल की उम्र में शुरू हुआ। पीरियड्स के बारे में...
View ArticleExplained: What India’s New Labour Codes Mean For Women And Persons With...
Written by: Megha Chandra On September 19, 2020, the new Labour Codes were passed which are fated to be brought into force by the end of 2020. These Labour Codes seek to consolidate a myriad of labour...
View ArticleSanitation And Health Fund To Be Launched By UN Leaders On Nov 17
The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund will be launched during an online event on November 17, 2020. The event will be seeking $2 billion over the coming five years to provide a 21st-century solution to the...
View ArticleWhy Climate Change Is Causing Girls To Drop Out Of School
In the 21 st century, climate change is the principal threat to humanity. The impact of climate change cuts across different sectors, regions, races and genders. As policy-makers seek ways to mitigate...
View Article“A Bihari Must Leave Bihar To Make It”: Will Things Ever Change In This ‘Land...
The Indian political landscape saw yet another extraordinary cliffhanger as the elections were down to the wire in an episodic battle. The whole country had their eyes on the Bihar election because of...
View ArticleFrom Goakars To Chaupadis – We Love Isolating Menstruating Women In Period Huts
Several taboos surrounding menstruation are prevalent in India, but a new height of taboo would be reached if there was a complete abandonment of an individual when they menstruate. According to the...
View ArticleWhy Does Our Fight Against Period-Based Stigma NOT Include Dalit Women?
“239. A Kandala, a village pig, a cock, a dog, a menstruating woman, and a eunuch must not look at the Brahmanas while they eat.” – Manusmriti The taboo around menstruation is a topic that finds its...
View ArticleElections In Bihar Are Over: What Happens Now?
Bihar election went through a lot of ups and downs and we saw nailbiting rivalries between the political parties for each and every vote. But, let the bygones be bygone. It doesn’t matter which side...
View ArticleWhy Don’t Periods Get The Same Status As Motherhood In Our Pop-Culture?
While women have been menstruating since the dawn of time, we rarely see any on-screen mention of it in pop-culture. Media and pop culture have been seen creating and nurturing the old ideas in society...
View ArticleBihar Elections 2020: Nitish’s Shot At Power, Yet Again
Nitish babu might have taken a shot by power by bargaining and becoming the Bihar chief minister once again. NDA won with a wafer-thin majority somehow managing to cross the halfway mark but did...
View ArticleWith Two Deputy CMs, Including The First Woman, Bihar Celebrates Many ‘Firsts’
The battle may be over in Bihar with the election results being announced but the war continues. Although Janata Dal leader Nitish Kumar leads the cabinet with the post of the Chief Minister, a large...
View ArticleThe Pollution Predicament: We Can’t Rely On The Govt To Save Us Anymore
Winter has finally come! I welcome you all to the season of some serious yet amusing headlines. “ दिल्ली की हवा में घुला ज़हर”, “दिल्ली बना गैस चेंबर”, “प्रदूषण की मार, कहां है सरकार?”, “Breathing is...
View Article5 Cases Of Violence That Show Us Why Parents Are Afraid Of Sending Girls To...
Trigger Warning: Violence* By Kritika Bhambhry For Azad India Foundation Fear Of Safety Nine out of ten girls are completing their primary education internationally, but only three out of four are...
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