The Misconceptions Around Menstruation And The Internet
Written by Ahendrila Goswami The copious amount of information available on the world wide web about any and every topic can be very overwhelming at any given time. In my teenage years, when the...
View Article“Basket Of Excreta On Women’s Heads Is Put There By Only Caste And Patriarchy”
“I took my youngest son with me to work. He had a job at the flour mill. The owner saw a broom in his hands and removed him from the job, saying that he is a Bhangi,” says a woman sanitation worker...
View Articleकोरोना काल में शिक्षा से सम्बंधित लड़कियों के अपने अनुभव
Covid-19 का नाम आते ही दिमाग में एक तरह का करंट दौड़ जाता है। विकास तो दूर की बात है, हर ओर विनाश और तबाही का मंज़र याद आता है। पूरा विश्व इस महामारी से जूझ रहा है। जीवन लीलाएं निगल चुकी इस महामारी ने...
View ArticleEver Wondered What The Greeks Wrote About Menstruation?
Written by Sinjini Bhattacharya Imagine being on your period, with unbelievably painful cramps and constant discomfort. You’ve already had three bars of chocolate, and your monthly supply of Nutella is...
View Articleअपने निश्चित तापमान से चार गुणा अधिक गर्म हो चुकी है पृथ्वी
हमारी धरती के अलावा ब्रह्मांड में कहां पर जीवन संभव है, यह आज भी किसी को पता नहीं है। जिस धरती पर हम रहते हैं, वह भी अपने आप में रहस्य से भरी हुई है। इसके बारे में कहा जाता है कि यह पहले आग का गोला थी।...
View ArticleIs Your ‘Friendly’ Sanitary Pad The Cause Of Cancer?
Written by: Manjima Tarafdar Hygiene is one of the most vital unsaid rules of menstruation, which most of us forget. I remember during my early years how I would use a single sanitary napkin for more...
View ArticleBlood, Blood Everywhere, Not A Pad To Absorb: Ways To Make An Emergency...
Written by: Olipriya Roy Aunt flow is somehow, somewhere always around the corner and often decides to pop up unexpectedly. Sometimes, it catches us unguarded — without any sanitary product available...
View ArticleModi Government’s ‘Historic Measure’ Is Just A Band-Aid For Manual Scavengers
“My identity is of a Hindutva Wadi (one who follows Hindutva ideology), but I say build toilets before you build temples.” These are the words of our Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But even...
View Articleअगर इस क्विज़ में आपका स्कोर 7/9 आया तो भारत की शिक्षा के बारे में आपकी समझ...
COVID-19 महामारी में बंद पड़े स्कूलों ने दुनिया भर की 20 मिलियन लड़कियों के भविष्य को खतरे में डाल दिया है। उनमें से लाखों भारत में ही हैं। लड़कियां पहले से ही समान शिक्षा प्राप्त करने के लिए संघर्ष...
View ArticleGender Inclusivity, Sanitary Kits, Clean Washrooms: All That’s Missing From...
Written by: Olipriya Roy When Atticus Finch from To kill a Mockingbird said, ‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb in his skin and walk...
View ArticleFighting For Child Rights And For Herself, Meet Fiza Yusuf Sheikh
How do we measure merit and accomplishment? Why is the applause reserved only for the rank holders and successful students? Is academic success the only criteria of meritocracy? When you meet the...
View Article‘Menstruating Woman Rots Flower Plants’ And More Myths About Periods In 19th...
Before the 19th century, Indian doctors barely realized that periods were associated with ovulation and the menstrual cycle. It was often thought that women needed to bleed in order to cool their...
View ArticleHow This Teenager In A Rajasthani Village Has Motivated 100’s Of Girls To...
Western Rajasthan is known for its beautiful sand dunes. But harsh climate, formidable distances and water scarcity pose a lot of hardships and challenges for the people living in this part of the...
View ArticleThe Absent Struggles And Lived Experiences Of Sanitation Workers From...
Trigger warning: Caste-based discrimination It has been seventeen years living in Bengal and now as a teenager, pretty cautious about the daily news, let me be absolutely honest about how many times I...
View Article7 Decades And This Generational Cycle Of Oppression Continues To Live On
I clean toilets in 20 houses every day. I use a tin plate and broom to remove the excrement that has collected in the toilet, I collect the excrement in a basket, and then I take it and throw it away....
View ArticleI Asked 3 Students Their Experiences Of Casteism And It Was Revealing!
The constitution-makers of India addressed the historical oppression of the oppressed communities due to the caste system by adopting various welfare policies. The motto of these policies was to make...
View ArticleMeeting The Iron Requirements Of Adolescents During COVID-19
More than half of all adolescent girls in India, 64 million, suffer from anaemia [1]. Anaemia due to iron deficiency can lead to cognitive impairments related to attention span, intelligence and...
View ArticleCaste, Class, Gender: The Missing Pieces In India’s Manual Scavenging Solution
Women and girls represent half of the world’s population. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieve a peaceful society. But let me just break it down to you,...
View ArticleHow Safe Is It To Take Medications For Delaying Your Period?
Many women would appreciate being able to control their period cycle, especially if it occurs at an inconvenient time. Although menstruation is a biological phenomenon and its occurrence or absence...
View Articleकाफी अलग और चुनौतीपूर्ण होती है हम Menstruators की दुनिया
Menstruation, माहवारी या कहें तो पीरियड्स आजकल हर कोई इस बारे में बातचीत करता है। 5 फरवरी को Menstrual Health and Awareness Day होता है। अब आप सोच रहे होंगे कि Menstrual Health and Awareness Day है...
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