#MyPeriodStory: Discussing Periods With Boys!
The disgusting myth and belief I have ever heard and experienced about periods is “IT’S A SHAMEFUL SUBJECT TO BE DISCUSSED WITH BOYS”. Few days back amidst this lockdown I was discussing the pain I...
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My Period Story: Taboos Don’t Have Boundaries Period taboos in Indian culture aren’t blocked by borders. I’m an American born Indian girl who also had to confront taboos associated with menstruation,...
View Article#MyPeriodStory: Bleeding Across Generations.
Periods”….so, what simmers into your mind whenever you hear of it? In most cases, it connotes a subtle fear that is to be veiled, oppressed and completely expunged from the humdrum of everyday...
View ArticleHere’s A #PeriodPaath On The Need To Switch To A Sustainable And Zero-Waste...
Seven years ago, I shifted to Delhi from the south of the country for higher education. It was very difficult to get a hostel in the initial allotments of my university, so one of my friends (my school...
View ArticleThis NGO In Bengal Is Teaching Girls How To Make Reusable Cloth Pads During...
Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) has been an emerging issue in rural India. The Sreema Period Project focuses on raising awareness of adolescent girls and women on MHM. Training groups of women to...
View ArticleGreen Tech Careers: Why Climate Change Is Urgently Needed In The Indian...
It is often said that awareness is the first step towards action. This is even more so for the climate change crisis, with health hazards, poverty and financial repercussions of the changing planet...
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अक्सर पीरियड्स के दौरान हम महिलाओं को पत्तियों, राख, गंदे कपड़े आदि का प्रयोग करने से रोकते हैंऔर विकल्प के रूप में हम उन्हें सैनेटरी नैपकिन का इस्तेमाल करने का सुझाव देते हैं। हम कभी भी उन्हें टैम्पोन...
View ArticleWhat Is The EIA And Why Are Environmentalists Worried About It?
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a legal body which restricts those industrialists or persons, who think nature is inferior to money and their greed. Let’s have a look at what the EIA is, and...
View ArticleLife In Lockdown: How A 10-Y-O Is Keeping Her Community Safe And Their Hopes...
With inputs from Sreepoorna Majumdar: “My name is Manasa. I am from Purahalli village in Karnataka’s Kolar district,” begins Manasa, a fifth standard student at the Government Primary School –...
View ArticleSwipe Right To Talk About Menstruation
In a country like India, where the patriarchy is deeply ingrained into the minds of people across all socioeconomic backgrounds, cultural stigmas and taboos are built around things that tend to make...
View ArticleA Beginner’s Guide To Understanding Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxic Shock Syndrome is one of the first scary associations people make with tampons. But there is no reason to panic. It is not only caused due to tampons neither does it solely affect menstruators...
View ArticleIncreasing Age Limit In The RTE Act Can Bring Dropouts Back To School
Photo credits: Flickr/José Morcillo Valenciano As lawmakers, it is our duty and responsibility to ensure that each child born in our country has equal access to the nation’s resources, irrespective of...
View ArticleSurveilled Wombs: Problems With Period-Tracking Apps
Conversations around menstruation are still very much a taboo in India. Even today, many menstruators are not comfortable talking about it openly. In such times, obtaining reliable information about...
View Article“मेरी जाति जानने के बाद मुझे आठ घंटे तक बाथरुम में बंद कर दिया गया था”
लॉकडाउन के दौरान भेदभाव की बहुत सारी खबरें मैंने पढ़ी हैं। उनमें तरह-तरह के भेदभावों का ज़िक्र देखकर मन उदास हो जाता है, क्योंकि मैं दलित समुदाय से आता हूं और एक असुरक्षा की भावना के साथ जी रहा हूं।...
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