Period Problems in the Age of COVID
It first struck me when I was in line in front of a convenience store at...
Category Archives: Menstrual myths
Menstrual Cups, Vaginismus and the Guilt-trip Culture
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This 15-year-old Menstrual Educator is “Breaking the Taboo” one step at a time
We got in touch with Manavi Nag, a 15-year-old student from Mumbai, India. She grew up...
For Women’s Own Good? Really!?
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This Mumbaikar’s Initiative is Ensuring Period Positive Futures for Thousands of Girls
We got in touch with Nitin Wadhwani, the Founder and Director of the Citizens Association for...
How to Fight Systemic Inequality and Stigmas: Menstrual Taboos are Turning Girls’ Lives Upside-down
A horrific incident took place in Gujarat recently that caught everyone’s attention. 68 female college students...
Untouchability, Seclusion and Trauma. This is What Growing Up with Period Taboos looks like in Modern Day India
How did you spend your summer vacations as a kid? Did you play outdoors with your...
A Conversation On Periods Happening Near You
“Hey, wait. I am menstruating…” “ What?” “Menstruation…periods…” “Shhhhhh…why you are shouting so loudly?” “Ahh…” “Boys...
Educational Comic Book To Teach Girls About Periods!
Dear Ganpati Bappa, Is It Ok If I Worship You On My Periods
Hi Ganpati Bappa, Happy Ganesh Chaturthi and welcome to our city, our country and our hearts....
This Experiment Proves Why Tulsi Plant Won’t Die If A Woman On Her Periods Touches It
I take many workshops on making women aware about menstrual cups. During my first ever workshop...
One Woman’s Story Of Overcoming Menstrual Exclusion
“Ding dong!” I faintly heard the doorbell ring and simultaneously glanced at the wall clock. It...
How A Father Made Sure His Daughter Was Ready For Her First Period
Men have reached Mars but even now fathers hesitate discussing menstruation with their daughters. This was...
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Am I A Problem? – A Poem From The Period
You know me as the rag, the crimson wave, Aunt Flo, Flying the red flag and...
Someone Just Made The Coolest Interactive On History Of Periods Around The World!
Periods are one of the most taboo subjects in the world. More than half of the...
I Didn’t Care About Period Taboos, But Now I Am On A Mission To End Them All
There are some experiences which might be small enough for others to forget but huge enough...
Bleeding Chalice. A Poem For Those Who Bleed In Silence.
Bleeding Chalice They say women were blessed
to bleed five days a month: ...
This Teacher Is Determined To Change How Her Students Look At Menstruation
This article was originally published here on Youth Ki Awaaz My mother often teases me about how, when I...
This Short Movie Reveals The Secret Life Of Menstruating Women in Dharavi
What inspired you to make this film? We all know what it is, yet we never...
The Red Chair And Rule Book For My Periods
I spent the last eleven years of my life outside of my hometown. There was this...
Let’s Not Allow Periods To Tarnish The Relationship Of A Brother And Sister
I still remember the green pastures and the fresh air that kept our energies high back...