Breaking Period Taboos, One Classroom At A Time – Story of A Teach For India Fellow
(Above image is that of the author with her students) I am chumming. I knew the...
Category Archives: Menstruation Activism
Of SuperPowers, Drama and God’s Punishment For Bleeding Every Month
Despite being raised away from the Motherland, my melodramatic Mother Superior and my fatalist Father made...
This Women’s Day, A Period Song Is Here To Become Our Anthem
Here is wishing all of you a wonderful Women’s Day! We have come a long way...
I Am 15 Years Old And Not Afraid To Talk About Periods To Anyone
I remember my first ever introduction to pads. It was kind of funny because I thought...
Mountaineer Twins Have Been Scaling The Highest Peaks And Smashing Period Taboos. Like a Boss!
This article was originally published in Youth Ki Aawaz. Mountaineer twins Tashi and Nungshi Malik explain...
This Video Of A 12-Year Old Boy Is The Reason We Need To Talk To Men About Periods
This film is based on an issue that we don’t usually talk about. Periods. As kids,...
A Message For Parents Of The Little Girl Who Just Got Her Period
The Shame. One fine breezy day, in the school’s large playground, a little girl in the...
You Are A Girl And You Need To Follow Certain Rules Of The Society. I Decided To Break Them Anyway.
Periods. They are still a taboo in India! We are not allowed to talk freely about...
Educational Comic Book To Teach Girls About Periods!
Men And Menstruation! – Writing and Art Contest
Everyone agrees that we need to talk more about periods. But should it only be in...
This Beautiful Student Animation Film Aims At Dispelling Menstrual Myths
This short animated film is made by Shweta bendre in association with the Ford foundation and...
Stop Asking Women To Hide The Miracle Of Life. Let Them Bleed Freely!
I got my first period when I was eleven. I was very young when I had...
Where Does That Sanitary Pad Go Once I Use It?
This article was originally published on OffPrint. A few weeks ago we were travelling from Bangalore...
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They Wanted Me To Hide It But I Decided To Scream Periods!
Mehla 1 || First Mehla: Bhand Jameeyai Bhand Nimeeyai Bhand Mangan Veeao || From woman, one...
Get Out Or You’ll Pollute This Wedding!
This happened last year when I was visiting my best friend’s house for her brother’s wedding....
Marigolds By Priyam Redican
Sometime last year, Menstrupedia and Airplane Poetry Movement came together to host a series called Menstruation Diaries....
Thanks, But No Thanks – The Tokenism Of Appointing A Woman As Head Of Shani Temple.
Img Source:- www.sumeruparvat.com Picture this: It’s 8 AM on a dreadful Monday morning. You elbowed your...
Youngest Indian To Climb Mt. Everest Talks About Period Adventures
Krushnaa Patil, a phenomenal woman who has gone from being a professional dancer to a professional...
The Art Of Quietly Protesting Against Period Taboos
The first time I felt that sticky wetness between my legs, I panicked. I knew, somehow,...
If Durga Maa Can Bleed, Why Can’t I?
Periods weren’t the second name for ‘trouble’ or ‘pain’ for me. I am one of the...
Periods Are My Privilege, Not My Shame
I was a seed in my dormant phase I was growing from within I was destined...