An Open Letter To My PMS
Dear PMS, Fun fact: While trying to think of a good frame of reference by way...
Category Archives: Stories and Experiences
Don’t Get Grossed Out, It’s Only A Stain Of Life!
Do you know how terrible it feels when you wake up in the middle of the...
Educating Marginalized Girls of Chandigarh About Menstrual Hygiene Management
If I were a marginalized girl living in the slum colony of Bapudham, Chandigarh at the...
I was Overwhelmed When He Explained Why My Periods Should Be Celebrated
[inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=””] “Is my period gross?” “Not at all. It should be celebrated.” [/inlinetweet]...
How My Periods Changed Me For Good
Drip drip drip… month after month, the menstrual clock keeps ticking. Tick tick tick… It’s been...
In Conversation With Our Favorite Blogger & Menstrupedia Champion: Gyanam Saikia
Gyanam Saikia hails from Guwahati, Assam. He is passionate about working towards removing the senseless taboos that...
Educational Comic Book To Teach Girls About Periods!
A Father Explaining Periods To His Daughter
(*Nuara is an Assamese term denoting menstruation but it literally means: ‘cannot be done.’) “Koliyameghedhakiseoidhuniajunormukhonioi…” Sapna...
One Woman’s Story Of Overcoming Menstrual Exclusion
“Ding dong!” I faintly heard the doorbell ring and simultaneously glanced at the wall clock. It...
My Daughter Embarked On Womanhood, The Way I Would Have Liked To
I had just come back from playing, both panting and excited, having won the match that...
My Brother Is The Best Period Buddy I Have
“I got it!” Shweta screamed from the bathroom. “I told you there was nothing to worry...
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Period Talk With My Future Daughter
Dear Future Daughter, Let’s talk about blood. Remember when you scraped your knee falling down from...
Here’s What I Will Tell My Son About Periods
I was in the third grade when I asked my mother, “Aai, where do children come...
Winning Entries: “How To Talk Periods?” Writing Contest
Congratulations to the winner from our 4th writing contest: How To Talk Periods. We shall start...
A Period Poem Means No Harm To You
Recently a poem was published on Menstrupedia blog in which the poet has expressed what she...
Shortlisted Entries: “How To Talk Periods?” Writing Contest
Here are the shortlisted entries for “How To Talk Periods?” Writing Contest! Winners would be announced by 2nd...
The tampon, a glass slipper
Hold it like a bullet, You know how to Even if you’ve never held one. A...
The Day I Bled Through My Skirt
“A PHENOMENON WHICH IS AS NORMAL AS BREATHING” I was returning home from my school and...
Writing Contest: How To Talk Periods?
One of the best ways to create a future free of menstrual taboo is to raise...