Ahmedabad, Feb 14, 2020: A hostel in Gujarat has forced 68 girls to remove their underwear to prove they weren’t menstruating. The incident occurred on February 13 at Shri Sahajanand Girls’ Institute (SSGI) in the Bhuj district of the southwestern Indian state. The incident reportedly took place after the hostelContinue Reading
Women on their way to becoming doctors write haikus about menstruation as one small step towards breaking the silence on the subjectContinue Reading
Months after social media erupted in rage over Sabarimala temple’s long-held tradition of barring women of menstruating age for being ‘impure’, Odisha is celebrating the biological cycle that many consider taboo. Wednesday was the second day of the annual three-day Raja – pronounced Ro-jo – festival marked with fanfare byContinue Reading
Mumbai — When she first got her period, 20-year-old Rahenaz Sayed would often be ostracized in her own home. “My aunt would not allow me to sit on the bed; I had to wash my comb, even my hair scrunchie after my period. My family told me that I couldn’tContinue Reading