Periods
It’s Time to Involve Men in Menstrual Talks: #MondayMenstruation
Since my childhood, I have seen many instances where mothers usually tell their daughters to keep it a secret from others when they get their periods. It is natural that girls feel scared and fearful and have no idea of what is happening to their bodies during puberty. Added to that fear is to maintain it a secret as if…
A Bunch Of Young Minds Are Changing Perception Around Menstruation
Paddling Foundation is a non-profit organization and a menstrual hygiene initiative based out of Mumbai. They work towards creating awareness about menstruation and menstrual hygiene as it is one of the most incognizant issues India faces today. Founded by Dipika Daga in December 2018, who set up her team and departments by February 2019. Paddling Foundation got registered in 2019.…
This NGO founder Is On ‘Mission Menstruation’
At fourteen years young when teenagers are dabbling with modern paraphernalia, Anurag Chauhan found his calling in social service. By the time he was twenty, Anurag had founded a non-government organization, Humans for Humanity in his home town Dehradun to bring awareness about menstruation, health, hygiene among women across India. At twenty-one, he launched the WASH project on Women, Sanitation,…
This Trust Is Guiding Rural India On Menstrual Health & Embracing Their Practices
Women in rural India have been resorting to their own ways for many years when it comes to menstruation practices and menstrual health. There are methods that are different from what we are familiar with. Sinu Joseph, the Managing Trustee of Mythri Speaks Trust, gives us an insight into menstrual practices in rural India. The narrative on menstruation is changing…
Boondh Is Spreading Menstrual Advocacy, One Drop At A Time
When it comes to India, one can never say that there is enough menstrual literacy and awareness because of the poverty and illiteracy that exists among the population. Boondh is a hybrid enterprise started by Bharti Kannan who noticed a gaping hole in menstruation-related interventions, activism and advocacy. Co-founder Sonal Jain came on board when they and Bharti met. Today,…
This Women-led Initiative Empowers Other Women
It is the 21st century and as a society, we are still plagued with patriarchal structures that seeps into our social systems. We are still reluctant to talk about sex education, mental health, menstruation, etc. The situations get worse when such issues are riddled with myths and taboos, and one such classic example that we still as a society need…
Meet The Padman Of Kolkata
Imagine a world without social activists. It is better not to. For these people with their selfless nature bring quiet changes in the world we live in. And many times, we are not aware of the work they do or the lives they have affected. 24-year-old Sobhan Mukherjee is one such person who chose to make a difference in the…
Like Charity, Menstrual Conversations Must Start At Home
I vividly remember when I was in Class 10th in a small town called Dalhousie, I saw boys and even teachers giggling or frowning on the topic of periods. I was so naive that I did not understand a tad bit of what was being giggled upon. I thought I am so weird for not knowing what exactly periods are!…