Can’t Look Down Upon Women For The Gift Of Fertility They Got From Nature. Let’s Fight Menstrual Taboos

Students of the school for underprivileged children, Parijat Academy, showing reusable cloth sanitary napkins after stitching, on the Menstrual Hygiene Day in Guwahati.

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Once upon a time, there was a young girl who recently turned thirteen. One day, something happened that changed the world around her. She bled. More than the changes she was going through biologically, she could not fathom the behavioural changes of the elders around her.  “Do not go touch those utensils.” “Don’t touch the almirah or sleep on the bed.” “Do not go near the place of worship.” These instructions from her mother and grandmother did