birth control

Dhanvanthi Rama Rau was the founder of the Family Planning Association of India, co-founder and president of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and a pioneer of women's autonomy through birth control. However, many remain unaware of her contribution to India becoming a global leader in family planning.

"They do not have control over their own bodies, earnings, and lives. Instead, somebody else controls them...Dalit women are bearing the burden of double-day caste and the division of labor based on sex." #IndianWomenInHistory

Social taboo of an unspoken topic will always be a roadblock towards incorporating changes.

Vaishnavi writes about the importance of easy accessibility to emergency contraceptive pills and the changes that occurred after she started a petition against the ban on their sales in Tamil Nadu.

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