menstruation

Hari Prasad, the village head, observed that a few girls had stopped attending school in the middle of the term without any explanation or warning. He found this to be very peculiar, and when he tried to find out why this was happening, he realised that menstruation was the reason.

In many communities, women are socially ostracised in the days of their period, their mobility is restricted, they are considered impure, and are not allowed to worship or enter the kitchen.

We all know that plastic bags come at a very high cost to the environment and negatively affect human health as well, so what if you had an option to carry your sanitary pads around in a pretty bag?

“The stigma that menstrual health and hygiene carries in India is something that I am unable to understand."

Deepanjali made it to Forbes India’s 30 Under 30 2017 list that features exceptional under 30 Indians who are creating a new India.

Over 88% of Indian women and girls are forced to use alternatives like old cloth, rags, hay, dry leaves, sawdust and even ash during their menstrual cycles. This exposes them to dangers like skin allergies, infections and in some cases, even cervical cancer.

The hearing-impaired student met the District Magistrate, where she signed to him, asking him for a sanitary napkin vending machine to be installed at Rajnagar Block Hospital.

A PIL brought to light the issue that around 88% women do not have access to sanitary pads due to lack of awareness and high costs

Millions of girls around the world drop out of school or miss classes every month for not being able to afford menstrual products.

He shares the sheer lack of sensitivity he had while growing up and why we must talk about menstruation openly