Taboo

A personal tragedy made Sumitra Gargai, a woman of Jharkhand's Ho tribe, work with Ekjut, civil society organisation to fight taboos around mental illnesses and depression in rural India

Avanti Nagral's 89-year-old aaji has become a star on Instagram with her frank and funny takes on everything related to sex - consent, contraception, condoms and pleasure.

The premise for Vishnu Teja to write to President Ram Nath Kovind to be legally granted euthanasia had arose out of two decades of debilitating trauma as a child sexual abuse survivor.

This short film, by Sarjun KM, delves into the taboo topic of teenage pregnancy through its poignant depiction of family.

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

Despite several awareness programmes, the stigma and taboo around breast milk have obstructed the progress of spreading awareness about it.

In recent years, awareness of waste sanitation in India has heightened thanks to organisations such as Eco Femme and individuals including Arunachalam Muruganantham aka India's 'Menstrual Man.'

Through the video, the group hopes to address the stigma that is attached to depression.

The digital film has gone viral with more than 600,000 views on YouTube in two days.

Talking about issues like menstruation, female hygiene, and other “taboo” topics can be particularly difficult in ultra-traditional and conservative settings in villages. Bhawna Khattar talks about a unique experience where the introduction of ‘safe spaces’ helped women in a small village in Rajasthan open up about these subjects.