Women are never impure
Story line She was 13 when she got her first period. Being the only sister in the family, she didn’t know whom to tell and what to do. She finally had enough courage to go tell her mom. With the fear of something bad happening to her family, she was immediately sent to the shed. She was terrified as there was no room for her in the shed. Amidst the cold winter, she ate rice with sugar as she froze in the cold while her family ate warm food in the house. She wasn’t allowed to go anywhere or touch anyone for 10 days. She was discriminated and humiliated when she got her period as she was considered “impure”. She slept next to a goat at night to keep herself warm. She couldn’t feel the warmth as she was forbidden to see the sun. Above story is just an example from amongst plethora of many such examples. Various accidents and unwanted events happen because of malpractices to address the menstruation period. Parbati Buda Rawat, 21, was found dead in a menstrua...