'Women do not realise that period of menstruation is like doing 'tapasya' (penance). This is written in our shastras. Even I do not like to tell you all these things, but I have to warn you. Men should learn cooking...It will help you,' said Swami Krushnaswarup Dasji.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State (Independent) for Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel formally inaugurated the Mela on Friday evening.
Indic religions, including Hinduism, privileged the male over the female in their quest for liberation. Sabarimala, its layered history steeped in inclusion, typifies this.
We at Outlook have decided to settle for something more substantive from now on to encapsulate the 12 months by settling for an Issue of the Year. For 2018, Menstruation is the Issue of the Year.
With India’s menstrual waste estimated at 1,13,000 tonnes annually, many NGOs and groups are working around the problem of waste and the health consequences of disposable pads.