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Articles by Devyani Rabindranath
“I Feel Left Out. I Get My Periods Too, And People Just Assume I Am A Female”
When it comes to LGBTQIA+ rights in India, it’s always been two steps forward, one step back. Trigger Warning: Transphobia LGBTQIA+ rights have always been a point of contention in India. With Section 377 (an act that forbids “sexual acts against the order of nature”) being decriminalized in 2018, the community has been making strides, albeit slowly, towards legal inclusion.
सरकार बेरोज़गारी पर युवाओं के सवालों और विरोध का जवाब क्यों नहीं दे रही है?
भारत में इस समय अर्थव्यवस्था की स्थिति बिल्कुल चरमरा गई है। इसके ऊपर से महामारी की मार और फिर लापरवाह प्रशासन। पूरा देश इस समय आर्थिक मंदी से जूझ रहा है। इस महामारी ने देश-विदेश में अर्थव्यवस्था की कमर तोड़ दी है। यह एक विचारशील समस्या है। फिलहाल सबसे ज़्यादा जो वक्त की मार झेल रहा है, वो है “बेरोज़गार युवा”। महामारी की मार सर्वाधिक रूप से बेरोज़गार युवा वर्ग पर पड़ी है हम सभी इस बात से सहमत हैं कि महामारी के चलते हमारी शारीरिक और मानसिक हालत दोनों ही अव्यवस्थित हैं, सबकुछ बिखरा हुआ है। जिन...
The Government Must Stop Playing With The Future Of Students
Friday, 6th March, 2020: Covid-19 had already reached India at this point, but most of the country seemed unbothered. In Pune, the city in which I study and live, the first case wouldn’t show up until three days later, on 9th March. I remember hanging out with my friends in the college canteen that day, making plans for what we would do once we finished our finals in April.
“The Four Vedas Never State Anywhere That A Woman’s Body Is Impure”
“South Asia’s women are shackled by a myriad of social customs and beliefs that embrace and straddle the patriarchy.” Kamla Bhasin. Observing right from the period of Aristotle, who regarded a woman’s rightful place as her house, because of her ‘special abilities’ as a wife, mother and householder, while a man acquired that a woman’s function was to “keep and store”, a path for differences and discrimination has built up. Such social constructions have formed a society of oppression.
“Do I Get A Holiday From Housework When I’m On My Period?”
“At any rate, when a subject is highly controversial- and any question about sex is that- one cannot hope to tell the truth. One can only show how one came to hold whatever opinion one does hold. One can only give one’s audience the chance of drawing their own conclusions as they observe the limitations, the prejudices, the idiosyncrasies of the speaker.” – A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf The new policy of period leaves caused quite a stir on social media in the past few weeks.
Why Are Young Menstruators Reaching Menopause Early?
While open conversations surrounding menstruation have been growing, there several aspects of menstruation that have still been left behind. Young girls find out about menstruation usually around the time of their menarche (first period). They are taught about how to cover up and behave during the time but they are never told that menstruation is not actually a lifelong thing! Commonly starting at around 45-50 years of age, the end of a woman’s menstrual period is known as menopause.
“Education In Bihar Has Been On The Backburner For Long”
If we talk about higher education in Bihar, there is already a slowdown in the system with rusted policies and outdated staffing. There have been no major changes to what students are dealing with at Universities in Bihar during this pandemic. The other state universities’ performance may have slowed during the Coronavirus pandemic, but this is an everyday scenario for universities of Bihar. University education in Bihar has already been on the back-burner for long.
5 Times Periods Were So Offensive They Had To Be Censored!
Womxn bleed and it’s a biological process. It’s a fact and a lived experience of many. Sadly, menstruation is still stigmatized and not openly discussed. Even the mere sight of blood on social media is deemed “inappropriate,” but inappropriate misogynistic and sexist comments on social media get ignored. Social media sites have always been under the limelight for censoring posts on periods. These are the same platforms one will come across with content that is explicitly discriminatory and hateful.
Infographic: How To Take Care Of Worsening Mental Health During Menopause
Both menstruation and mental health have been topics rarely broached within an Indian household. So it comes as no surprise that there is a huge gap in awareness when it comes to the impact of one on the other. Earlier, reaching menopause signified that a woman’s life was nearing its end, but with modern inventions in medicine, women tend to live a third of their life after menopause.
Are Menstrual Leaves As Accessible To Daily Wage Earners As To Salaried Women?
As woman, I know that many women go through a painful experience during their periods. The worst is on the first two days of the period. The fatigue, tiredness, uneasiness and pain a woman faces during periods often hampers their productivity at work. In 2017, when an organisation initiated First Day for period leaves, it was applauded as well as frowned upon by a few sections of society.
‘Menstrual Justice’ Stands Trial In The Court Of Classism And Casteism
Menstrual justice, a term first used by Margaret E. Johnson in her paper, dealt extensively with a menstrual injustice that occurs in various forms in the United States of America. However, Menstrual injustices as a universal phenomenon can be demonstrated in the Indian context as well. Menstrual injustice takes various shapes- such as patriarchy, casteism, Transphobia and gender discrimination, classism to list a few.
Get ‘Em Young: Intervention In Schools Might Help Us Bust Menstrual Myths
Aristotle had rightly said, “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” Menstruation can be defined as the discharge of blood and tissues through the vagina. Menstruation is a biological cycle that occurs on a regular interval inside a women’s body. Menstruation typically starts during teenage years, typically between 12-15 years, when the body starts secreting hormones for the development of the body for future fertilisation.
3 Indian Companies That Are Champions Of Menstrual Rights In India
At the intersection of menstruation and work, obstacles in the professional lives of women have recently gained the spotlight. While periods and period pain affects different people in different ways, in most cases, it can take a toll on their bodies, altering their day to day lives. Youth Ki Awaaz’s survey found that 66.3% of total participants suffered from some form of menstrual pain. Menstruators can experience severe pain, heavy bleeding, nausea and even depression during their periods.
These 7 Women Are At The Forefront Of India’s Fight For Period Positivity
Talking about menstrual health can be difficult, but some women have been fighting against menstrual stigma for a long time. They have succeeded in shaping a positive narrative in several parts of India. There is a long way to go before India becomes entirely period positive, with these women working tirelessly, it’s possible to bring about a change. 1.
A Lake Bed Of Soiled Pads: Menstrual Waste Management Gone Awry
In India, an estimated 432 million pads produced annually, find their way into landfills. These soiled pads have the potential to cover landfills spread over 24 hectares of land. The effects are long-lasting. Harsh odours, harmful chemicals and non-biodegradable plastics are released into the environment. Moreover, landfills require vast tracts of land which cannot be promised.
There’s More To Your Period-Related Mood Swings Than You Think. Read On
“My family has a history of PCOD. So whenever my period cycle becomes a bit irregular, my mind straight away starts thinking that oh my god it’s setting in in me too. That leads to a cycle of uncertainty and anxiousness in me. In most cases, it is nothing, but just the fact that there is a possibility really takes a toll on my mental health sometimes,” said Bhumika (name changed).
7 Fictional Books With Periods As A Plot Point
This post is a part of Periodपाठ, a campaign by Youth Ki Awaaz in collaboration with WSSCC to highlight the need for better menstrual hygiene management in India. Click here to find out more. This post is a part of Periodपाठ, a campaign by Youth Ki Awaaz in collaboration with WSSCC to highlight the need for better menstrual hygiene management in India. Click here to find out more. I am an avid reader and have been into various genres of books for the past 12 years.
The Nurse In My School Warned Me Against Showing Sanitary Pads To Boys
Menstruation is a biological phenomenon that attracts a lot of stigma and taboo. So, it becomes imperative that proper education and awareness is created about it. Institutions like school form a solid ground for most of our upbringing that includes teaching us about puberty and the body changes that come along with it. But do Indian schools take an intensive approach when it comes to educating their students about menstruation? What Is Wrong With The System?
Periods And Cancer: How A Missed Period Could Possibly Save Your Life
Dr Alison Farmer was forty years old when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Her symptoms? A bit of mid cyclic bleeding. Her general practitioner told her that it was a common thing and she had nothing to worry about but her medical background made her believe otherwise. She visited a gynaecologist who asked her to do an ultrasound which revealed a 5 cm mass. With surgery and chemotherapy, Alison was able to beat cancer in six months.
Why Maharashtra Is Far Ahead In Terms Of Menstrual Hygiene Management
Lack of education, stigma and misunderstandings have been some of the key factors contributing to young girls missing out on school during their periods. According to this report published by FSG, 71% of girls in India have no prior knowledge of menstruation before their first periods. In India, within the age bracket of 11-13 years of age, 10.03% of girls drop out of school while amongst boys, the number was only 6.46%.
I Went On Tinder To Talk About Menstruation
In a country like India, where the patriarchy is deeply ingrained into the minds of people across all socioeconomic backgrounds, cultural stigmas and taboos are built around things that tend to make men uncomfortable. Unfortunately, menstruation (and as a result, menstrual health management) falls under this broad category. Research suggests that most men lack basic knowledge, not just surrounding menstruation but also reproductive health. I wanted to know what men understood about menstruation.
Menstrual Festivals: A Means To Celebrate Heteronormative Patriarchy?
A girl’s first period has a significant impact on her life. It is considered a sign of maturity, a sign that she is now a woman. While there is still much stigma and shame associated with menstruation in India, there are several Hindu rituals that mark this significant event of a pubescent girl’s life. Commonly seen in the South and North East, rituals and festivities mark the onset of a young girl’s menarche.
Waste Management, Periods And Sanitary Disposal In India
With growing awareness surrounding menstruation and menstrual health, a newly emerging problem has been added to the mix. According to a joint report by WaterAid and MHAI (Menstrual Health Alliance India), 336 million women experience menstruation in India, with approximately 121 million women using disposable sanitary pads. With an estimated 500-800 years for one pad to decompose, sanitary pads are one of the largest and fastest-growing environmental as well as health hazards.
Is There White Saviour Complex In Short Film On Menstruation?
The Oscar-winning documentary ‘Period. End of sentence.’made global headlines in 2019 for bringing the conversation around menstruation, which has been sitting on the back burner for far too long, to the forefront. Directed by an Iranian-American director, Rayka Zehtabchi, the documentary was lauded for ‘leading a sexual revolution’ and helping women in backward communities become self-sufficient.
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