Google on Wednesday dedicated a special doodle to mark the 153rd birth anniversary of medico Rukhmabai Raut, who proved instrumental in getting the obnoxious practice of child marriages banned not only in colonial India but the entire British Empire. The Hindu woman also excelled as one of the first practicing[Read More…]
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Sex is a feeling, not a taboo: Vidya Balan
Actress Vidya Balan says Indian culture wants people “to be sexual only in the institution of marriage” and for reproduction. The actress says it takes away the “joy of intimacy”. So, she wants to give out a message: Sex is a feeling, not a taboo. “It feels funny how in[Read More…]
WoWakening- a campaign breaking the acid attack taboo
Breaking the stereotype, WoWakening – a campaign aimed at creating awareness among the mass regarding inclusion and celebration for acid attack survivors in India has been launched on Friday in Delhi. WoWakening is a month long campaign dedicated to the spirit of positivity, bringing hope to the lives of the[Read More…]
Menstruation Taboo: 70% of Indian mothers consider menstruation “dirty”
While there is very little awareness of facts on menstruation among young girls in India even to this date, a latest national health data reveals that only 7 of India’s 36 states/union territories have 90% or more women in the 15-24 age group who use hygienic protection during menstruation. Menstrual[Read More…]
UP: Warden strips 70 girls to check for menstrual blood
A lady warden of Kasturba Gandhi residential school in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh allegedly forced 70 students to strip to check if any of them were menstruating, after blood was found in one of the bathrooms. According to reports, the girls were allegedly also made to sit in the classroom[Read More…]