The demeaning custom is allegedly followed in the Kanjarbhat community among others.
Tag: Virginity
“Virgin bride, why not?” Kolkata prof’s sexiest Facebook post goes viral, then deletes it
In an eye shunning Facebook post, Kanak Sarkar, a professor at the prestigious Jadavpur University in Kolkata, wrote several controversial comments on women’s virginity. In the post, titled “Virgin Bride – Why Not? (Value Oriented Social Counselling for Educated Youth), Sarkar compared a virgin girl to a sealed bottle or packet.[Read More…]
Hospital in Bihar asks employees to declare virginity in declaration form
In a funny incident, a government hospital in Bihar is asking its employees some really weird questions in their declaration forms. In the marital declaration form of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS), Patna, employees are being asked to declare their virginity and also the number of wives[Read More…]