‘May I go get a glass of water?’ ‘May I cook something for you?’ ‘No’, mother said you can take rest and come out of the room when you are pure. There was no way she could have known this before her marriage. Things seemed to be okay after the wedding and then the bomb … More M for May I? #AtoZChallenge
I was once not allowed to enter a temple cos I was menstruating and my hostel warden who knew said ‘no’. I stood there alone at the gates of the famous Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi when the rest of the girls walked in. Talking of menstruation is a taboo so to say. Women call it chums, … More H for Happy To Bleed #AtoZChallenge
Almost two years ago, it was a usual work day and I was in a status with a Senior Manager. The meeting went longer than expected and the discussion was a good one. 90 minutes later when I got up from the fancy beige colored chair feeling that I had got a lot done, I … More #MondayMusings – Menstruation Stigmas
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