In her granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda’s podcast, veteran actor Jaya Bachchan discussed her challenges on set when she was younger. She talked about how uncomfortable it was to work during periods and mentioned that the sanitary pads back then were different from those used today.

The cafe owner decided that his staff should wear a red sticker if they were on their period and announce it to others so they could get “understanding or space”.

In a horrific blend of ignorance about periods and the obsession with ‘purity’, a woman was forced to sit and sleep on the ground because her husband and in-laws believed “periods to be impure”.

#GirlTalk is SheThePeople’s advice column. Have a question? Send it to us [email protected] – It can be anonymous if you’d like it that way. Women from different walks of life share advice and their personal experience to help you overcome your own inhibitions. In this series, today we are partnering with Save the Children India (STC) which […]

When my mother or sister goes through her periods, why am I allowed to ignore their discomfort? And why it does not happen vice-versa? Even a minute injury to a male in the family affects them.

Her venture has reached out to around 40,000 women and girls through community awareness programmes.