Most communities and religions believe that menstrual blood is dirty and impure and menstruating women unhygienic and unclean. Hence, menstruating women and girls are subject to various forms of restrictions.

Kanakadurga, the 39-year-old woman who hit the headlines for entering the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala earlier this month, has been denied entry to her in-laws’ house. Her mother-in-law had allegedly assaulted her a week ago when she returned from the shrine. Following the assault, the government employee was admitted to the Kozhikode Medical College. After being […]

As per recent reports, the Sabarimala temple in Kerala has been shut for purification after the two women entered the shrine in the early hours of Wednesday. A high alert has also been declared across the State and the police have also tightened security around. According to reports, the two women — Bindu and Kanakadurga […]

Equality does not mean Sameness – A perspective on Sabarimala. On Mahavanmi, let’s understand what the 9 forms of the Devi wonderfully captures: the diversity of women. We may have been “othered” in one group historically, but not all women are the same. We don’t think the same way, we don’t dress, walk or talk […]

Malayalam actor Kollam Thulasi’s threat has exposed how badly patriarchy wants to keep women outside the Sabarimala temple. According to The Indian Express, Thulasi was attending an event organised by temple stakeholders and the BJP-led agitators. It was there that he said that women who enter the Sabarimala temple should be “torn into two pieces.” He further […]

An online campaign called ReadyToWait started in Kerala two days ago in support of the ban that refuses entry to women of reproductive age to the Ayyappa temple