Virginity as a concept is only associated with sexual activity. It does not correlate to the insertion of anything inside your vagina. Be it a finger, a tampon, or a menstrual cup. But here’s all you must know.

A natural biological process that indicates that a woman is of reproductive age is degraded as an impurity. She, who is called the life-giver, is cast out by society.

Suppressed emotions may give way to more serious health issues like anxiety, hypertension and depression. Pent-up stress might take the form of negativity and frustration which might be harmful to your mental well-being in the long run.

Read an excerpt from the book Taboo by Nirmala Govindarajan, which is inspired by the lives of under-aged girls who are kidnapped and trafficked.

Women’s menstruation is perceived differently in different parts of the world. In 19th century France, women were barred from wine making, mushroom picking, silkworm tending or sugar refining during menstrual cycles. Women in most places are, till date, barred from attending and participating in religious ceremonies, if they are menstruating. This likelihood is much higher […]

At Lord Ayyapa’s Sabarimala temple at the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerela, women in their menstruating phase of life (10 to 50 years) are forbidden from entering the temple. The temple has an annual footfall of about 1 million ‘men’. This has always been the case, until recently when a statement by Travancore Devaswom Board […]