Do you remember your first periods/menarche? Did anyone tell you what periods are and why they happen? Or did you have the same fate as many girls in India that you found yourself perplexed and didn’t know, why suddenly there was blood coming out of your private part (Vagina)? Or did you see pads lying in your house and had no idea what it was used for? Or your family felt uncomfortable when any sanitary napkin advertisement came on TV?
If the answer to any question asked above was ‘Yes’, then the need to challenge the culture of shame and silence around menstrual health and hygiene is yours too! The culture of shame and silence, doesn’t just persist in marginalized communities but in every other household as well!