That time of the month
Activists, artists, journalists share diverse menstrual experiences and interventions from across Nepal
menstruation
Menstruation is normal, period
Anthology of stories of stigma from around the world by women who overcame discrimination
Banning banishment is not enough
Menstrual discrimination has been harder to demolish than chhau sheds
Talking about life after menopause
After watching the Netflix drama Bombay Begums recently, I was encouraged to see that mainstream cinema has started giving space to a female...
Welcome to suburbia
Meet Jyoti, the leader of a group of children who live on the outskirts of Kathmandu
Pandemic deepens period poverty
Period stigma has long blighted the lives of young women and girls in Nepal, but the pandemic is making things worse. If...
Yoga in the time of Covid-19
In July 2019 when I was 36, I wrote an article about how I struggled to believe that periods are not impure...
Tipping point on menstrual banishment in Nepal
It is when local women take the lead to end the practice that it is most effective
“Menstruation is not private business, it is everyone’s business”
Menstruation in Nepal has become synonymous with chhaupadi, the tradition of banishing women to cowsheds for five days during their periods. The...
Their songs from the forest
Photographer Uma Bista’s exhibition Our Songs from the Forest is a gentle invitation into the remote mountains of Achham where we meet young...
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