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Need to make menstrual products gender neutral: Trans activists

Need to make menstrual products gender neutral: Trans activists

March 13, 2021

On the way back from a recent camping trip, Rupanshu George stopped at a public washroom. But first, he counted the cars in the parking lot. Then, walking into the corridor, he glanced at the checkout counter (was a man or a woman handling the register). And then, he scanned the...

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Purification rites held after two women of menstruating age enter Sabarimala

Purification rites held after two women of menstruating age enter Sabarimala

January 7, 2019

The closing of the Sabarimala temple for purification rituals following the entry of two women of menstruating age has put many questions forward like that of untouchability, social exclusivity, and the impeachment of law.

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While Durga Puja celebrates womanhood, will all women get to be a part of it?

While Durga Puja celebrates womanhood, will all women get to be a part of it?

October 8, 2018

In rural areas, women are often reduced to being an untouchable when they are on their periods - they are given a separate room to stay, dirty cloths to use, and barred from entry into the kitchen and places of worship.

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India-EU free trade

India-EU free trade

April 27, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Brussels to make a move on India-EU free trade; however, both the countries are yet to agree on resuming talks on a free trade agreement. Representatives from Europe are in talks with the Indian ministry of external affairs and with the minist...

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