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Painting It Red: An Interview with Ananya Chhaochharia

Painting It Red: An Interview with Ananya Chhaochharia Ananya Chhaochharia is an intersectional feminist working at the crossroads of gender and politics. She started an NGO, Paint it Red, to combat the challenge of period stigma and to create access to sustainable menstrual products. In conversation with Gaurvi Narang, she gives us a glimpse into her

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Saga of Myth, Mystery and Misunderstanding

Saga of Myth, Mystery and Misunderstanding Even in the age of artificial intelligence, period myth, mystery, and superstitious beliefs continue to denigrate people. When the world is talking of inhabiting the planet Mars, some still refuse to raise up the idea that menstruators are “impure” because they bleed. Avni Gupta dwells upon the times when the surrounding women suggested tying a

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