Breaking the Chains of Menstrual Taboos
Her first period came cloaked in the darkness of the night. Santoshi, a young girl hailing from the remote tribal village of Chhindwada in Darbha block, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, awoke to a bewildering experience. Unaware and confused, she was calmly guided by her mother, who embraced her with love and reassured her that this was a natural…