Period Taboo: Women in Kolkata Slums Refused Pads Until Wrapped in Paper

The Quint 2020-08-20

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In addition to distributing sanitary pads to women, citizen reporter Aqsa Mushtaque has been helping counter the taboo associated with menstruation in the slums of Kolkata.
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