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‘Why Are They Confined to Huts for Menstruating?’: Meet the Changemakers Ending Period Stigma in Gadchiroli

Summary by The Better India
Pinky went silent when asked, “Do you have access to sanitary pads?” Having never used one, she didn’t know what they were. She explained to Sunita Shivkumar of the Mumbai-based NGO Making The Difference — which, in 2024, was surveying Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli tribal belt to understand the community’s challenges — that she used cloth to manage her menstrual bleeding. Sunita felt a momentary relief — at least cloth was more hygienic than the leav…
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The Better India broke the news in on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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