Period Perks and Challenges of a Tharu Girl
Published On :
1st June 2020
Posted by : Laxmi Chaudhary
Tharu; indigenous ethnic group of Nepal with their own unique linguistic and cultural heritages are found to be inhabited mostly in the Terai region. Though the way of living is changing by time, most people live together with large groups and joint families are favored. Agriculture is the main occupation. Tharu people have their own unique culture, custom, architecture, food and cuisine, rites, rituals, festivals, and belief systems to their credit. The belief and practice of menstruation is also quite different from other communities. I am also part of this community. Here’s me telling about how these beliefs and practices help and challenges that.....
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Mental health stigma
Published On :
15th May 2020
Posted by : Sanju Maharjan
Category :
Concurrent issues
Mental health is all about how we act, perform, think and feel. It's equally important as physical health for our well-being. Anyone can experience mental health problems in their life. We have come a long way in describing and analyzing mental health issues but mental health is still an absurd concept in our communities. It's tragic to witness that even the ones acquainted to this matter seem to condemn the concept. Moreover, misguided views, stigma and discrimination has prevented people with mental health issues to be more open to their problems and there's no denying to the fact that true statistics of mental health issues as such will never be o.....
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Racism
Published On :
11th May 2020
Posted by : Manjari Shrestha
Category :
Concurrent issues
The COVID-19 pandemic is the global health crisis to all the mankind that we have come across as the year 2020 started. This disease which was first seen in China has now spread to almost every country of the world and most of the countries are under lockdown. This unexpected outbreak has put all of us in a great threat and has affected almost every aspect of our lives. Global economy is shrinking every day and amid this situation racism is also increasing.
Racism is a discriminatory behavior against particular race considering that one’s own race is superior than another race. It has existed throughout the human history. It exists in every part of.....
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