Safe Abortion is Healthcare, Not A Debate
By: Prashna Maharjan Nobody plans for an unwanted pregnancy. It can happen to a teenager who wasn’t ready, a women whose contraception failed, a survivor or abuse, or a mother who already has more than she can handle. Whatever the circumstance, one thing remains true: every person deserves access to safe, dignified healthcare and that […]
It’s okay for men to not be okay……
BY:PRASHNA MAHARJAN “Man up”, “Boys don’t cry”, “Stop being so sensitive”. If you are a man then you must have heard these phrases quite a few times or maybe so many times that you actually started to believe them. From childhood men are taught that emotions are weakness. Cry and you will be called soft, […]
Why Are Women the Gatekeepers of Their Own Oppression?
BY: PRASHNA When we talk about the restrictions placed on women during their periods, don’t enter the kitchen, don’t go to the temple, don’t touch the plants, don’t worship until the seventh day, most of us imagine a patriarchal figure enforcing these rules. A man. A father. A husband. But in my experience, it was […]
Dear Men: Why Menstrual Hygiene is Your Business Too
BY: PRASHNA Let’s be honest, the moment someone mentions periods in a room, men either laugh awkwardly, go quiet, or find something very interesting to look at elsewhere. Sound familiar? But here’s the thing: menstrual hygiene is not just a “woman’s issue”, it’s a human issue. And if you are a man who thinks this […]
The Silent Battle Inside the Mind…..
BY PRASHNA MAHARJAN There are battles in life that no one else can see. On the outside, everything may look calm and normal, but on the inside, there are storms that never truly settle. For someone living with OCD, it becomes a constant war with the mind that can rarely be seen. This silent struggle becomes a part of daily life and is often […]
Breaking the silence around periods
BY PRASHNA MAHARJAN नछुने हुनु, पर सर्नु, छुइ हुनु, पन्छिनु…………these are the terms commonly used in our society to describe menstruation. Menstruation, though being a natural and biological process, is still seen as something impure and shameful in many communities. Living in a society that still treats menstruation as a taboo makes it difficult for many girls and women to speak openly about it. Many […]