A study on Indian women and their perspective on menstruation

It is important to understand that menstruation is largely not talked about across many cultures. Countries like England, United States, China, Kenya, France, Nepal, Puerto Rico, Afghanistan, Indonesia and several others have their own struggle with menstrual hygiene and awareness. In majority of articles and news commentaries a common observation which comes into picture is that there is severe lack of menstrual hygiene in India. However, a real time data about the representation and societal interpretation of menstruation in India is lacking. In our study we aim to look at aspect of both, celebration and restriction with respect to menstruation. We have got tremendous response from girl respondents who have highlighted various celebrations in family and community that is being done when menstrual cycle begins. Unfortunately, male members are taught not to utter a word related to menstruation, which makes menstruation an exclusionary phenomenon. This was also done taking into consideration the number of restrictions which females are engulfed with due to a taboo attached to periods. However, this study is a step forward to instill positivity attached with menstruation which might help in providing a new perspective to society. In Indian society menstruation is known by different names. The names carry positive and negative connotations with it which will be studied further in our analysis. Menstruation is also celebrated in several parts of India and is known with different names. We need to understand the similarities and differences in these celebrations. This article talks about several models of different states where menstruation is a blessing for girl, which could further inspire others to think the same way. This study also focused on finding menstruation name and meaning in different parts of India. It will also analyze that how Indian menstruation concept is different from western world.