Veera / वीरा

02/03/2018

Let’s make better choices

***New BLOG post***
Unlearning Menstruation: disposable pads and tampons…a ticking time bomb?
Read more on how disposable products can cause serious health risks over on our blog: http://ow.ly/PGHa30iHRMn

09/02/2018

New Delhi: Long-lasting, comfortable, stain-free and affordable are the thoughts that come to every woman’s mind when she picks up a disposable sanitary napkin. What doesn’t occur to most women is that over a billion of these non-compostable sanitary pads are making their way into sewerage syste...

07/02/2018

Not entirely certain about the nature of the survey, but the message is loud and clear. Sustainable menstruation is the only way going forward.

29/12/2017

Taxing women for a biological process they have no control over is like taxing women for who they are.

15/06/2017

For anyone in the US, pads are absolutely amazing!

07/06/2017

Working with PATH on sanitation and menstrual hygiene projects several years ago, I kept stumbling over the ‘hush hush’ subject of menstruation. Having had similar experiences myself, of being secretive about periods, purchasing sanitary pads, and disposing them, I connected with this work instantly...

05/06/2017

Our menstrual choices pose detrimental effect on us and our environment. How we consume, discard and dispose comes back to us in the cycle of nature.

28/05/2017

22/05/2017

Something that the rest of India can take note on.

16/05/2017

"...the name “sanitary napkin” is a rather oxymoronic one; it is anything but."

Waste not want not, ladies.

Where is this magical place called “away” where all of our sanitary waste goes? And is it really so far away from us?

16/05/2017

Super comprehensive guide to menstruation

What's the menstrual cycle? How does it all work? What are periods and options for managing them, and when's it time to check in with a healthcare provider?

16/05/2017

16/05/2017

Studies suggest that the average woman uses around 10,000 or more pads in her lifetime.

16/05/2017

An intelligent and often-ignored take on Menstrual Cups

I had never heard of menstrual cups until six months ago, but I haven’t stopped hearing about them since. 

10/05/2017

The ubiquitous black packet! We all know the layers and layers of secretive packaging that sanitary pads are wrapped in to hide the shame and stigma associated with periods.

This plastic waste only adds to – in which each pad takes at least 600-800 years to break down.
Reusable or biodegradable menstrual products counter the horrible impact that pads and tampons have on the environment. Make the switch today!

[Art by Harini Rajagopalan]

07/05/2017

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