Nepal, Dec. 25 -- Activists, artists, journalists share diverse menstrual experiences and interventions from across Nepal Menstrual stigma remains a lived reality in Nepal, where taboos and violence are still justified in the name of tradition. What is framed as cultural practice is often unsafe, excludes women and deprives them of dignity.

Women are forced to face everyday restrictions, to isolate themselves, limit them from access to health information, sanitation, and timely care. Although with education, the practice is less prevalent, it is still entrenched in rural and marginalised communities.

Which is why the book Celebrating Menstrual Activists in Nepal is an important reflective documentation of such experiences, practical int...