India, Nov. 11 -- I am a Master's graduate, and I know what menstruation is. But A year and a half ago, during my first year of Master's, I was not completely introduced to periods or menstruation. I never cared about 'mahawari' (period) in Hindi, in class 8 and 9. Even our teachers never discussed it. I had read some magazines about periods in Hindi, provided to my Aunt, who is an Aanganwadi worker. But, at that time, nobody taught us anything about periods. As a result, I never understood the advertisements for pads shown on TV.
During my masters, I was introduced to a female friend. She explained the words period and menstruation to me. She made me understand how periods are related to the overall health of a woman. After that, I have b...