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Menstrual Untouchability

Sexism, misogynism, and horror! Where has humanity headed that makes it prevaricate pseudoscientific theories based on 'religious' practices? Menstruation is a boon, not a curse. The idea that it is impure and disease-like is blatant sexism and should not be followed. However, OneWorld regrets that these ideas are followed by millions across the world. Quite recently, A prominent girls' educational centre in Bhuj (Gujarat, India), which is managed by the popular Swaminarayan trust, was charged with the ignominious crime of insulting the dignity of a girl. Sixty-eight girls were isolated and coerced to remove their undergarments upon the suspicion of menstruating yet not isolating themselves (as was the archaic and discriminatory law of the institution). To further the furore, the head of the managing Swaminarayan order, Krushna Swarup Das, proclaimed in a viral video that, 'Menstruating women who will cook for their husbands will be reborn as b******; men consuming f