Chhaupadi
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Complete Tue, Jul 31, 20187m
For literature, in year 12, we were tasked with writing a creative story that explored a culture issue that was not greatly publicised. For my story, I decided to focus on Chhaupadi which is a ritual that still continues in India and takes many lives each year, when it is unnecessary.
If you are interested in finding out more about this issue, here are my research links.:
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/people/the-risky-lives-of-women-sent-into-exilefor-menstruating.aspx
- http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/07/10/536483652/banished-to-a-menstrual-shed-a-teen-in-nepal-is-bitten-by-a-snake-and-dies
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