Exiled for Bleeding: The Chhaupadi Tradition and Its Moral Crisis in Nepal
Imagine being told that the most natural thing, your period, makes you impure, that your touch could spoil food, anger the gods, or worse, bring misfortune upon your family. The Chhaupadi Tradition in Nepal has made girls live in an isolated way during their periods; purification marks an impurity. They are disallowed from touching anyone, […]