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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.52,0:00:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Periods.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.12,0:00:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Blood.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.52,0:00:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Menstruation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.44,0:00:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gross.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.04,0:00:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secret.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.68,0:00:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hidden.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.40,0:00:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.76,0:00:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A natural biological process
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.68,0:00:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that every girl and woman\Ngoes through every month
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.52,0:00:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for about half of her life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.72,0:00:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A phenomenon that is so significant
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.44,0:00:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the survival and propagation\Nof our species depends on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.48,0:00:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet we consider it a taboo.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.16,0:00:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We feel awkward\Nand shameful talking about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.84,0:00:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I got my first periods,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.68,0:00:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was told to keep it\Na secret from others --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.76,0:00:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even from my father and brother.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.64,0:00:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Later when this chapter\Nappeared in our textbooks,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.28,0:00:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our biology teacher skipped the subject.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.64,0:00:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.00,0:00:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know what I learned from it?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.36,0:00:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that it is really\Nshameful to talk about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.08,0:01:00.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned to be ashamed of my body.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.76,0:01:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned to stay unaware of periods
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.84,0:01:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to stay decent.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.44,0:01:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Research in various parts of India
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.28,0:01:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shows that three out of every 10 girls\Nare not aware of menstruation
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.04,0:01:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the time of their first periods.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.40,0:01:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in some parts of Rajasthan
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.04,0:01:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this number is as high as nine\Nout of 10 girls being unaware of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.80,0:01:24.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'd be surprised to know
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.48,0:01:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that most of the girls\Nthat I have spoken to,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.72,0:01:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who did not know about periods\Nat the time of their first menstruation
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.56,0:01:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thought that they have got blood cancer
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.96,0:01:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're going to die soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.76,0:01:39.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Menstrual hygiene\Nis a very important risk factor
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.72,0:01:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for reproductive tract infections.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.04,0:01:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in India, only 12 percent\Nof girls and women
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.24,0:01:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have access to hygienic ways\Nof managing their periods.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.84,0:01:52.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you do the math,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.36,0:01:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,88 percent of girls and women use\Nunhygienic ways to manage their periods.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.48,0:01:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was one of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.88,0:02:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up in a small town\Ncalled Garhwa, in Jharkhand,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.84,0:02:05.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where even buying a sanitary napkin\Nis considered shameful.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.84,0:02:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when I started getting my periods,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.92,0:02:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began with using rags.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.56,0:02:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After every use\NI would wash and reuse them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.24,0:02:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to store them,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.52,0:02:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would hide and keep it\Nin a dark, damp place
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.16,0:02:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that nobody finds out\Nthat I'm menstruating.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.52,0:02:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Due to repeated washing\Nthe rags would become coarse,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.16,0:02:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would often get rashes\Nand infections using them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.88,0:02:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wore these already for five years\Nuntil I moved out of that town.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.64,0:02:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another issue\Nthat periods brought in my life
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.00,0:02:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those of the social restrictions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.32,0:02:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are imposed upon our girls\Nand women when they're on their periods.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.68,0:02:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think you all must be aware of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.00,0:02:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I'll still list it\Nfor the few who don't.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.72,0:02:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was not allowed to touch or eat pickles.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.84,0:02:58.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was not allowed to sit on the sofa\Nor some other family member's bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.72,0:03:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to wash my bed sheet\Nafter every period,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.20,0:03:03.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if it was not stained.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.16,0:03:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was considered impure
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.00,0:03:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and forbidden from worshipping or touching\Nany object of religious importance.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.88,0:03:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll find signposts outside temples
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.12,0:03:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,denying the entry\Nof menstruating girls and women.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.08,0:03:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ironically,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.48,0:03:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most of the time it is the older woman
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.32,0:03:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who imposes such restrictions\Non younger girls in a family.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.36,0:03:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, they have grown up\Naccepting such restrictions as norms.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.56,0:03:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the absence of any intervention,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.60,0:03:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is the myth and misconception
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.64,0:03:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that propagate\Nfrom generation to generation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.24,0:03:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During my years of work in this field,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.12,0:03:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have even come across stories
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.64,0:03:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where girls have to eat\Nand wash their dishes separately.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.28,0:03:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're not allowed\Nto take baths during periods,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.64,0:03:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in some households they are even\Nsecluded from other family members.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.72,0:03:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About 85 percent of girls\Nand women in India
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.28,0:04:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would follow one or more restrictive\Ncustoms on their periods every month.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.32,0:04:04.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you imagine what this does
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.88,0:04:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the self-esteem\Nand self-confidence of a young girl?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.72,0:04:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The psychological trauma\Nthat this inflicts,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.48,0:04:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,affecting her personality,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.08,0:04:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her academic performance
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.84,0:04:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and every single aspect of growing up\Nduring her early formative years?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.76,0:04:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I religiously followed all these\Nrestrictive customs for 13 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.40,0:04:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until a discussion with my partner, Tuhin,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.80,0:04:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,changed my perception\Nabout menstruation forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.28,0:04:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2009, Tuhin and I were pursuing\Nour postgraduation in design.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.76,0:04:39.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We fell in love with each other
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.44,0:04:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was at ease\Ndiscussing periods with him.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.64,0:04:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tuhin knew little about periods.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.52,0:04:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.80,0:04:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was astonished to know\Nthat girls get painful cramps
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.44,0:04:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we bleed every month.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.88,0:04:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.00,0:05:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.52,0:05:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was completely shocked to know
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.32,0:05:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the restrictions that are imposed\Nupon menstruating girls and women
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.52,0:05:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by their own families and their society.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.12,0:05:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to help me with my cramps,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.20,0:05:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would go on the Internet\Nand learn more about menstruation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.60,0:05:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he shared his findings with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.36,0:05:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized how little I knew\Nabout menstruation myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.96,0:05:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many of my beliefs\Nactually turned out to be myths.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.36,0:05:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's when we wondered:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.92,0:05:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we, being so well educated,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.28,0:05:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were so ill-informed about menstruation,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.40,0:05:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there would be millions of girls out there\Nwho would be ill-informed, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.76,0:05:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To study --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.00,0:05:40.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to understand the problem better,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.80,0:05:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I undertook a year-long research to study\Nthe lack of awareness about menstruation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.44,0:05:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the root cause behind it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.96,0:05:49.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While it is generally believed
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.72,0:05:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that menstrual unawareness\Nand misconception is a rural phenomenon,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.72,0:05:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during my research,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.96,0:05:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found that it is as much\Nan urban phenomenon as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.96,0:06:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it exists with the educated\Nurban class, also.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.28,0:06:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While talking to many\Nparents and teachers,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.80,0:06:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found that many of them actually\Nwanted to educate girls about periods
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.12,0:06:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before they have started\Ngetting their menstrual cycle.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.84,0:06:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.08,0:06:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they lacked\Nthe proper means themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.64,0:06:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since it is a taboo,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.92,0:06:25.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they feel inhibition\Nand shameful in talking about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.84,0:06:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Girls nowadays get their periods\Nin classes six and seven,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.48,0:06:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but our educational curriculum
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.12,0:06:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,teaches girls about periods\Nonly in standard eight and nine.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.80,0:06:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since it is a taboo,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.00,0:06:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,teachers still\Nskip the subject altogether.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.84,0:06:49.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So school does not\Nteach girls about periods,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.12,0:06:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parents don't talk about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.28,0:06:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do the girls go?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.68,0:06:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two decades ago and now --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.12,0:06:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nothing has changed.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.12,0:07:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I shared these finding with Tuhin\Nand we wondered:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.96,0:07:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if we could create something
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.60,0:07:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would help girls understand\Nabout menstruation on their own --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.20,0:07:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something that would help\Nparents and teachers
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.44,0:07:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talk about periods\Ncomfortably to young girls?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.84,0:07:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During my research,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.48,0:07:21.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was collecting a lot of stories.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.48,0:07:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These were stories of experiences\Nof girls during their periods.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.80,0:07:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These stories would make girls\Ncurious and interested
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.08,0:07:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in talking about menstruation\Nin their close circle.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.04,0:07:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what we wanted.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.52,0:07:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted something\Nthat would make the girls curious
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.88,0:07:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and drive them to learn about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.08,0:07:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wanted to use these stories\Nto teach girls about periods.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.36,0:07:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we decided to create a comic book,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.48,0:07:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the cartoon characters\Nwould enact these stories
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.76,0:07:55.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and educate girls about menstruation\Nin a fun and engaging way.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.36,0:07:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To represent girls\Nin their different phases of puberty,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.40,0:08:01.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have three characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.56,0:08:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pinki, who has not gotten her period yet,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.76,0:08:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jiya who gets her period\Nduring the narrative of the book
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.28,0:08:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Mira who has already\Nbeen getting her period.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.56,0:08:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a fourth character, Priya Didi.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.00,0:08:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through her, girls come to know\Nabout the various aspects of growing up
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.56,0:08:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and menstrual hygiene management.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.46,0:08:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While making the book, we took great care
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.42,0:08:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that none of the illustrations\Nwere objectionable in any way
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.40,0:08:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that it is culturally sensitive.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.20,0:08:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During our prototype testing,\Nwe found that the girls loved the book.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.08,0:08:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were keen on reading it
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.48,0:08:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and knowing more and more\Nabout periods on their own.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.04,0:08:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Parents and teachers were\Ncomfortable in talking about periods
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.08,0:08:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to young girls using the book,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.80,0:08:45.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes even boys\Nwere interested in reading it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.80,0:08:47.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.96,0:08:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.84,0:08:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The comic book helped\Nin creating an environment
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.68,0:08:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where menstruation ceased to be a taboo.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.72,0:09:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of the volunteers took this prototype\Nthemselves to educate girls
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.80,0:09:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and take menstrual awareness workshops\Nin five different states in India.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.76,0:09:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And one of the volunteers\Ntook this prototype to educate young monks
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.16,0:09:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and took it to this monastery in Ladakh.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.40,0:09:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We made the final version of the book,\Ncalled "Menstrupedia Comic"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.76,0:09:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and launched in September last year.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.12,0:09:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so far,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.52,0:09:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than 4,000 girls have been\Neducated by using the book in India and --
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.88,0:09:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.56,0:09:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.80,0:09:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.24,0:09:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And 10 different countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.16,0:09:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are constantly translating the book\Ninto different languages
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.20,0:09:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and collaborating with local organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.96,0:09:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make this book available\Nin different countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.64,0:09:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,15 schools in different parts of India
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.60,0:09:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have made this book\Na part of their school curriculum
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.04,0:09:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to teach girls about menstruation.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.84,0:09:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.44,0:10:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am amazed to see how volunteers,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.80,0:10:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,individuals, parents,\Nteachers, school principals,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.96,0:10:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have come together
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.48,0:10:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and taken this menstrual awareness\Ndrive to their own communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.76,0:10:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have made sure that the girls\Nlearn about periods at the right age
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.48,0:10:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and helped in breaking this taboo.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.04,0:10:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I dream of a future\Nwhere menstruation is not a curse,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.36,0:10:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not a disease,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.92,0:10:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a welcoming change in a girl's life.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.12,0:10:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would --
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.36,0:10:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.96,0:10:39.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would like to end this
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.36,0:10:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a small request\Nto all the parents here.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.28,0:10:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear parents,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.24,0:10:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you would be ashamed of periods,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.48,0:10:49.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your daughters would be, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.72,0:10:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So please be period positive.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.20,0:10:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.44,0:10:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.68,0:10:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)