Can a comic book overcome India's menstruation taboo? | Aditi Gupta & Tuhin Paul | TEDxBangalore

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Imagine growing up in India as a women and hiding menstruation. Add centuries of myths and misunderstandings into the mix and you get India's biggest taboo. Aditi and Tuhin created a comic book to tackle this issue and get menstruation into the mainstream conversation.

Aditi Gupta and Tuhin Paul are a Husband-Wife Designer Duo. Tuhin is an animator and visual communication designer while Aditi is a user-experience designer. Through their initiative Menstrupedia they spread awareness about menstruation the fun way. Menstrupedia is a small but definitive step to shatter the myths and misunderstanding surrounding menstruation for ages. Together they dream of a future where menstruation is not a taboo but a welcoming change in a girl's life.

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