Bookworm Foundation organised Rajaswala Utsav, an event celebrating menstruation, on June 2 with the aim of changing the prevalent mindset towards menstruation from a stigma to something to be celebrated. The program kicked off with a panel discussion on menstrual taboo prevalent in Nepali society. The panel discussion was moderated by Durga Karki, a lawyer and writer. The speakers included Dr. Laxmi Tamang, SRHR expert who has been working in this area for decades, Mohana Ansari, Member of the National Human Rights Commission, and Raj Sargam Gautam, author of Chhaughar, a novel about menstrual taboo prevalent in the western Nepal. The event had a panel discussion, slam poetry session from Word warriors and Nawaraj Silwal. The event was a part of IME Literature Festival and supported under the banner of ‘WaiWai Banau Aadarsha Nagarik’.
