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The word feminism and non-violence has always intrigued me since my childhood. Being a city girl, arriving at my hometown in Rajasthan is like fighting my own battle. I came out here in this small town to attend a wedding ceremony. What amazed me is the people who are highly religious follow their cultures and traditions but ignore the most important aspect involved in those beliefs. Suddenly, I started worrying when my periods begun, not because of any cramps or pain that my body has to deal with but because of those menstrual taboo that still exist in many parts of India. As I started recalling my past childhood memory, sharing that you’re on periods is like calling for trouble on your own. Finally I made a decision to not share with anyone and be like a normal person. As nobody knew this and whosoever was on periods thought I am not menstruating, they asked me to help them out in their household chores, little did they know I myself was menstruating. This feeling was completely different and I was in my own world thinking “You follow your ritual and I’ll follow mine.” In no time, I started wondering “If Sikh women can enter gurudwar, who is restricting me to go to derasar as every literature says God is found within. If these village people really follow non-violence then why don’t they pledge to never use/abuse horses during wedding ceremonies. They care for those tiny microbes that gets killed in the women’s body during menstruation, then even they have no rights to enter a temple after observing those horses or any living being been tortured.” I hope, someday, people will accept it as a natural, normal thing and help women during periods, not ostracize us.