Social Taboo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who delivered his seventh consecutive Independence Day speech from the iconic Red Fort in Delhi this morning, spoke about his government's efforts for women empowerment. As he made a mention of sanitary pads many on social media praised him for moving a step forward in breaking taboo against mentruation.

Girls in rural villages will get free sanitary pads to stop them skipping school during their periods as a result of social taboos around menstruation, a Bangladesh minister said Monday.

Former Bangladeshi students are turning to social media to detail allegations of "rampant" sex abuse at the hands of teachers and older pupils in Islamic schools, breaking their silence on a taboo topic in the conservative country.

Menstruation is natural and a healthy function of every woman's reproductive life. But even today it has been mythicized and mysterious. Women are restricted from everyday social life because of this. Menstruation is a taboo and it has affected many women's lives.

New Delhi: A TV show that is shattering social taboos – from domestic violence and acid attacks to menstruation and child marriage – has become one of the most watched series in the world, attracting over 400 million viewers, the producer said. Scripted to challenge deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and gender discrimination, “Main Kuch Bhi K...

As the world continues to debate and deliberate over Tanmay Bhat's Snapchat episode, another name has cropped up on social media - actor Annu Kapoor finds himself unexpectedly viral and he can thank Mr Bhat's fellow comic Kanan Gill for it.

For 27-year-old Rifat, it wasn't an easy decision to divorce her drug addict husband who despite all her efforts in the last three years did not quit the habit and often became violent under the influence of drugs.

"I think 'intolerance' has become a taboo for everyone. If you talk about censorship then I agree with Benegal. Cinema is a creative medium. The director has the right to express. In the times of social media, with everything on internet just a click away, I wonder how censoring a few things could help," said Divya

The success of social dating apps may be somewhat surprising in India, a conservative country where arranged marriage is still the norm.

We continue in many ways to be a 'chee chee!' culture, says Rukmini Bhaya Nair.

Frustrated by strict social rules, young and educated Afghans are quickly learning that taboos can be sidestepped at the tap of a mobile phone.

With Vicky Donor, Bollywood is witnessing the trend of experimenting with traditionally off-limits content.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who delivered his seventh consecutive Independence Day speech from the iconic Red Fort in Delhi this morning, spoke about his government's efforts for women empowerment. As he made a mention of sanitary pads many on social media praised him for moving a step forward in breaking taboo against mentruation.

Girls in rural villages will get free sanitary pads to stop them skipping school during their periods as a result of social taboos around menstruation, a Bangladesh minister said Monday.

Former Bangladeshi students are turning to social media to detail allegations of "rampant" sex abuse at the hands of teachers and older pupils in Islamic schools, breaking their silence on a taboo topic in the conservative country.

Menstruation is natural and a healthy function of every woman's reproductive life. But even today it has been mythicized and mysterious. Women are restricted from everyday social life because of this. Menstruation is a taboo and it has affected many women's lives.

New Delhi: A TV show that is shattering social taboos – from domestic violence and acid attacks to menstruation and child marriage – has become one of the most watched series in the world, attracting over 400 million viewers, the producer said. Scripted to challenge deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and gender discrimination, “Main Kuch Bhi K...

As the world continues to debate and deliberate over Tanmay Bhat's Snapchat episode, another name has cropped up on social media - actor Annu Kapoor finds himself unexpectedly viral and he can thank Mr Bhat's fellow comic Kanan Gill for it.

For 27-year-old Rifat, it wasn't an easy decision to divorce her drug addict husband who despite all her efforts in the last three years did not quit the habit and often became violent under the influence of drugs.

"I think 'intolerance' has become a taboo for everyone. If you talk about censorship then I agree with Benegal. Cinema is a creative medium. The director has the right to express. In the times of social media, with everything on internet just a click away, I wonder how censoring a few things could help," said Divya

The success of social dating apps may be somewhat surprising in India, a conservative country where arranged marriage is still the norm.

We continue in many ways to be a 'chee chee!' culture, says Rukmini Bhaya Nair.

Frustrated by strict social rules, young and educated Afghans are quickly learning that taboos can be sidestepped at the tap of a mobile phone.

With Vicky Donor, Bollywood is witnessing the trend of experimenting with traditionally off-limits content.