Different cultures have different ways of treating menstruation, and reading Narayani Ganesh's recollection of her mother's "monthly three-day vacation" in the Times Of India makes having your period sound awesome. "She would read magazines and novels in a supine position, her head resting on a block of wood fashioned like a pillow," writes Ganesh. "[She] looked so relaxed, unhurried and undisturbed. She wouldnt take part in household activities nor go out shopping or attending functions." Gan....
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