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StreeLok09 Taking periods 'Sport'ingly | पाळी आणि महिला खेळाडूWomen in sports was a rare thing a decade back. Today, they are excelling in sports. Parents to girls are now actively looking out for the best trainers, keeping track of sports competitions at the national and even at the international level. But how do athlete girls manage their menstrual periods? They usually put their strength to full use in the sport they play. Do periods add another layer of physical and mental stress to their body-mind? In this first anniversary episode of the Streelok podcast, I speak to tennis player Akanksha Nitture's mother Deepa Nitture on how tough i...2023-03-0823 min
StreeLok08 I am a proud menstrual cup userMy search for a comfortable, no-nonsense, eco-friendly product with no adverse effect on the skin down there stopped at the menstrual cup. Any woman who discovers its benefits by using it over the course of two to three periods feels the difference in mood and happiness levels. Many even start advocating and promoting it. The cup took the 1A seat in this discussion with these fabulous women.
In Episode 08, I chat with two women in their mid-30s who have been using the menstrual cup during their periods for a considerable amount of time. More than four...2022-12-2218 min
StreeLok07 When a 10 year-old girl gets her first periodLike most Indian girls, Afroz Inamdar (33) buried the traumatic experience of first periods deep into her consciousness. But do our memories ever fade away? In this episode, Afroz shares her ordeal of getting her first periods before she was even 10. She said, surprisingly, that sharing this on Streelok relieved her. Listen to her talk about the social norms and misconceptions about menstruation in her community.
आपल्या पहिल्या पाळीचा नकोसा वाटणारा अनुभव प्रत्येक मुलगी विसरून जाण्याचा प्रयत्न करत असते. तसंच अफरोज इनामदार हीनेसुद्धा मनाच्या कोणत्यातरी कोपऱ्यात तो दिवस दाबून टाकला होता. पण या एपिसोडमध्ये अफरोजने वयाच्या १० व्या वर्षी पाळी येण्याचा मानसिक आघात काय होता हे तिने शेअर केलं. ती म्हणते, स्त्रीलोक पॉडकास्टवर हे शेअर केल्याने इतकी वर्ष साचलेल्या त्रासाचा निचरा झाला आणि आकाश मोकळं झालं. मुस्लिम समुदायात असलेले मासिक पाळीविषयीचे समज-गैरसमजही ती यानिमित्ताने सांगते. नक्की ऐका. 2022-10-0719 min
StreeLok06 Do you talk about periods with your partner?For generations, periods have been discussed only among women in the family. Boys, or even men, seldom participate in these chats. In fact, most men closely encounter the phenomenon of periods and issues connected to it only after marriage. In this episode, I spoke to two of my friends, Ram and Kailash, and my husband, Abhishek, about how exactly men feel when their partner is on periods. How and when did they come to know about periods? What was their understanding in childhood, and how did it evolve?
पाळी आणि पार्टनर
अनेक कुटुंबात मासिक पाळीविषयी बोलताना अनेकदा बायका/मुली हळू आवाजात, घरातल्या पुरुषांच्या/मुलांच्या कानावर पडणार नाही असं बोलतात. पौगंडावस्थेतील मुलांना या चर्चांपासून दूरच ठेवले जाते. अनेक पुरुष हे मासिक पाळी या संकल्पनेविषयी लग्न झाल्यानंतरच परिचित होतात. या एपिसोडमध्ये मी माझे दोन मित्र कैलास वाघमारे, राम भोसले आणि माझा नवरा अभिषेक वाघमारे यांच्याशी गप्पा मारल्या आहेत. पौगंडावस्थेपासून ते आतापर्यंत मासिक पाळीविषयी त्यांच्या समजेत झालेला बदल टिपलाय. बायकोचे पाळीचे दिवस या नवऱ्यांचे कसे असतात हे जाणून घेतलंय. नक्की ऐका. 2022-08-0729 min
StreeLok05 My menstrual health journey through books"When I saw a picture of a vagina in the book, I realised I have a body part which I had never touched and explored. I learned that my vagina has three openings as shown in the picture."
Books that offer sex education in regional languages are few. Thankfully some gynecologists have written several books on this crucial topic in Marathi. In this episode, Reshma Arote, 24 shares her encounter with these books and how she learned about her body through reading.
“जेव्हा मी पुस्तकात योनीचं चित्र पाहिलं तेव्हा माझ्या असं लक्षात आलं की माझ्याच शरिरात एक अवयव असाही आहे ज्याला मी कधीच हात लावला नाहीये. चित्रात दाखवल्याप्रमाणेच माझ्याही योनीला तीन द्वार आहेत हे जाणवल्यावर मला नव्याने माझं शरीर समजत गेलं.”
स्थानिक भाषांमध्ये लैंगिक शिक्षण देणाऱ्या पुस्तकांची संख्या कमी आहे. मराठी भाषेत मात्र अनेक स्त्रीरोगतज्ज्ञांनी लैंगिक शिक्षणाची पुस्तकं लिहून वयात येणाऱ्या मुलांच्या मनातल्या प्रश्नांना उत्तरं दिली आहेत. या एपिसोडमध्ये २४ वर्षांची रेश्मा आरोटे तिने वाचलेल्या लैंगिक शिक्षण देणाऱ्या पुस्तकांविषयी सांगतेय. या पुस्तकांनी तिच्यात काय आणि कसा बदल घडवला हे नक्की ऐका.2022-07-0720 min
StreeLok04: Periods and Disability (Part 2)As girls and women, we usually realise that our periods have begun when we actually see blood stains. But what about those who cannot “see”? In this episode, Gauri Deshmukh, a visually impaired student of Pune University, walks us through the struggle and the battle of being able to change pads and maintain hygiene during periods.
Gauri is a part of Divya Jhep, a community of visually impaired students studying in Sir Parshurambhau college in Pune. Yogita Kale, a faculty member at the college who leads the initiative, is mindful of what Gauri goes through. She has seen...2022-06-0723 min
StreeLok03 Periods and disability (Part 1)Wheelchair bound Diksha Dinde is a global youth ambassador for education, and has represented India at various fora. She has traveled to Malaysia, South Korea, and Egypt, and has received praise from the Government of India. She faced tons of problems reaching here. One of them, is being physically challenged. Diksha cannot walk. But like every other woman, she gets periods. How challenging is it for her to keep up her menstrual health? In this episode, Diksha walks us through exactly that.
दिक्षा दिंडे, हिने ग्लोबल युथ एम्बेसेडर फॉर एज्युकेशन म्हणून मलेशिया, साऊथ कोरिया, इजिप्त अशा देशांमध्ये भारताचं प्रतिनिधीत्व करण्यासाठी एकटीने प्रवास केला. दिक्षा दिव्यांग आहे, व्हिलचेअर ही तिची बेस्ट फ्रेंड आहे. इथपर्यंत पोहोचतानाच्या तिच्या प्रवासात आलेल्या अनेक अडचणींपैकी एक... तिची मासिक पाळी. या एपिसोडमध्ये वयात आल्यानंतरच्या आठवणींचा एकेक पदर उलगडत दिव्यांगत्व आणि पिरेड्स च्या जगात दिक्षा आपल्याला घेऊन जाते.2022-05-0723 min
StreeLok02 A gynecologist's take on menstrual healthMost women consult a gynecologist only at the time of family planning and pregnancy. Rarely do women visit them for a regular menstrual health check up. In this episode, gynecologist Dr Shilpa Chitnis-Joshi shared some scientific facts about finding reproductive cells in menstrual blood, how to calculate our periods cycle, and why problems related to menstruation have changed over generations, and so much more. Tune in to listen to this fantastic discussion.
कितीतरी कुटुंबातल्या स्त्रिया एकतर गरोदर राहिल्या किंवा कुटुंब नियोजन करायचं असेल तरच स्त्रीरोगतज्ज्ञाकडे जातात. स्वतःच्या पाळीमधल्या बदलांविषयी जागरुक असलेल्या आणि स्त्रीरोगतज्ज्ञाकडे नियमित जाणाऱ्या स्त्रिया संख्येने कमी आहेत. या एपिसोडमध्ये स्त्रीरोगतज्ज्ञ डॉ. शिल्पा चिटणीस जोशी यांनी पाळीच्या रक्तात नवीन पेशींना जन्म देऊ शकणाऱ्या पेशी असल्याचं झालेलं संशोधन, अनियमित आणि नियमित पाळी कशी ओळखावी, पिढी बदलली तसे पाळीचे प्रश्नही कसे बदलले अशा एक ना अनेक भन्नाट वैज्ञानिक गोष्टी आणि किस्से शेअर केले आहेत. महिलांच्या पाळीच्या संदर्भातल्या सर्व बाजूंचा वेध घेणारी ही चर्चा नक्की ऐका.2022-04-0842 min
StreeLok01 How do you say you are in periods?How do you tell you are in periods without saying you are in periods?!
Taboo as the subject is, women have been using code-words to tell they are in their menstrual period for centuries. Women from the coastal Konkan region use the expression, “I’ve got brushed by a crow,” bringing out the widely held linking of a crow to something impure or unholy. Women in cities also sometimes refer to it as “it’s my birthday today!”
In this first episode, I chat with fellow women living in different parts of Maharashtra, my home state, to fi...2022-03-0812 min
StreeLokStreeLok 00 TrailerThe menstrual cycle is an integral part of women's lives. Yet, there is a lot of ignorance around it, which begins with lack of education. But is education the only factor that will sensitize women, and men, about menstrual health? There are deep-rooted cultural factors--even talking about periods is a taboo--that have kept the fascinating subject out of the public discourse. For the 80 million+ Marathi speakers in the world, we present you StreeLok, a podcast that will bring to you various aspects of women's menstrual health in Marathi. We begin this International Women's Day! See you every month.
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