Orikalankini

Orikalankini is an organisation and support group working to change narratives around menstruation and sexuality in India.[1][2] Founded in 2013, the conversations are through art and dialogue and was started by Dr Sneha Rooh. [3] [4] [5][6]

Orikalankini
Founded2013
Location
  • Delhi NCR

The group has an annual 13-week fellowship, where the identified 13 teens and adults implement projects and initiatives were interested in. Orikalankini also collaborated up for a fellowship, Gender and Sexuality Lab with Nazariya. [7] [8] [9]

Initiatives

Survivors at the Coffee Shop was comic published by fellow at Orikalankini to increase awareness about sex education and child abuse. It was a collection of 10 stories, edited by Tenzin Norwang and Khushi Patel, and illustrated by Sanika Dhakepalkar.[10]

In 2020, Pads Thats Last – Leave no one Padless was a fundraiser initiative by Orikalankini to collect funds to be able to make cloth pads for menstruators during the lockdown. [11]

As a part of this initiative, 25 workshops were conducted villages of Kargil and reusable cloth pads were distributed to 800 teachers, Anganwadi workers and young girls in Miyapur and Moosapet.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Orikalankini is breaking the taboos around menstruation & disability". Newz Hook | Disability News - Changing Attitudes towards Disability. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. Feb 25, Saranya Chakrapani / TNN /; 2018; Ist, 05:56. "period: Painting with menstrual blood, these artists are doing the period talk | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Chakrapani, Saranya. "Doctor helps ease trauma of patient who needs end-of-life care". The Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. Mukherjee, Kakoli. "A kids comic that destigmatizes menstruation and sexuality". New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. Kalanidhi, Manju Latha. "Eight free online classes to take up this quarantine season". New Indian Express. New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ARORA, RHEA. "Hundreds of women march across India for their rights: All about the growing movement you haven't heard of". QRIUS. QRIUS. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. Gupta, Sajina. "My Journey From Being A Sustainable Menstruator To A Menstrual Educator". Feminism In India. Feminism In India. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. Indian, The Logical. "Know About The Organisations Which Are Working To Make Sustainable Menstruation A Reality". The Logical Indian. The Logical Indian. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. Shwethambari, Mira. "An Open Letter to Schools : An Inclusive Curriculum that Teaches Gender and Sexuality is Need of the Hour". GAYLAXY MAGAZINE. GAYLAXY MAGAZINE. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. Mukherjee, Kakoli. "A kids comic that destigmatizes menstruation and sexuality". New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. Bharti Kannan, Subhiksha Manoj. "How Did The Civil Society Innovate Menstrual Health And Hygiene Interventions In Lockdown?". Feminism In India. Feminism In India. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  12. Sinha, Tejal. "Hyderabad: Unaffordability leads to women depend on volunteers". The Hans India. The Hans India. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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