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A person placing pulverised cotton into a sanitary pad mould.
11 May 2026

Toxic narratives: patriarchal menstrual discourse in Bollywood’s Pad Man

Next up in our 'feminist dissertating' series, Kaashvi Shah critically examines Pad Man’s portrayal of menstruation, challenging its mainstream feminist framing. Drawing on her research, she reveals how the film reproduces patriarchal, casteist, and neoliberal narratives under the guise of empowerment.

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