Amid all the relief work that has been going on during the coronavirus lockdown and daily essentials being provided for, menstrual hygiene often tends to get ignored. It’s difficult, especially for the underprivileged, to maintain proper menstrual hygiene, especially at a time when basic food and necessities have become scarce for many.
Akshay Kumar’s film, PadMan was one of those rare films that focused on women’s menstrual woes. The movie revolved around the importance of menstrual hygiene. It tackled the ‘shame’ that our society insists on imposing on periods. From women being ostracised during ‘that time of the month’ to young girls shying away from school to avoid any ’embarrassment’, the film traced Akshay aka Lakshmi’s fight with the society, his family and even his wife, in order to ensure women, start using hygienic alternatives when they are menstruating. Definitely a movie that aimed at bringing a change in the mindset.
Akshay Kumar, who had highlighted the lack of access to sanitary napkins for underprivileged women in his film Padman, has once again come forward to help in this regard. Ahead of Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28), the actor announced his support for a campaign to provide sanitary pads and kits to the female daily wage workers.
He took to his Twitter handle and urged everyone to help them in providing sanitary pads to underprivileged women across Mumbai. “A great cause needs your support. COVID doesn’t stop periods, help provide sanitary pads to underprivileged women across Mumbai. Every donation count,” he tweeted.
The initiative is led by Samarpan, a group of doctors and civil servants working to serve migrant workers and daily-wage earners, including women with no access to sanitary products.
A great cause needs your support. Covid doesn’t stop periods, help provide sanitary pads to underprivileged women across Mumbai. Every donation counts : https://t.co/gty1PeX3CT https://t.co/CDgPkoGH82
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) May 21, 2020