31/01/2026
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐
๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐-๐จ๐-๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
While this legal milestone is a triumph for the judiciary, it is deeply rooted in the persistent, unglamorous "ground work" carried out by social activists and organizations who refused to let "period poverty" remain in the shadows.
The Catalyst: Ground Work by Sudhamta Foundation Led by the visionary social activist Arumita Mitra, the Sudhamta Foundation has been a silent architect of this change. Long before the gavel struck, Arumita and her team were navigating the remote corners of rural India, breaking taboos one workshop at a time.
๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ. ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐: Through the distribution of millions of pads and the education of thousands, Sudhamta Foundation provided the "proof of concept" that the world needed: when girls have access to hygiene, they stay in school.
๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ: This grassroots movement acted as a critical catalyst, proving that menstrual health is not a "womenโs issue"โit is a human rights issue, a health issue, and an educational necessity.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ: This ruling ensures that "a period should end a sentence, not a girlโs education." By mandating biodegradable pads, the Court also honors the environmental consciousness that activists like Arumita have long advocated for.
๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: To every volunteer at Sudhamta Foundationโyour years of distributing pads in the heat, your courage in talking about "taboo" topics in conservative circles, and your dedication to the girl child have finally been enshrined in our Constitution.
๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐. โ๐พโจ
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