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Kathikhera, a small village in the district of Hapur, came under fire on Monday after a documentary entitled Period. End of Sentence, filmed here, won an Oscar in the category Best Short Documentary at the 91st Oscars.
This 26-minute documentary is based on the work of two village women, Sneha (22) and her sister. brother-in-law Suman (37), who dared to raise the issues of menstruation and menstrual hygiene in a conservative society, installed a sanitary napkin machine at home.
The two women also installed a sanitary napkin vending machine in the village, where other women also learned how to make and market their own towels.
Sneha and Suman appear in the 25-year-old Rayka Zehtabchi's documentary, co-produced by Sikhya Entertainment of Guneet Monga, who has starred in films like The Lunchbox and Masaan.
"It is an honor for the whole country and district of Hapur. I congratulate the villagers for their support, "said Sneha's father and Suman's father-in-law, Rajendra Tanwar.
"Sneha and Suman are currently in the United States attending the Oscars and sharing their success with the family on the phone," said Tanwar, a radiant girl.
Suman and Sneha are badociated with women's rights group Mahila Sabla Sangh. Two years ago, NGO Action India approached them to educate women and girls about menstrual health and hygiene, and the manufacture of sanitary napkins was part of the project.
"Sneha and Suman decided to embark on the project and decided to install a pad making machine in their house. It was installed in a small room. Even the family members were not aware of the work they were doing at the beginning, "Tanwar said.
They started contacting girls and women in the village to inform them about the work they were doing. Importance of sanitary napkins to maintain good health.
conservative village, with a population of 4,500 inhabitants where the Gujjar community is dominant, Sneha and Suman have created a support group and have managed to convince some girls and women of the village to work with them.
They also received help from their young village chief, Sakshi Singh. (25).
"We provided them with every possible badistance to Streamlining their work, which was a great support for women, the whole village is happy with the success of Sneha and Suman, "said Rajpal Singh, Sakshi's father-in-law.
"An American team reached the village about a year and a half ago and shot film about the work of Sneha and Suman.Action India members also accompanied the team," said Rajpal. 19659006] "After a while, we forgot about filming, and Sneha and Suman went back to their usual work and things changed when they learned that their documentary was an Oscar-nominated film," he said. [19659002] Tanwar and other villagers admit, however, that it was difficult to talk about periods and sanitary napkins in a conservative society, but they decided not to do it.
First publication:
February 25, 2019 7:15 PM IST
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