Menstruation has been stigmatized in India for decades. Over 355 million women in India menstruate yet the topic is considered taboo and is refused to talk openly about. A menstruating woman is considered “dirty and impure”, and is banned from doing day-to-day activities depending on the region and community she belongs to. The woman is shunned from entering temples, cooking/distributing food, and even has to face a lot of dietary restrictions. This happens as there's a lack of awareness regarding India's menstrual hygiene, because of this 23 million women drop out of school due to lack of sanitary napkins, lack of functional toilets, stigma, etc. Menstruation huts are another ongoing problem. When women have their periods they are shunned out of their house and are forced to live and sleep in a hut. The huts are made of mud and bamboo and have a thatched roof with poor ventilation as there are no doors or windows, these huts lack basic facilities and are extremely unsanitary and unsafe. Even for bathing or washing clothes, the women have to walk miles to reach a river. This practice is used primarily in parts of far western and midwestern Nepal and is known as ‘Chhaupadi’. Chhaupadi is a socially accepted tradition that is deeply rooted despite it being illegal. Out of the many girls who practised Chhaupadi approximately 60% knew it was illegal, l in spite of that this practice is widely accepted even by the people who have had higher education. There is a widespread belief that the family will suffer unfortunate events such as crop failure, death, and disease as a punishment from god if the practice is not followed. The menstruating woman has to stay 4-5 days every month in a Chhau hut till the bleeding is over, sometimes the span is extended to 2 weeks. These tiny Chhau huts are only available to the ones who can afford them; others are made to stay in a communal Chhau hut or an animal shed. The practice of Chhaupadi makes the girl feel dirty and humiliated over something natural and normal. The women feel insecure, ashamed, and guilty and are 80% more likely to have depression. Many women have died as a result. As the tradition is deeply ingrained in the minds of those who follow it, it is difficult to eradicate the practice of Chhaupadi entirely. A step has been taken in the right direction with the establishment of better kurma ghars, these modern houses have a lockable door, beds, indoor toilets, and solar panels for electricity. It has proper ventilation and is sanitary. Although this is an upgrade, it doesn't tackle the issues which started this in the first place. It is high time we stop treating menstruation as a topic that needs to be silenced and start openly advocating and discussing periods as a natural bodily function. Normalizing periods will help reduce the stigma and misconceptions around it and might also eventually help eradicate the practices like Chhaupadi which are a direct attack on basic health rights.