Nepali teen dies while banished to a hut during period

A cultural practice like this continues unabated in an elite-declared Hindu country that also claims Buddha is a native son. Talk about an overbearing double standard. Oh yes, Nepal does have a glorious past with a history of the Sati practice, defeated cowards running up into the hills across the Gangetic plains for cover, power-grabs via a series of deceitful usurpations, untouchability, just to name a few. A Nepali teen died after she was banished to a hut for having her period By Avi Selk December 20 at 5:30 AM Roshani Tiruwa is mourned outside the hut to which she was banished. (Govinda KC/Republica Daily) A 15-year-old Nepali girl died over the weekend in a hut to which she had been banished for menstruating — the latest victim of an ancient ritual that persists in parts of south Asia. Roshani Tiruwa's father told Republica, a Nepali outlet, that he found her dead on the floor of the hut Sunday morning after she was forced to spend the night there alone. Police ...... click here to read more ... Source Source : https://www.washingtonpost.com... Last edited: 22-Dec-16 09:32 AM