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Some fcukin bastards do not deserve ANY mercy. They take our money, our taxes and build bungalows for themselves, YES I am looking at your #Matoshri. They travel in range rovers (hi AU) while ppl in #Mumbai get crushed in trains. They drink in 5 star bars while bridges ..
fall on their damn heads. They pollute #Mumbai with hard drugs (not talking about weed) but #meth, #cocaine, #LSD, #MDMA and ruin our youth through it. They can bring in ‘maal’ from #Malaysia, #Nepal, #Afghanistan but cannot feed the poor on the streets in the city. They run..
over homeless ppl sleeping on streets and then make bakchod movies & shows like #Tubelight & #BiggBoss14 and we are expected to pay to watch that shit. They pay #ViralBhayani & #ManavManglani etc to take photos of #Diwali parties with their wives but don’t tell you about how ..
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In the awareness of menstruation and menstrual hygiene, while people are recognising the importance of low-cost options, most are still unaware of the environmental costs of plastic-based napkins. We are piling up landfills, while continuing the adverse health affects. 1/n
Sanitary options in India have come a long way, and we are still not at the ideal place.
1. Women have been using cloth since the beginning; old sarees, dhotis & bedsheets were cleaned and kept aside
a For some, these were disposable
b For others, these were resuable 2/n
1a Those who preferred disposable needed a continuous supply of cloth, not always practical.
1b Those reusing had to clean the used cloth right. Shame and taboo made women dry such cloth away from the public eye, away from sun and air, lending those unhealthy. 3/n
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Modi's Plan To Turn Rural Women Into Entrepreneurs Is Putting Them In Debt Instead huffingtonpost.in/entry/modis-st…
Muruganathan : Muhammad Yunus :: Sanitary Pads : Microfinance.

The (World) Banks (commercial) interest in selling loans by using social good as a cushion for marketing. Reality bites, It was micro finance suicides in AP, unsustainable debt here.
Stree Swabhiman had free marketing costs through #Padman But it could only take it that far. As elections are around and enough time for benefit of doubts are given, non starter scams will come out.
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