Volume III Special Issue V May 2023

Name of Author : Dr. Preeti Patanjali

Title of the paper : A Semiotic Interpretation of the Socio-Cultural Menstruation Myths in Indian Society

Abstract: Though India has crossed miles from the days when women were considered substantially inferior than men in all significant arenas. Yet still, there are a few social dimensions which push women at the backseat on account of physical or biological grounds one such ground is menstruation. In India, menstruation is looked at as a forbidden subject because of some social, religious and cultural codifications. A menstruating woman is not allowed to worship, prohibited to cook and even denied to take bath. In Indian society, menstruation is deemed as a shameful thing which is entirely a biological process of a womans body. Socially and religiously, a menstruating woman is regarded as impure and menstruation a taboo which is not supposed to be talked of in public. Thus, the research paper aims to look at some of the socio-cultural myths that are related to menstruation and a menstruating woman. It would further analyze and interpret the found-out social and cultural menstruation myths with a semiotic approach. It would therefore shed light on the relevance of scrapping off the misconceptions in consideration to menstruation and a menstruating woman in order to pave the way for a social awakening which is needed for a progressive and harmonious growth of a society as well as an individual.

Keywords : Menstruation, Myths, Semiotic Interpretation

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Page Number : 21-23