Urmila Chanam feted
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 07 2016:
Voice of our Future Global award recipient Urmila Chanam was feted at a reception function held at SEICO community hall, Chanam Pukhri Mapal today.
Among others, Prof Dr Chinglen Maisnam of MU's Economics Department attended the function.
Speaking at the occasion, Dr Chinglen Maisnam lauded Urmila as one of the women activists who raise her voice on different forms of hardships and suppressions faced by the womenfolk.
Urmila Chanam said that people need to discuss the inconveniences of women during menstruation.
She said that she has been campaigning against the myth that the menstrual blood is impure.
Urmila said that she had completed campaign on menstrual hygiene and the diseases suffered by women during menstruation in 10 States.
Saying that she had imparted awareness to 8700 women in these 10 States, Urmila said that she would continue her campaign further.