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Author : Dr Bobby Luthra Sinha

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Senior writer, Political scientist and anthropologist, she is an expert in picking up deep down issues and hidden lines between the political narratives and highlights how it may or may not be relevant for the people or the citizens for whom these have been designed.
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Ayushman Arogya Mandirs: Will these health ‘temples’ of India break taboos and address issues like menstruation

Dr Bobby Luthra Sinha
The authors who work on a gendered overview of the public health sector in India, wonder what impact would the move to rename the public health centres in India as Ayushman Arogya Mandir or AAM bear on women’s health issues?  Will women from rural India dare to go in a place called ‘Mandir’ to consult freely, for instance, on menstrual health related issues given the age-old taboos attached with menstrual cycles and places of worship?...