LESBIAN: A natural relationship MISUNDERSTOOD
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Astitwa Team
This relationship is completely a God gifted one, yet it's with ful l of controversies fuelled with ignorance and power to adapt in every corners of the society through out the world.
The idea of female-to-female eroticism and sexuality strikes into our mind as lesbians. The word lesbian p...
Nepal with a wide range of geographical diversity and culture. This beautiful Himalayan country represents a very rich culture, traditions and rituals preserved and maintained intact by its proud people for centuries from now.
With all this rich culture, the people of this beautiful country also h...
Is a female safe anywhere! AT HOME?
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Astitwa Team
In today's world, women are beginning to tell their stories and expose the pervasiveness of sexual harassment in their societies. The major issues seen in females are domestic violence and sexual assault. But they have also been providing devastating effects on children. These affects women's mental...
Interview With A Professional Sex-Worker
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Astitwa Team
By Astitwa Team
Prostitution means the sale of sexual services for money. And a person selling sexual services is called a prostitute. The term prostitution is sometimes used in the more general meaning of having sex in order to achieve a certain goal different from procreatio...
Kumari Practice : Legitimizing in name of Tradition
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Astitwa Team
The custom of worshipping a pre-pubescent girl, girls in the age-group of 4-7 year, who belong to the Shakya community, and not a born goddess, as the source of supreme power is an old Hindu-Buddhist tradition that still continues to this day in Nepal. It is believed that Kumari ...
TYING A KNOT TO A MAN OR TO THE $$$$$$?
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Astitwa Team
A girl getting married to a man residing in foreign country, earning in dollars or pounds has become a very major concern of our Nepalese society. It’s a kind of fashion growing up in our culture. Parents are so much fascinated when they receive such marriage proposal for their daughter. T...
Rape Case : Just a news for media to sell paper??
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Astitwa Team
Media is regarded as an important aspect of the country. They indeed have major responsibilities towards the society. People usually analyze the situation on the basis of the news published or broadcasted by them. Basically, newspaper is the major source of news to the people. They trust them on wha...
Dance Restaurant : What dancers have to say
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Astitwa Team
When you meet a lady who dances in a restaurant, what do you feel about her at first? We are sure that either one will ignore her or may be some will misjudge her because of her profession. Generally, everyone had the same feeling about them before but the fact that ...
Public transportation : A painful ride for women
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Astitwa Team
Story of the month: Public transportation, not always a joy ride for women
If you’re a woman and use public transportation to move about, it’s given that you’ve had some bitter experiences that ruined your whole day or even weeks or months. Yes, we are talking about sexual harassment that i...