// The Vagina Monologues by @eve_enslers_vagina_monologues

Vagina. Vagina. Vagina. Go ahead and say the word. Ask someone to spit out expletives and they'll gladly utter that word but ask the same person to use it in a normal conversation and suddenly shame descends on them like a fog. It's funny how they refuse to acknowledge the integral part of a woman's body. The shrine as I'd like to call it. The throbbing part of life.

There's no doubt that TVM would be
even better as a play but the book is no less impactful. Vaginas were mysterious to me because we never spoke about it at home, not even about menstrual cycle or even about sex education; a commonality amongst indian households. In TVM, Eve celebrates vaginas, the female body, their pleasure and orgasms. But as you move forward to the next chapters, you see hurt. Hurt that left countless of women in agony while their bodies were ravaged by strangers, known faces and especially by soldiers. Women have always been a collateral damage when it comes to war. Eve talks about them, to them and listens to their stories. She then writes about their experiences. These are powerful.

After her plays went viral, Eve created V-Day, with V standing for Vagina, Victory and Valentine. This movement created so much of awareness that she went on to open safe houses for women in some of the most war torn places. With the money raised from TVM plays, Eve along with other inspiring women work at the grassroot level to make women feel comfortable and at home.

Women are waiting for people to acknowledge their stories, the grave injustices done to them and to finally receive the apology that they deserve. The Vagina Monologues is one of a kind. I can't wait to watch the play someday!

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