Period taboo kills 12-yr-old girl during cyclone gaja
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According to reports, the hut that she stayed in was a barn till Vijaya was made to shift there, after attaining puberty. Cows and goats were tied outside the barn and she was expected to
stay there in isolation for 16 days. "It is common practice for women in villages to move into a different room and to be isolated when they are menstruating. But this is not spoken
about freely," says Kavya. "Girls who are left alone are more vulnerable. The whole community is responsible for this death and it cannot be pinned on the Gaja cyclone. Her death
is a result of societal violence against women," she adds. Cyclone Gaja, which made landfall near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam on November 16, has claimed 45 lives across the state,
according to a statement released by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday. _(This article was first published on __The News Minute __and has been republished with permission.)_