Padma Short movie is about a Young girl with the gift of number of struggle to stay in a society where the dignity of women is sold with cultural norm and value.
“PADMA is a movie about harsh reality of women in western Nepal”
The taboo, which has its roots in Hinduism, is called chhaupadi, from the Nepali words meaning someone who bears an impurity. During women’s periods, it bars them from touching neighbors’ food or entering temples. They cannot use communal water sources or kitchen utensils. It is considered bad luck to touch them.
Every year more then 11 girls die and infected due to such practice.