Acharya Prashant addresses the cultural stigma surrounding menstruation in India, arguing that such discriminatory practices are an insult to the nation's true philosophical roots. He explains that authentic Indian culture is founded on religion, which in turn is based on rigorous philosophical systems like Vedanta, Nyaya, and Sankhya. These systems are rooted in epistemology, which demands proof and rejects blind belief. Therefore, any tradition that mandates practices without a logical or scientific basisâespecially those that marginalize womenâis not truly 'Sanatan' or Indian but is a collection of 'rotten and stupid beliefs' that should be rejected.
