A sanitary napkin! Most of us urban women don't think much about it. We buy the usual packet during one of our supermarket trips, tuck a few away in the office drawer and forget about it until the period starts. That's why the Mint article about the poor state of women's personal hygiene in Indian villages came as a huge shock. All the talks of GDP, the sizzling pace of economy, Sensex highs and lows are a waste, a total waste, if we are unable to provide basic hygiene to all the women in the country even 60+ years after gaining independence, isn't it?

Sometimes I just wonder where will we all have to start if we have to right all the wrongs in this country? :-(