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The Vagina Monologues

All those who are comfortable with saying or hearing the word Vagina may raise their hand. Most people did…few, as expected by the narrator didn’t or hesistantly did after a second… “ well you have to bear with it now that you are here or walk off…sorry no refund. My hand din’t go up instantly, not because I wasn’t comfortable, but because I though why would it be uncomfortable. Then in some days I have realized I am an outlier in this case…low on these words and zilch exposure. Anyway Vagina Monologues is an extremely popular play across the world. Written by Eve Ensler, it started running in 1996. As is clear from the name, the play is a collection of short monologues centering around Vagina. It is more like describing the experience of women all over the world which somehow relates to the Vagina-the monologues range from best of things to worst-all encompassing women’s life and Vagina. In India, it is run by since 2003. Directed by Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, I watched it with four lea...