Through conceptual photos, 'Cooking with taboo' tries to showcase the impact of Indian traditions on women's identity

By Hridya Sadanand

Cooking with Taboo is an ongoing personal project based on memories from my mother’s home in Kozhikode, Kerala, where menstruating women were not allowed to enter the kitchen. These rules were passed down through generations and shaped how women saw their bodies and roles. Such menstrual stigma still exists today, particularly within Hindu households.

Through conceptual photography, and objects, I explore how these silent traditions become part of our identity and everyday life. This work connects gender, memory, and rights by showing how deeply these beliefs are rooted in family practices and how they continue to affect many women today, often in ways that go unnoticed or unspoken

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