Outlook: Issue of the Year

Time magazine, our venerable role model, has set a global trend, selecting a Person of the Year for its yearend issue. We at Outlook have, however, decided to settle for something more substantive from now on to encapsulate the 12 months by settling for an Issue of the Year. In a year that saw SC decriminalizing homosexuality, #MeToo in Indian media, farmers’ distress and govt crackdown on dissent, choosing a topic that defines 2018 was not an easy one. However, after a lot of brainstorming, we zeroed in on ‘Menstruation’. India’s unease with natural changes in the women’s body stared at us in the aftermath of the SC’s Sabarimala verdict. Without being judgemental and abstaining from the larger debate over faith versus law, the upheaval that swept through Kerala is an astounding statement of our inability to come to terms with menstruation. Therefore, our choice for Issue of the Year is #Menstruation. Grab your copy today.<br /><br />Follow this story and more: https://www.outlookindia.com/