I've always wondered why sanitary pads are wrapped in newspapers as if they are wrapping the shame of the one who asked for it. I never understood the concept even then when I was fourteen and my family were in Village for the vacations.Once my mom called me and said,"listen beta, I'll give you one chit and give it in the medical".I said ,okayy. She gave me that piece of paper. I opened and read -WHISPER . I was half aware,just knowing what period was but not knowing the brands of pads made me confused and I thought how am I going to bring whispers? That day I went with my dadi to the medical,she took the chit from me gave it to the man in the medical.What shocked me was he called the lady working in the medical to give pads to us that to via that piece of paper but it didn't stopped there,she came took the newspaper and pads went inside wrapped it and gave it to us. Seeing that pack of pads in her hands , I kinda got an idea what it was. Being a child from an era where learning ads were fun, I remembered from "leakage ki chik chik to ab poore Aram ke saath kadam badhaye jaaye - Whisper choice ultra-clean,dry,fresh Whisper. I'd thought maybe people over there aren't that educated and hence wrapping the pads.The fourteen year old me returning home being confused, jumbled and all those thoughts put me in a trance.I still have a question,why didn't my mom educate me that day? After few months,I started menstruating. In initial days it was my mom and dad who used to bring pads. Fortunately period conversation at my home wasn't a taboo but I've noticed a lot many times that here too the pads are wrapped.Why,I mean why this wrapping culture everywhere I go? Why is it a taboo? What are we ashamed of? Are we ashamed of holding the unwrapped pack of pads in our hand? Are you ashamed of people knowing that we are menstruating?or we are wrapping the shame of being a menstruator in those newspapers.