Ananya Grover | TED | Period Positivity Campaign

Ananya Grover | TED | Period Positivity Campaign

Having your period is exhausting and for many people across the world, menstruation is even more challenging because of stigmas and difficulty getting basic hygiene supplies, says social activist Ananya Grover. In this uplifting, actionable talk, she shares how “Pravahkriti,” her campaign to spread period positivity, creatively engages with everyone to promote menstrual health, raise awareness and break taboos around periods.

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About Speaker

After witnessing the stigma related to menstruation, Ananya Grover took action with her classmates. She believes breaking silence is the first step towards period positivity.

Why you should listen

Ananya Grover runs an online magazine for high school students, codeveloped an Android app called ‘Maitri’ to improve the social health of senior citizens and orphaned children and spreads period positivity. She coled ‘Pravahkriti,’ a community-level campaign creatively fighting stigma and improving menstrual hygiene management primarily among students.

Grover is an alumna of the Global Young Leaders Academy at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She also led team Tech Witches finalists in the Technovation Challenge 2019 which is the world’s largest technology and entrepreneurship program for girls. As a high schooler at Amity International School, Noida, India, she was named one of India’s ten Youth Changemakers of 2019 by The Better India. 

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Ananya Grover | TED | Period Positivity Campaign

Ananya Grover’s words:

I’m an incoming freshman at Princeton University, fortunate to have had the opportunity to pursue what I love from a young age. A creative at heart, I’m the Founding Editor of a global online magazine for High School students called Reflections Magazine (http://reflectionsmag.in), a Kathak dancer in training, and a budding public speaker. 

I have a strong academic record. My academic passions lie in CS and Economics especially at their intersection. A firm believer in the power of technology as a force for good, I developed the app ‘Maitri’ for residents of old age homes and orphanages with my team. My most important task on the team was keeping us all together! 

My personal experiences and observations led me to become an activist for Menstrual Hygiene Management and conduct research in the field. 

To every endeavour I take on, I bring my unwavering commitment, drive for perfection, and out-of-the-box thinking. 

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