• more about #haryana
    bananaprincess: In India it is estimated that 660 million people still defecate in the open. It is a big cause of diseases from polio to diarrhoea. This is a pretty b... more »
    grrl: from the article: "Women who must go outside have to do so before sunrise or after nightfall so they can't be seen," said Bindeshwar Pathak, founder o... more »
    spicyplumchatni: Toilet habits in India are so very interesting. On one hand the fact that westerners don't wash their nether regions with water every time after usin... more »
    bowleserised: There's a book called The Big Necessity by Rose George that covers this story and other toiletty things in fascinating detail. 2.6 billion people don'... more »
    Shamrockette: No toilet, no plumbing for you. more »
    Ailanthus-altissima: I wouldn't get married without the promise of indoor plumbing, either. more »
    linnyt is a walking cliché: It gives them the opportunity to check on their fields. This reminds me of when on our boat my dad would 'check the prop'. more »
    Trulymadlyme: No flush. No bush. more »
    Whiskey and Popcorn: Shit man. What the crap? Not sure I give a poop. What excrement. more »
    saintbernadette: Just put it on your BB&B registry list! more »
    LolaQuinn is full of beans: I read the first sentence as "Indiana state" and I was like, wait...Indiana still doesn't have indoor plumbing?? Well, maybe some places in Indiana... more »
    tscheese: Um, I like having a toilet that is private and separate (but close enough) to the rest of my living quarters. If I drink too much wine while cooking, ... more »
    crooooowww: I was mightily confused as I read that as Indiana. more »
    Eleanor Ramilly: When I have to go the last thing I want to do is take a nice, leisurely stroll. more »
    kelsium: This is really good. The U.N. has repeatedly identified lack of clean water/sanitation facilities as a huge issue in the fight for women's rights. We ... more »
    BabyJane: From now on when I have to pee, I'm going to say that "I need to check on my fields." It's so much more gentile than "I have to take a leak." more »
    morninggloria: God, what a bunch of gold digging father-of-the-bridezillas. more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: I wonder if this is how it went down here in the US before indoor plumbing was common. more »
    BearDownCBears: With all that curry, I think indoor deucing is a mixed blessing. more »
  • #bridewars

    Welcome To The Family, Son: Let's Talk Toilets

    In the northern Indian state of Haryana, the rallying cry has become "No Toilet, No Bride." More »