In what comes as an unusual-yet-pleasant surprise, the Health Ministry of India has unveiled its latest program to educate over 26 crore adolescents in matters of mental health, consent, sexuality, gender among other things. A bid to tackle the misinformation and misconceptions that have been in circulation since the inception of time, the Health Ministry's latest move is progressive, sane and hopeful. Normalcy around same-sex attraction: The resource material under Health Ministry's scheme seeks to establish normalcy around the phenomenon of same-sex attraction. Consent: While 2016's release Pink managed to stir a conversation around the concept of consent, Health Ministry's latest move plans to take it further. Safe sex and abortion: The need for practising safe sex, awareness around abortion and the prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) also find a mention in Saathiya's resource material.

Source: India Today February 21, 2017 14:06 UTC