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Arunachalam Muruganantham (born 12 October 1961) also known as Padman is a social entrepreneur from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. He is the inventor of a low-cost sanitary pad-making machine and is credited for innovating grassroots mechanisms for generating awareness about traditional unhygienic practices around menstruation in rural India.
View Dr. Arunachalam Muruganantham’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. One Indian social entrepreneur has given women from low income groups in India...
- 500+
- Jayashree Industries
- 19K
- Greater Coimbatore Area
Mar 11, 2022 · Padman Arunachalam Muruganantham shared snippets of his journey - from being called names and ridiculed by his village for relentlessly pursuing the need for low-cost sanitary napkins to...
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- #259, 6th Cross Rd, 2nd Main Indiranagar, 1st Stage Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038
Arunachalam Muruganantham created a system of simple machines to make modern sanitary napkins — giving millions of women in his home country and around the world access to hygiene.
Apr 22, 2019 · Arunachalam Muruganantham, known as the maker of low-cost sanitary napkins in India with his invention of cellulose-based pads, has made it to Fortune magazine's 2019 list of the world's greatest leaders. Muruganantham ranks 45th in the list released by the American publication.
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When he realized his wife had to choose between buying family meals and buying her monthly "supplies," Arunachalam Muruganantham vowed to help her solve the problem of the sanitary pad. His research got very very personal -- and led him to a powerful business model.