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- He decided he could make cheaper sanitary pads himself, and then he invented simple machinery that put the process into the hands of rural women, not only improving menstrual hygiene and beginning to dismantle long-held myths about women’s health, but also providing a much-needed livelihood to women in villages across India.
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Mar 4, 2014 · A school dropout from a poor family in southern India has revolutionised menstrual health for rural women in developing countries by inventing a simple machine they can use to make cheap...
Sep 8, 2016 · Arunachalam Muruganantham may seem like an ordinary man, but he's responsible for changing the lives of women all over India. Known as the ' Menstrual Man' , Arunachalam is the son of a...
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Describing his invention, Muruganantham says: “It is the world’s first customised sanitary pad making machine. It is designed to be used even by uneducated people.” The pad-making apparatus consists of mini machines that de-fibrate the wood fibre into cotton, press it into shape in a mould, and sterilise the pads under ultraviolet light. Thereafter...
Indeed, perhaps the greatest endorsement Muruganantham’s work has received is from a doctor. Dr Deepali Bhardwaj, the dermatologist practising in Delhi’s Defence Colony, says the sanitary pads made using Muruganantham’s equipment are of the highest quality. She uses the pads herself, and encourages women patients who consult her to do the same. “Th...
Despite his success and worldwide recognition, Muruganantham remains humble. While he is an entrepreneur, he has never tried to reap huge commercial gains from his creation, despite many tempting offers. “I’m not doing things for free. I’m a social entrepreneur. So, I’m making a need-based profit,” he says. Rather than make the low-cost pads and su...
Since being ostracised by his family and village 20 years ago, Muruganantham has come a long way. He bears no ill-feelings and has reconciled with everyone. Wife Shanti, 47, and he have a daughter, Preetisri, who is 12 today. “In the beginning we faced a lot of difficulty in our marriage and in the village because of his work. But now, all that is ...
Oct 14, 2013 · A new movie, Menstrual Man, documents how, at great personal cost, Muruganantham created a cheap machine to address persistent menstrual hygiene challenges for rural women on the subcontinent.
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It all began in 1998, when Arunachalam Muruganantham, the son of poor handloom weavers in South India, realised that his wife was using old rags to deal with menstruation because she couldn’t...
Mar 1, 2018 · It all began in 1998, Muruganantham discovered the unhygienic and unsanitary practices his wife endured during her menstruation flow; filthy rag cloth. While it is known that many other women adopted the use of newspapers, ashes, leaves, and mud.
May 24, 2018 · But Arunachalam Muruganantham did all this in his quest to make cheap sanitary napkins for his wife, which, eventually, went on to revolutionise menstrual health for rural women around the globe.
