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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.
Mar 4, 2014 · Arunachalam Muruganantham has helped bring cheap sanitary pads to rural India, by inventing a simple machine to make them - but it nearly cost him his marriage.
Arunachalam Muruganantham is the creator of a low-cost sanitary napkin-making machine that empowers women in rural areas. Watch his TED talk to learn how he started a sanitary napkin revolution and his vision for India and the world.
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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.
Supported by a European Journalism Centre (ECJ)’s Innovation in Development Reporting Grant (IDR) Arunachalam Muruganantham was obsessed with making the perfect sanitary pad for his wife. After...
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Mar 11, 2022 · Learn how Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social entrepreneur, created India's first low-cost sanitary pad making machine after years of research and trials. He faced ridicule, rejection and challenges, but became a role model for menstrual hygiene and social change.
Dec 21, 2017 · We're talking about the real-life superhero of India, the original pad man, Arunachalam Muruganantham. He was the first man in the world to wear a sanitary pad and experience the discomfort women go through for five straight days every month--barring the physical pain, of course.
