Have you ever heard the name Arunachalam Muruganantham? He is the first man to wear the sanitary pad & the upcoming Bollywood flick 'Padman' is based on his life story.
In 1998, Muruganantham noticed his Wife hiding something from him & later found out it was a piece of cloth she was used during periods. Then, He asked her why don't she buy sanitary pads available in the market instead of following such an unhygienic method. His Wife told him that family should cut the milk bill if the women in the family start using the sanitary pads due to cost factor.
Muruganantham decided to make affordable sanitary pads to ensure women in the country maintain hygiene. He created a sanitary pad and offered it to his wife for feedback, but the response wasn't positive. Then, He offered them to his Sisters who began distancing him. Thereafter, He approached Medical College Girls for feedback and realized some of them weren't genuine after few days. So, He decided to wear them to know how it works but doesn't have any clue why his napkins aren't working with ladies. Somehow, He managed to obtain used napkins from girls to know what's the defect in his product. In the meantime, People began suspecting Muruganantham might have become a psycho. Both his wife and mother has left him, & he had to start cooking as well.
Finally, Muruganantham discovered cotton used for sanitary pads of multi-national companies is the cellulose derived from the bark of the tree, which is called wood pulp. The manufacturing plant used for creation of sanitary pads costs around Rs 3.5 crore. That's why only multinationals were able to manufacture them since World War 2.
After research for four-and-a-half years, Muruganantham made a small machine and created world class napkin at his home. When he sent it to IIT Madras for evaluation for obtaining patent, His Product was chosen as best among 943 entries during the competition 'Best Innovation for the Betterment of Society'. This is the only low-cost machine across the World to make sanitary pads. Even after obtaining patent, He didn't get greedy for money instead supplied the machinery to rural India. The aim is to create more than a million employment for rural women and increase the 7 percent usage of napkins to 100 percent. Muruganantham received a standing ovation by the end of his speech at a conference attended by business leaders.
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In 1998, Muruganantham noticed his Wife hiding something from him & later found out it was a piece of cloth she was used during periods. Then, He asked her why don't she buy sanitary pads available in the market instead of following such an unhygienic method. His Wife told him that family should cut the milk bill if the women in the family start using the sanitary pads due to cost factor.
Muruganantham decided to make affordable sanitary pads to ensure women in the country maintain hygiene. He created a sanitary pad and offered it to his wife for feedback, but the response wasn't positive. Then, He offered them to his Sisters who began distancing him. Thereafter, He approached Medical College Girls for feedback and realized some of them weren't genuine after few days. So, He decided to wear them to know how it works but doesn't have any clue why his napkins aren't working with ladies. Somehow, He managed to obtain used napkins from girls to know what's the defect in his product. In the meantime, People began suspecting Muruganantham might have become a psycho. Both his wife and mother has left him, & he had to start cooking as well.
Finally, Muruganantham discovered cotton used for sanitary pads of multi-national companies is the cellulose derived from the bark of the tree, which is called wood pulp. The manufacturing plant used for creation of sanitary pads costs around Rs 3.5 crore. That's why only multinationals were able to manufacture them since World War 2.
After research for four-and-a-half years, Muruganantham made a small machine and created world class napkin at his home. When he sent it to IIT Madras for evaluation for obtaining patent, His Product was chosen as best among 943 entries during the competition 'Best Innovation for the Betterment of Society'. This is the only low-cost machine across the World to make sanitary pads. Even after obtaining patent, He didn't get greedy for money instead supplied the machinery to rural India. The aim is to create more than a million employment for rural women and increase the 7 percent usage of napkins to 100 percent. Muruganantham received a standing ovation by the end of his speech at a conference attended by business leaders.