Success Story Of The Real 'Padman'; From A School Dropout To A Social Entrepreneur

With no degree from any of the prestigious institutes of the country Arunachalam Muruganantham, a school dropout, is a name that stands high as a social entrepreneur. It was when, menstruation as a biological phenomenon was shrouded with blind superstitious belief, he, made it his subject of experiment; a concern to please his newly wedded wife. Reaching success and being a household name in the country was not an easy journey for India's menstruation man. Though fame had reached him earlier, Akshay Kumar starrer 'Padman' has given him the right recognition for what he has done to overcome one of the biggest social flaws.

Arunachalam Muruganantham is well known for his low cost sanitary pad making machine and for creating awareness about the unhygienic practices around menstruation.

A school drop out, Muruganantham now runs a company in Coimbatore in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, supplying women with sanitary pads in 4,500 villages and providing technology for his low cost hygiene products to 19 other countries.