Arunachalam Muruganantham
Sanitary Pad Innovator | Challenging Taboos & Empowering Women
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Arunachalam Muruganantham is an activist and social entrepreneur whose low-cost sanitary pad machine has revolutionized menstrual health access in rural India. Dubbed the 'Menstrual Man', Muruganantham spent years disguised as a woman to understand the challenges women face, leading him to invent a pad-making machine that has empowered thousands of women-led micro-enterprises. His TEDx talk on breaking the silence around menstruation has been viewed over 4 million times, sparking a global movement to end period poverty and destigmatize women's health.
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How I started a sanitary napkin revolution!
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. (Filmed in Bangalore as part of the TED Global Talent Search.)
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TED | 2012 | 🇺🇸Long Beach, United States |
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