Inventor And Social Entrepreneur

Arunachalam Muruganantham is the man behind the world’s first low cost sanitary napkin making machine. His mission was to provide sanitary napkins at minimal cost to poor women across the country, especially in rural areas. The journey began when he was shocked by the fact that women in India including his wife often used things such as old rags, leaves and even ash during menstruation. Approximately percent of all reproductive diseases in India are caused by poor menstrual hygiene.

percent of girls drop out of schools once they attain puberty. He wished to make a social impact by creating more livelihoods and improving the menstrual hygiene of rural women. Arunachalam initiated his research in and almost after years, successfully created a low cost machine for the production of sanitary napkins. He presented his prototype to IIT, Madras for a national innovation competition in and out of entries, his machine stood first.

Arunachalam made machines in months and set out to states in Northern India namely Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Arunachalam Muruganantham was named one of the Time Magazine’s most influential people in . He was awarded the Padma Shri in . Human Reproduction c.

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