What kept me going was my desire to provide a hygiene product for my wife. — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share Image
My wife gone, my mum gone, ostracised by my village. I was left all alone in life. — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share Image
I am the son of a hand-loom weaver. I have a connection with yarn. I thought, 'Why not try to make an… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share Image
'Padman' was about my early life and struggles, including my wife calling me a psycho and leaving me. — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share Image
Every father, brother, and husband should know about menstruation. It is not just about women; it is about men, too. — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share Image
A male can be a boy, a man, a love/husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, but they don't have any knowledge… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share Image
My wife was gone, all other girls failed to cooperate, so I decided to wear a pouch of animal blood myself and… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share Image
I suffered a lot when I tried to make sanitary napkins and promote the idea. My family - including my mother and… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share Image
The idea came from my wife, since in our village, women cannot afford to buy sanitary pads. When I asked my wife,… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share Image
When I speak a serious subject in an informal and humorous way, it has bigger impact. So much so, when BBC made a small… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
My wife was gone, all other girls failed to cooperate, so I decided to wear a pouch of animal blood myself and test out… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
The idea came from my wife, since in our village, women cannot afford to buy sanitary pads. When I asked my wife, she told… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
I'm ecstatic to be known as pad man, as it makes a difference to women's lives. — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
Luckily, I'm not educated. If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop. — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
A male can be a boy, a man, a love/husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, but they don't have any knowledge what's happening… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
Wherever I went and spoke about menstrual hygiene, I was beaten up by people. I used to cover my cheeks with both my hands… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
The taboo regarding menstruation exists across the world, even among the educated. — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
When I work in the remotest villages, it reminds me of who I am... India is not built on 14 metros and 100 cities.… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
Being the son of a handloom weaver, I have knowledge of cotton and some other material. — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
I always say, 'Be near science and technology, and you will never fail.' — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
My argument is that there is already an automated machine to make pads. What I did - I reverse-engineered it to 'simple.' Anyone who… — Arunachalam Muruganantham Copy Share
