Muruganantham ranks 45 on the list, along with other world leaders like Bill and Melinda Gates, Jacinda Ardern and Robert Mueller. Director R. Balki cast Indian actor Akshay Kumar as Laxmikant Chauhan in a film based on Muruganantham's life, titled Pad Man. In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People in the World. “It was like my whole life, all its struggles and strife, all the grief and joy, flashing in front of me. Open Translation Project. [20] In addition to his own outreach, Muruganantham's work has also inspired many other entrepreneurs to enter this area,[21] including some who propose to use waste banana fibre or bamboo for the purpose. [3] In 2016, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. © TED Conferences, LLC. In his latest socially conscious outing, PadMan, Akshay Kumar lends his support to women empowerment, and his wife, the self-proclaimed Mrs Funnybones, is by his side. However, at the age of 14, he dropped out of school. The actress said that it was a humbling experience to play the role of Pari in the film Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar-starrer Padman completes two years today. [14] He sourced the processed pine wood pulp from a supplier in Mumbai, and the machines would grind, de-fibrate, press and sterilize the pads under ultraviolet light[15] before packaging them for sale. It took him two years to discover that the commercial pads used cellulose fibers derived from pine bark wood pulp. TED.com translations are made possible by volunteer PadMan is a fictional retelling of the real-life story of Arunachalam Muruganantham. But in the process of this journey, Lakshmi realises that with his innovation, he can change the country. The film grossed ₹ 207.73 crore (US$29 million) worldwide, becoming a major critical and moderate commercial success as well as the tenth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2018. [7] Shortly after, Muruganantham discovered his wife collecting filthy rags and newspapers to use during her menstrual cycle, as sanitary napkins made by multinational corporations were expensive. IIMB Alumni Office 7,109 views. 42:07. translators. A chance encounter with Pari(Sonam Kapoor), an idealist, activist whose father is an IIT professor, helps him take his innovation to Delhi and even win awards. He realised that the raw materials cost ₹10 (14¢ US), but the end product sold for 40 times that price. Who would use rag cloths or leaves during periods where use of sanitary napkins was rare. Tears of joy well up in his eyes as he witnesses the terrific Akshay Kumar enact his life story on the silver screen. He is the inventor of a low-cost sanitary pad-making machine and is credited for innovating grassroots mechanisms for generating awareness about traditional unhygienic practices around menstruation in rural India. He is the inventor of a low-cost sanitary pad-making machine and is credited for innovating grassroots mechanisms for generating awareness about traditional unhygienic practices around menstruation in rural India. R Balki may be credited as the director of PadMan, but it is in fact Khanna’s very … Go deeper into fascinating topics with original video series from TED. [13] He devised a low-cost machine that could be operated with minimal training. His research got very very personal -- and led him to a powerful business model. End of Sentence. Eventually, they stopped co-operating with him and refused to be the test subjects for his innovations. Transcript 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. 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