Menstrual Man
Synopsis
Some folks squirm at mention of a womanâs periodâŚnot Arunachalam Muruganantham. Considered a madman and pervert by his community, he ignores his detractors and makes his dreamâlow-cost sanitary pads made by and for rural Indian womenâa reality. Using manually operated machines, Murugananthamâs microbusiness model is focused on something more important than profits: providing sustainable employment, hygiene and emancipation to women who would otherwise go without. Heâs a man with a million-dollar ideaâexcept money has nothing to do with it. His goal is to make a livelihood, not to accumulate wealth; to operate at a human scale, not a multinational one. Menstrual Man is the inspiring story of a hero who rises above poverty and a lack of education to become a superstar social entrepreneur in the business of breaking cultural taboos and re-inventing the economic pyramid. Muruganantham is leading a movement, not a company. And itâs spreading.
