Opinion | Being Dr Bindeshwar Pathak in India, the World’s Largest Democracy

Opinion | Being Dr Bindeshwar Pathak in India, the World’s Largest Democracy Written By: Atul K Thakur News18.com /Last Updated: AUGUST 28, 2023 / New Delhi, India Dr Pathak was a social revolutionary who single-handedly made the strides to end the ill practice of manual scavenging, further expanding the movement to cleanliness, sanitation and effective water management…

Bindeshwar Pathak realised that India’s future depended on toilets

Obituary | Cleanliness, godliness Bindeshwar Pathak realised that India’s future depended on toilets The social reformer and revolutioniser of national sanitation died on August 15th, aged 80 Aug 24th 2023 It all began with a dare. Bindeshwar Pathak, then seven or so, wondered why the thin little woman who came through the back door sometimes, selling…

Bindeshwar Pathak (1943-2023): Before Swachh Bharat, there was Sulabh, his passion for cause of sanitation

His First Two Toilets Built With Rs 500 From Arrah Municipal Official To 10,000-Plus Public Toilets Across The Country. Written by Harikishan Sharma New Delhi | Updated: August 16, 2023 Bindeshwar Pathak, noted social reformer and founder of Sulabh International Social Service Organisation who championed the cause of sanitation by building over 10,000 public toilets across…

GANDHI, AHIMSA, HARIJANS AND PIT LATRINES

GANDHI, AHIMSA, HARIJANS AND PIT LATRINES How Bindeshwar Pathak turns excrement into riches By Alleyn Diesel Published in The Witness, 12 July, 2023 Who would expect attendance at the GMK – Gandhi, Mandela, King – Conference in June would lead to pondering the significance of excrement in our world reeling with conflict, intolerance, desecration, and…