Dr Bindeshwar Pathak was conferred upon Padma Vibhushan (Posthumous), India’s second highest civilian award by the Honorable President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on April 22, 2024.

On April 22, 2024, the Hon’ble President of India, Droupadi Murmu conferred Padma Vibhushan in the field of Social Work upon Dr Bindeshwar Pathak posthumously. In her message on Twitter, the honorable President wrote, “Dr Pathak advocated for behavior change by encouraging millions to adopt hygienic and safe sanitation practices.” Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder…

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132 Padma Awards this year; Venkaiah Naidu, late Bindeshwar Pathak, among 5 Padma Vibhushan recipients

ANI |Updated: Jan 26, 2024 03:01 IST New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Former Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, along with four other recipients, including the late social worker and founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak, was honoured with the country’s second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, on the eve of Republic Day.Popular Indian actress Vyjayantimala Bali; actor,…

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‘टॉयलेट मैन’ के नाम से मशहूर बिंदेश्वर पाठक मरणोपरंता मिला ‘पद्म विभूषण’ सम्मान

सार्वजनिक शौचालयों के निर्माण में अग्रणी, सुलभ इंटरनेशनल (Sulabh International) के संस्थापक और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता 80 साल के बिंदेश्वरी पाठक (Bindeshwar Pathak) को मरणोपरंत यह सम्मान दिया गया है. Edited by बिक्रम कुमार सिंह, Updated: 26 जनवरी, 2024 12:35 PM बिहार के रहने वाले विंदेश्वर पाठक को सामाजिक क्षेत्र में उत्कृष्ठ योगदान देने के लिए भारत सरकार की तरफ…

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Bindeshwar Pathak

OBITUARY| VOLUME 402, ISSUE 10413, P1618, NOVEMBER 04, 2023 Andrew Green Sociologist who built a national sanitation movement in India. Born on April 2, 1943, in Rampur Baghel, a village in Bihar, India, he died of cardiac arrest on Aug 15, 2023, in New Delhi, India, aged 80 years Bindeshwar Pathak lifted sanitation standards in India by launching…

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