Bindeshwar Pathak (1943‑2023): Before Swachh Bharat, there was Sulabh INDIA Aug 26-Sept 1, 2023 By Pam Kwatra Deeply shocked to know about this heartbreaking news about Dr Pathak Ji. With utmost respect and gratitude, my heartfelt tribute to this most noble soul I had the pleasure of meeting him around 25 years ago. When he…
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…
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…
The South Asian Times New York Edition / June 24-30, 2023 Padma Bhushan Dr Bindeshwar Pathak felicitated on Long Island Garden City, NY: Prominent Indian American community leaders welcomed living legend Dr Bindeshwar Pathak at a meet‑and‑greet on June 19 in Long Island. A Padma Bhushan awardee, Dr Pathak is famous as the founder of…