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…

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Empowering Former Manual Scavengers as Advocates for Menstrual Health

Dr Bindeshwar Pathak’s visionary leadership in liberating manual scavengers in Alwar and Tonk, Rajasthan, laid the groundwork for their social integration and empowerment. Building on this legacy, Sulabh International is now transforming the lives of these women by training them to become advocates for menstrual health. Through a comprehensive program, women are educated on the…

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Dr Bindeshwar Pathak Condolense

The passing away of the Honourable Founder of Sulabh Sanitation, Social Reform and Human Rights Movement, Padma Bhushan Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, marks the end of an era. The era of a rise of an ordinary young man from the hinterland of India, to a profound saviour of the subaltern, subjugated and the subhumanised of the…

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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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Blog: Toward Achieving Access to Clean water and ensuring quality sanitation (SDG6): Innovations of Sulabh International

15 September 2023 By Dr Ruth Kattumuri and Brenda Wagaba The United Nations report (United Nations, 2023) is part of the global stocktake for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) toward achieving these goals by 2030. This report indicates there has been adequate progress with SDG 6 to ‘ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation…

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