A biography for Arunachalam Murugananthamhasn’t been written yet.
“I am the son of a hand-loom weaver. I have a connection with yarn. I thought, 'Why not try to make an affordable sanitary pad for my wife?'”
“To help my mother, I started working as a workshop helper. There I learned welding and other tools.”
“I didn't take the money route because I saw my parents struggle for survival.”
“Wherever I went and spoke about menstrual hygiene, I was beaten up by people. I used to cover my cheeks with both my hands whenever I went to speak on the subject, so how could I ever imagine that someone would make a film on such a topic?”
“I have accumulated no money but I accumulate a lot of happiness. If you get rich, you have an apartment with an extra bedroom - and then you die.”
“A male can be a boy, a man, a love/husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, but they don't have any knowledge what's happening inside a woman's body. That's what I had learnt in my early married life.”
“I don't have any plans to make money for myself. All I wish to do is empower rural women in our country.”
“I'm ecstatic to be known as pad man, as it makes a difference to women's lives.”
“I suffered a lot when I tried to make sanitary napkins and promote the idea. My family - including my mother and wife - deserted me. Villagers even tied me to a tree and beat me. But after seeing me successful now, they come and say that they all knew that I would become famous one day.”
“My nature is such that even if I failed 9,999 times, I'll attempt for the 10,000th time again.”
“We keep discussing nuclear power and other issues, but we should spare a thought to the basic needs of our women.”
“I never thought someone would make a film on my story.”
“The strong creation created by God in the world is not the lion, not the elephant, not the tiger - the girl.”
“I always say, 'Be near science and technology, and you will never fail.'”
“My wife was gone, all other girls failed to cooperate, so I decided to wear a pouch of animal blood myself and test out my pads by wearing them myself. The discomfort I felt for those five days cannot be explained in words; I bow to every woman on earth for going through this every month.”
“The world has a shortage of solution providers. Everybody want to be in the 'Forbes' list.”
“If you chase a girl, the girl won't like you. Do your job simply, the girl will chase you.”
“There are two kinds of students: those who study and work to survive, while others who want to be achievers.”
“I converted a problem into an opportunity.”