Mahesh Khandelwal, the man behind sanitary revolution in India

This is a movement begun by a man, who knew nothing about the female body until actually, he researched on the subject

While talking about menstruation is still considered a taboo in India, here is a man from Uttar Pradesh who not only designed sanitary napkins for poor women but also made them affordable and eco friendly too.

Meet Mahesh Khandelwal, a scientist turned entrepreneur, who broke a strict taboo in India's tradition-bound society and worked to perfect an affordable sanitary pad in hope of starting a movement to help women in developing country.

It was when Chandralekha, an IAS officer from Mathura explained him about the plight of rural women, and the difficulties they face and difficulties they face during menstruation Khandelwal came to know about fact and decided to come up with a solution.

Khandelwal designed WE sanitary napkins, which cost less compared to the ones available in the market. While the current products in the market have a high quantity of polymer (1.5gms) to 2 grams that is not degradable, WE napkins are just 0.7 grams of polymer.
The napkins are light weight and can be used for 12 hours compared to the other napkins which last for around six hours.

This is a movement begun by a man, who knew nothing about the female body until actually, he researched on the subject.

These sanitary napkins cost just Rs 10 for a pack of 6. They are eco-friendly and manufactured locally by rural women.

Recognising that the root cause of sanitary napkin expense is the fixed production cost, he has created a sanitary napkin- making machine to produce quality products at a lower cost to the customer.

The machine costs just Rs 1 lakh. Ten women can manufacture 2,000 packets of sanitary napkins in a day. So, the technology is not just providing low cost sanitary napkins but also employment to the women manufacturing them. Every woman can easily earn Rs 5,000 to 6,000 a month.

Besides, WE technology training centre units have been established in Vrindaban, Vatsalya gram- Mathura and Vadodara.

Mahesh Khandelwal and his company is truly a strong of example of the growing'Female Sanitary Revolution'.

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