My argument is that there is already an automated machine to make pads. What I did - I reverse-engineered it to 'simple.' Anyone who wants to compete will have to come out with a simpler machine.
I know that if I had got educated, I might have ended up as a call-center employee.
The government should include menstrual hygiene in the curriculum.
Nobody in the society will talk about menstruation... it's a taboo in my country. That's why I'm branded by society as a psycho.
Why buy sanitary napkins from multinationals when we can make them at home and generate employment?
I converted a problem into an opportunity.
The choice is yours: Do you want to exist, or do you want to live?
My nature is such that even if I failed 9,999 times, I'll attempt for the 10,000th time again.
I never thought someone would make a film on my story.
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?
There should be awareness on menstrual hygiene among men as well.
Quality napkins are made in villages at a cost of just Rs 2 per piece with my simple and cost-effective machines.
'Padman' was about my early life and struggles, including my wife calling me a psycho and leaving me.
India and other developing nations need non-farm sector activity. So what we are doing, we are giving small microbusiness to the rural women, especially the farmers' wives.
I didn't take the money route because I saw my parents struggle for survival.
The world has a shortage of solution providers. Everybody want to be in the 'Forbes' list.
When I speak a serious subject in an informal and humorous way, it has bigger impact. So much so, when BBC made a small documentary, they first thought of having a voiceover for me. The producer liked my English so much, he said they were retaining my original voice.
We keep discussing nuclear power and other issues, but we should spare a thought to the basic needs of our women.
Every year, in our country, we churn out more job seekers rather than job creators. We have to look at new business models, identify a problem, and work on a solution for the same. Today, the machines I have created have provided employment to many women in the rural areas across the country. Why can't youngsters follow suit?
