Bindeshwar Pathak: Toilet Man of India who founded Sulabh and pioneered public toilets dies at 80 tribuneindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh, an organisation synonymous with public toilets and fighting open defecation in India, passed away at the age of 80 after a heart attack. Pathak, also known as the "Toilet Man of India", established Sulabh in 1970, combining technical innovation with humanitarian principles, and became a pioneer in creating sustainable sanitation initiatives.
Pathak founded Sulabh International in 1970 and became synonymous with public toilets and activism against open defecation in no time. He came to be known as "Toilet Man of India"
Before the Swachch Bharat Mission made toilets a topic of discussion in society, Bindeshwar Pathak, a pioneer of public restrooms in India, earned the nickname "Toilet Man of India" despite frequently facing criticism for the job he was doing, notably from his father-in-law. The story of Pathak's father-in-law feeling that his daughter's life had been damaged because he was unable to disclose what his son-in-law did for a career is well-known.