The prototype of "Indian Partner" is Arunachalam Muruganantham, an Indian entrepreneur, known as the "Padman". Because his family was poor, he dropped out of school to make money when he was young. He went through various occupations and worked many jobs. The turning point in his life , in a rag of his wife—a period cloth.
When he saw that his wife could not afford sanitary napkins and could only use this dirty and worn cloth, he had the idea of making sanitary napkins. Even today in 2018, in many parts of India, something as common as "menstruation" is considered a dirty existence. Even more despised.
India is a country that believes in Buddhism. Many times, excrement and "aunts" are considered unclean, and they cannot "enter the room". In other words, many people in India do not have toilets in their homes. If women come here "Aunt", may be driven to sleep in the cowshed.
So what Arunachalam Muruganantham did was pretty crazy, and he was a man. He put on the tampon he made himself to experience the comfort, and also made a device to experience the "displacement" process. He was also considered a pervert by the neighbors, mocked by his wife, and even divorced. But Arunachalam Muruganantham persevered, and in the end, he succeeded in making affordable sanitary pads.
In "Partners in India", after the protagonist made a sanitary napkin, he was questioned: Are you still a man? And the protagonist's answer is impeccable, he said: What kind of man is a man who can't protect his woman? And he also uses his actions to care for women, and he has the prestigious title of "Padman".
——Baidu
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