Bindheshwar Pathak (born April 2, 1943) is an Indian sociologist. He is the founder of Sulabh International. He received Indian and international awards for his work with this organization.

Sociology

Bindheshwar Pathak graduated in sociology in 1964. He earned his master's degree in 1980 and his PhD in 1985.

Sulabh International

Bindheshwar Pathak founded Sulabh International in 1970. Sulabh International is a social service organization which works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education. The organization counts 50,000 volunteers.

He has made innovative use of biogas creation by linking Sulabh toilets to fermentation plants, he had designed over three decades ago and which are now becoming a byword for sanitation in developing countries all over the world. One of the distinctive feature of Pathak's project lies in the fact that besides producing odour-free bio-gas, it also releases clean water rich in phosphorus and other ingredients which are important constituents of organic manure. His sanitation movement ensures cleanliness and prevents greenhouse gas emission.

Awards

Bindeshwar Pathak is a Padma Vibhushan recipient from the Government of India.

Bindeshwar Pathak received the Energy Globe Award, the Dubai International Award for Best Practices, and the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for Environment.

References

External links

• Profile of a national crusader