Scientist Writes A Letter To Akshay Kumar, Asks Him To Screen PadMan In Village Schools

Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna's PadMan might have received mixed reviews from the critics but the film is doing well at the box-office. The film did manage to create the right buzz and has sparked off a healthy conversation around menstruation in India.

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And now, a scientist, working towards educating tribal women about menstrual health and providing them with cheap sanitary pads, has urged the PadMan star Akshay Kumar to screen the movie in village schools and hostels.

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According to a PTI report, Maya Vishwakarma, popularly known as ¡®Padwoman¡¯ or ¡®Pad-jijji¡¯ in the tribal areas of Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh, has written a letter to Kumar.

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In her letter, she has urged him to arrange a screening of the movie, which deals with the issue of menstrual hygiene, in schools and hostels in villages.

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According to her, this will help to create awareness about menstrual hygiene among girls and women in rural areas. The movie should especially be screened for males in villages to make them sensitive about the menstrual health of women and change their outlook on an issue which is still considered a taboo, said the 36-year-old biologist.

Vishwakarma has returned to her village Mehragaon in Narsinghpur district from the US, where she went for higher studies, and is devoting her energy to spreading awareness about menstrual hygiene among tribal women.

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In her letter, she has also explained why Akshay Kumar should talk to state governments and convince them to declare the movie tax-free so that it reaches a large number of people across the country. She explained that she was compelled and inspired to write such a letter after she herself experienced unsafe menstrual hygiene during her early years. Vishwakarma started her mission two years ago. Vishwakarma said only 24 percent of the women in Madhya Pradesh use sanitary pads.