when Twinkle replied with " i mean he's just told you why his story is worth telling" . LOVE IT WHEN BARKHA DUTT IS SHUT DOWN.

How many of you feel that the interviewer doesn't deserve this panel..

Twinkle is defenitely beauty with brains. Amazing women !!

Salute you Arunchalam Sir and Twinkle Mam for taking the subject at such level

Dear Muruganatham, you are a true inspiration to many greedy people. Your advice to finance minister is a genuine and the way you connected GDP to sanitary pad is awesome thought by humble man can only think of:) May you have long life.

In India only Swamijis & Gurujis will get women volunteers, this Muruga will never get any women volunteer :D ..nailed it

I clapped for the lady of 'KAVACH'..We have to thank her for being human for caring for others and trying to save some girls'lives. Oh God, there are many great heroes and heroines in real life.

"The strongest creature created by God is women" well said Sir. As a men I understand the braveness in women (Mother, Wife, Daughter and Sister are great...) from your speech.

Barkha should not do such interviews. A more serious journalist should have conducted this.

Barkha wanted to interview and then honor Mr Arunachalam Muruganantham with an award, without even knowing his name properly. Is it that hard to say his name? I am a bengali and can say that name in one go. I have learnt german words even tougher and longer than that. Its disrespectful to keep mentioning him as Padman Padman. He shud be known for his own name and name alone.

I have been a fan of Barkha, but it's sad to see that she still is not as educated and still needs to learn some basic manners and build on her cultural capital. She almost pushes the woman to speak openly about the topic and then she treats them so down. First, she asks them to come on stage in a very bossy manner. Then she treats them so down, not standing and saying thank you to them leave them in an awkward situation and then snatch the mike from them while she still is setting. The woman who is a sex-educator is a hero of this time. Her story was wonderful, very touching, fascinating and very full of awareness. "A person is known for his little deeds" a person's true character is revealed by thses small things that they are not aware of and here is clear that why she is doing these shows.

Thanks to Bollywood filming a great achievement of a tamilan.

I'm here for Twinkle mam ❤ Love Murganandam ❤

Barkha. I, never had any opinions regarding you though I do know ppl generally harbour dislike towards you. After watching this video I understand why. You have to learn to behave respectfully to others. The stage is not the place to find out if your panel member is called 'muruga' or 'murgi '. You had to do your homework prior. You are an Indian. Not Irish or French. Saying Mr. Muruganantham is not difficult to pronounce. I am a professor at a medical college and let me tell.. I have seen my 18 year old students with no experience at public speaking speak more respectfully to ppl. If calling his name was so difficult you could have just said 'sir'. Very sad at how you mistreated him and didn't let him speak enough. I was here to watch him speak and not you. I respect him more than you

Wow! Twinkle and Muruga were so sincere but not sure why Barkha was trying to bring her childish humor in the conversation, it's sad that India doesn't have good journalists who can talk abut serious topics sincerely. She is unbearable and thinks that audience is there to listen to her, no mam, audience want to listen to Muruga, let him speak, don't cut him off.

I'm from Holland. And I know the men will buy pads and tampons in the store for the women and when I'm before my period, and having moodswings my boyfriend says, "are you going to have your period? " We know it's a natural thing and it' s not something to be ashamed of. Don't have a period leave, when we Don't feel good, we have to take a paracetamol, that' s a painkiller, doesn' t help for the moodswings Though. But I 'm pretty sure no man in Holland will do wear a pad and do the things this man have done. I think he' s very great and deserves a lot of respect! I would have liked it, when mr padman could have said more during this show. Because he 's done a lot!

i initially thought Barkha is on an attack mode for the TRP's now i realize shes genuinely an arrogant hypocrite.

I love how Twinkle ended with how to pronounce his name properly: Not murga, it's Arunachalam Muruganantham. Hugs to you Twinkle Khanna.

This man is so inspiring. It’s amazing that a person from his background could achieve what he did. I just wish Barkha Dutt was a little less self obsessed.

Ms/Mrs Barkha, seeing your interview for the first time but saw your pictures many times. Got to know the truth now though(watching was not worth it) :D You have such a beautiful opportunity to interview such genuine people at least learn something from them! God bless you kid

Wish Barkha Dutt can quit the arrogance, grow up, and focus on the debate. Hope this really important issue can be tackled through the right awareness, intervention and creativity. We need more Pad-men.

Hats off to muruga...may god bless him with long and healthy life..

@barkha Seriously lady ? At ur capacity and reach... is that how you start speaking to a man who has accomplished so much taking on a war against his family and society ! Murga or Murgi ?? Would you dare making fun of any biggies' names ? Such a shame !

Lot of respect for Twinkle !! Barkha Being Barkha is absolutely fine - the world appreciates Muruganantham, அறிவினான் ஆகுவது உண்டோ பிறிதின்நோய் தம்நோய்போல் போற்றாக் கடை

i love twinklie's mind to speak up .. barkha shud learn some from her ..

Am sure with this movie , whole country will have different approach towards this TABOO topic. This will definitely push many such initiatives and bring a solid change to the root level. Never knew Twinkle khanna could be so perceptive and actual brain. Thank you Mr. Padman, you totally deserve the respect. and hope this movie reaches the maximum viewers .

Love the verbal "slap on the face" twinkle gave to barkha. Pronounce his name correctly!!

"How did it feel(to wear a sanitary pad)?" Muruganantham - "I am getting feed back from all over the worl-, Barkha cuts him "So your wife was angry with you?" Muruganantham - "Me and my wife were separated for many years". Barkha - "Dont lie" "So are you reunited with your wife?" Barkha Dutt ladies and gentelmen.

I got 3 brothers, and my boyfriend...i thank them for not being shy when i asked them to buy sanitary pads when i have a period, usually i cant stand up from dysmenorrhea and they always come to the rescue, when i run out of pads..♥️♥️love u guys

Mr Arunachalam is such an intelligent chivalrous great man

Still he is a Tamil... So sad we need a movie to bring him out...

As long as there are people like Padma Shri Sir Arunachalam India will always shine until people like Barkha show up to demand equal amount of respect without having any credibility let alone .01% compared to people like him.

What's the need of this interviewer, Barkha Dutt? She is freaking annoying. She asks frivolous questions and interrupts speakers. BTW salute to Arunachalam.

The English speaking elites of India don't need this awareness.. it's the rural belt that needs to be made aware.. I think the show hasn't accomplished it's objectives but I laud them for atleast making a start. And Barkha: show the man a little bit of respect.. calling him Murga and Murgi is insulting. He is Murugunantham.

Bharkha is being snobbish and totally disrespectful why would anyone choose barkha 🤔

Barkha Dutt is so full of herself .. LISTEN PLEASE..

Barkha Dutt needs a lesson in humility. Really this is One of India’s top media person. Shame on you Barkah...

தனக்கென வாழாமல் பிரர்க்கென வாழும் ஐய முருகானந்தம் தலை வணங்குகிறேன்

Padma Shri Sir Muruga all I can say is you are a true role model to Indian men. Shame on us to be pretending to be protective of women in our families but not even thinking what they go through and to have a discussion with finance minister regarding the budget issues, huge respect to you. India is emerging because here is a high school dropout who understands economics in a long run better than the people who are responsible for developing and improving GDP of a country who’s population is the second largest in the world. Respect Sir Respect, watched Padman today and I must say I was not only moved but literally in tears. You display the changes that true courage of man kind can bring 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Barkha.. You should follow your mentor pranoy Roy.. Do serious international topic journalism...

I want to donate girl's undergarments, along with feminine products and other gifts...where in India can I send packages, please? I absolutely love the brilliant and incredible "PadMan" with the most amazing and beautiful soul. I'm so happy to have found this wonderful talk show with these great spokespeople. I also appreciate the English language being spoken so perfectly. All women of India should visit America to learn comfort and freedom to speak openly about their cycles. We haven't shame nor embarrassment over our periods. We recognize the fact that without our cycles there'd be no reproduction...we've got the power and ALL women should be proud! ❤🇺🇸💕 Almost forgot...I absolutely loved the movie, "Pad Man!" It was fantastic. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

This journalist is kind of rude and ignorant on how to behave with people. Unfortunate that formal education can rip one person off their basic wisdom on how to treat and understand people. Mr. Muruganantham , on the contrary was better behaved and "educated".

Even today my youngest and oldest elders admonish me if I discussed about these private female difficulties always.

Mad respect for Murugan and Twinkle. Both are intelligent, brilliant, empathetic people. Barkha doesn't even deserve to conduct this interview or be in the same room as them. So many great ideas were interrupted, instead of being a journalist and presenting everyones arguments unbiasedly. She is forcing her own opinions on others and bullying whoever has a different opinion. Absolutely intolerable.

the whole time TWINKLES eyes are teary. its worth to see. this man filled my heart with respect

Just watched the movie. And it brings me here. Kudos to the pad man Muruga! Hello from Malaysia! my country mentions once in that movie. Yay! Question: Twinkle is Pari in that movie????

Muruganandham sir sooopr...thalai vanangugiren.... al t bst fr ur future products...god bless...nenga tamilah idha oru awarenessah oru show panunga..plsss..coz m frm tamil nadu...even i dnt know about u... as usual i was watchg videos in youtube...suddenly i have seen urs..then i started google about..tatswat i came tu knw abt u...so its my humble request..do some awareness shows in tamil nadu regarding napkins and women safety....

"Madam Lal salaam" epic twinkle 😂

Why Barkha Dutt will not allow someone to speak. She called someone to stage and that lady was telling such an important story about the real ground situation there. She didnt allow that lady to complete also. She called some Army woman and showed her crying. What is this ? Isnt it an insult to call someone on stage and not allow them to talk and instead ignore them and call someone else. How insensitive. She cant even respect the man who is doing so much for women. She is calling him names like Murga etc...instead of his real name MURUGA (short for Muruganantham). Be humble and learn from people Madam. Please.

There are so many good and great people contributing for the welfare of people. But an arrogant lady like her tries to be in centre of attraction, hate her. Credits to the pad man and twinkle Khanna for bringing the issue so nicely.

I also wish if sanitary napkins are added to the SWACHH BHARAT Abhiyan of India...

Real Padman! Salute you brother...

32:00 thank you ma'am for completing your experience. I am sure just like me, many weren't aware of such situations

Dear Burkha, Don't try to sensationalize this issue and please try to listen. In your attempt to show India as a country, which you always wanted to show you are missing the whole point of educating and appreciating the effort. It's very visible when you took that mick from the lady who is talking about " Kavach". Please grow up early. We hope one day you will be a changed person. TC

First, MUST admit that this is a GREAT contribution towards social change by Arunachalam. Also, glad that Twinkle Khanna has taken it upon herself to publicize the good work by Arunachalam. And, truly this is not just a story of sanitary napkins but also raises a whole lot of issues surrounding how Indians (especially, Hindus) view menstruation and menstrual blood. On this point, I would like to add just one correction to the comment by Twinkle Khanna that menstruation and menstrual blood has always been regarded impure and inauspicious. True, up to a point - for thousands of years that has been the case. However, go further back and you will find that menstrual blood was considered auspicious and represented the power of human fertility. Different cultures celebrated menstruation and menstrual blood differently, but celebrate they all did! In some cultures women would go and throw themselves into the sowing fields with the belief that their own fertility powers would be transferred to the land and, as a result, the land would deliver a bounty. A version of this ritual is still seen amongst the Bhils in India. Before sowing the fields they will set up a stone and smeer it with vermilion. Vermilion, here, represents menstrual blood. And, menstrual blood represents the POWER of FERTILITY. The Shiva lingam that is revered so much in Hinduism is a representation of the union of Shiva's linga and Durga's vagina. We all recognize the linga, but fail to recognize the part that 'collects' the milk poured on the linga! Yes, our swamijis will call it Cosmic or Celestial union. The origin, is more EARTHLY and rooted in fertility rites associated with early agriculture. Bengali Hindus may like to know that the simple sign painted with vermilion on the Durga Puja "Purna Ghata" is that of a new born baby. Yes, vermilion, symbol of menstrual blood is used to paint this on the Ghata, which itself represents the womb of a woman. (There are more details about it that is best left to the curious to follow up in Prof. Devi Prasad Chattopadhyaya's LOKAYATA and Abanindranath Tagore's 'Vratas of Bengal'.) This was prior to the rise of patriarchy. This was the age of early agriculture (pre-Iron age), when agriculture could be carried out with sticks and stones in the soft fertile river valleys. Thus, we find the celebration of the female vagina, celebration of menstrual blood, power of fertility across multiple cultures in Africa and Europe (prior to the rise of Bible and Vedanta, the 2 MOST POWERFUL TOOLS OF PATRIARCHY). This story about PADMAN Arunachalam is a GREAT BEGINNING. It is time women in India took back their power and prestige in society instead of being victimized throughout from womb to grave.

On the topic of 'period leave'... This may surprise many Indians and definitely Corporate India: Japanese corporations have a default one-day leave per month for all women employees - separate from the usual paid leaves for all employees. And, there the women don't feel ashamed of mentioning 'period leave'. Nothing to hide! Nothing to be ashamed of! The issue in India is, of course, worse. Even if the organized adopts a symbolic 'period leave' for female personnel, what about the unorganized sector!? Thats where things are much worse!

Awesome Talk show ! Hats off to Arunachalam Muruganantham and Twinkle Khanna for creating this Revolution !

Murugan, padman kudos

I wish our hon'ble Finance Minister n Prime Minister see this video clip so that their dream of empowering women in India n also from the point of waiving off GST n distributing sanitary packs to the girls in schools n colleges at subsidised cost....

Hats off Barkha for bringing up this to the forefront. I had not been a fan of Twinkle. For the first time I applaud her for her work. Muruga.....Hats off.

Twinkle Khanna, my respect for you has gone up significantly. Your kindness radiates. Just for Twinke...a thumbs up.

Burkha Dutt, there is a thing called 'listening'.Ever heard of it?

We always criticize Bollywood for rubbish content but here I am feeling so proud that twinkle khana made a movie on him and akshay Kumar had a courage to play such role👏👏👏

Bravo Twinkle! Way to go!

This man is great!

Didn't like the way Boooo - rkha snatched the mic from the lady who was promoting "KAVACH" ..

Great step!!

Each women is different , if you think that period days must be not be off days , it's your opinion . Now just , Because you were being told you'd off your campaign , it's not your call.. Listen to the Army girl --- Hats off . She did a wonderful job of explaining this .

It would have been respectful to learn the name of the guest of honour. If white-people at Harvard and Princeton can learn and pronounce ARUNACHALAM MURUGANANTHAM, so can Ms.Dutt.

Pad disposal too should be a part of the awareness.

Hats off to Mr Murgan. I completely agree to the fact that to see India as a developed country we first need to respect and empower our women. Waiting eagerly for Padman release.

Twinkle is more sensible and respectful than Barkha

As usual bukra is trying to prove she is a genious!!!! But again twinkle and padman proved they are always genious

Twinkle maam is very sensible n knowledgeable.. I love her intelligence

Muruga is the quintessence of the word: 'Chivalry'! I am sad to see how an ancient way of life, with noble intention got horribly twisted in the middle-modern times and NOW, is being asked to be completely routed out! It is inhuman to treat woman poorly during her periods - in fact, we must make sure they are well fed and well rested and have their own time. Read the nice article below: mythrispeaks.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/menstrual-taboos-and-ancient-wisdom/

twinkle's opinions are very cool.. always like her!

Cheers Ladies...great going

a very good session!

Burkha is annoying and so disrespectful to those women who stood up to share their stories.. she didn't even thank woman who supplied under wears to 1k girls ofcourse coz movie was not on her. She wouldn't have cared for army officer if she wasn't in uniform. Literally snatching the mic from everybody. Muruga was not even important ..her jokes and Twinkle was

Such a beautiful thought.....

Thank God though I come from arunachal the far north east where speaking about period is not a taboo but it's a thing to be celebrated.

Sigh Barkha Dutt, what's going on? "Murgi" , "Don't lie!" ..? Give him the respect he deserves, you egomaniac..

This is the reality and our education and beauty and social service should focus on discussing such issues. This should be discussed boldly. Nothing is more important than life full of respect and confidence.

Arrogant Burkha Dutt spoiled the whole interview....Here is a man who has done such a great achievement and she is not making him speak....Dutt is only good interested in interviewing normal individuals like actors, businessmen and politicians....

When you excercise during periods, you get a dopamine rush, which helps you feel better

Very nice session. Great.

burkha looking monstrous ..devil..☺

well said man 13:28 Proves that not being linguistic didn't mean that you cannot succeed. Here is the example and even the best one. A man doing some great deeds for women.

In padman movie there's a line.. Men don't look good when crying.....why it's like that in our society that the man will be only man ( Strengthful) when he hides his tears 😢 why being emotional is considered the great enemy for men. ? He is also a human being. 🙏 :

He IS damn intelligent!!!

Salute sir

There is this guy who wants to change India , and there's this lady who is interested in her programme TRP. Does not let him complete the sentence , he has only approach these programs so that many people can benefit . How many people are not watching this programme or people who do not understand English . Mr.Arnachalam Murugananthan please do your social work without these program , they do to help you , only interested in their program TRP. Being honest.

salute to this man... he deserve it👏👏👏👏👍

Barkha was so disrespectful to the kavach lady...please let me know how to get in touch with that lady so I can donate to the cause

what an inspiring story

barkha dutt is so annoying. cracking jokes on serious topic. that's y murga don't entertain such ppl.

Honoured

Why did you fuck up this interview Burkha? He deserves a respectful platform.

Thumbs up!!!!!!.....

Bhurka... let ppl talk and stop proving your existence all the time