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{{short description|Indian sociologist}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = Bindeshwar Pathak.jpg
| name = Bindeshwar Pathak
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1943|4|2}}
| birth_place = [[Vaishali district|Hajipur]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sulabhtoiletmuseum.org/old/profile.htm |title=Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, A Profile |publisher=Sulabh International |access-date=12 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623222911/http://www.sulabhtoiletmuseum.org/old/profile.htm |archive-date=23 June 2014 }}</ref> [[Bihar]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| known_for = Founding [[Sulabh International]]<br/>and [[social change|social reform]] in India
| education = M.A. ([[Sociology]] 1980), M.A. ([[English language|English]] 1986), Ph.D. (1985), D.Litt. (1994)
| alma_mater = [[Banaras Hindu University]], [[Patna University]]
}}

'''Bindeshwar Pathak''' is an Indian [[sociologist]] and social entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Faheem, Hadiya and Purkayastha, Debapratim|date=2019|title=Sulabh International: Providing Sustainable Sanitation Solutions{{!}}Leadership and Entrepreneurship{{!}}Case Study{{!}}Case Studies|url=https://www.icmrindia.org/casestudies/catalogue/Leadership%20and%20Entrepreneurship/LDEN146.htm|access-date=14 June 2020|website=www.icmrindia.org}}</ref> He is the founder of [[Sulabh International]], an India-based social service organisation which works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education. He is the Brand Ambassador for Swachh Rail Mission of Indian Railways.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/bindheswar-pathak-brand-ambassador-of-swachh-rail-mission-3732694/|title=Bindheswar Pathak Brand Ambassador of Swachh Rail Mission|date=1 November 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=31 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> His work is considered pioneering in social reform, especially in the field of sanitation and hygiene. He received various national and international awards for his work with this organisation. He was presented with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/pres-kovind-presents-lal-bahadur-shastri-national-award-to-bindeshwar-pathak-117101001401_1.html|title=Pres Kovind presents Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award to Bindeshwar Pathak|date=10 October 2017|work=Business Standard India|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref> He was conferred with [[Padma Bhushan]], India's third-highest civilian award in 1991.

==Education==
Bindeshwar Pathak graduated in [[Sociology]] in 1964 from the [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Banaras Hindu University|date=2020|title=Notable BHU Alumni|url=https://new.bhu.ac.in/Site/BHUNotableAlumni/1_0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714065255/https://new.bhu.ac.in/Site/BHUNotableAlumni/1_0|archive-date=14 July 2020|access-date=14 July 2020|website=Banaras Hindu University}}</ref> He earned his [[master's degree]] in 1980 and his [[PhD]] in 1985, from the [[University of Patna]].<ref>[http://www.sulabhtoiletmuseum.org/profile.htm Profile of a national crusader] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814111526/http://www.sulabhtoiletmuseum.org/profile.htm |date=14 August 2007 }}. Retrieved on 14 August 2007.</ref> A prolific writer and speaker, Dr. Pathak has authored several books, the most well-known of which is ''The Road to Freedom'', and is a frequent participant in conferences on sanitation, health and social progress around the world.

==Movement for Sanitation and Hygiene==
He first came to understand the plight of scavengers in 1968 when he joined the Bhangi-Mukti (scavengers’ liberation) Cell of the Bihar Gandhi Centenary Celebrations Committee. During that time, he travelled throughout India, living with scavenger families as part of his Ph.D. research. Drawing on that experience, he resolved to take action, not only out of sympathy for the scavengers but also in the belief that scavenging is a dehumanising practice that would ultimately have a destructive impact on modern Indian society. He was an MP of Bhagalpur in Indian National Congress.

He established the Sulabh International Social Service Organization in 1970, combining technical innovation with humanitarian principles.<ref>[http://www.siwi.org/sa/node.asp?node=432 Indian Sanitation Innovator and Social Reformer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704235218/http://www.siwi.org/sa/node.asp?node=432 |date=4 July 2010 }}. Retrieved 28 September 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.sulabhinternational.org/pg01.htm Profile, Aims & Objectives] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814071627/http://www.sulabhinternational.org/pg01.htm |date=14 August 2007 }}. Retrieved on 14 August 2007.</ref> The organisation works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education. The organisation 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 emissions|greenhouse gas emission]].

==Recognition==
[[File:Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak founder of Sulabh sanitation at India Leadership Conclave.jpg|thumb|Bindeshwar Pathak receiving the Indian Affairs Social Reformer Of The Year 2017 award from Satya Brahma, founder of [[India Leadership Conclave]]]]
Bindeshwar Pathak is a [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient from the [[Government of India]].<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> In 2003, his name was added to the [[Global 500 Roll of Honour]]. Bindheshwar Pathak also received the Energy Globe Award,<ref>
[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sulabh-founder-gets-energy-globe-award/29385-11.html Sulabh founder gets Energy Globe Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106205606/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sulabh-founder-gets-energy-globe-award/29385-11.html |date=6 January 2007 }}. Retrieved 14 August 2007.</ref> and the Dubai International Award for Best Practices. [[Stockholm Water Prize]] was awarded to him in year 2009. In June 2013, he also received the Legend of Planet award from the French senate in Paris, ahead of World Environment Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-04/the-good-earth/39740007_1_bindeshwar-pathak-stockholm-water-prize-prince-carl-philip|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629124823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-04/the-good-earth/39740007_1_bindeshwar-pathak-stockholm-water-prize-prince-carl-philip|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-29|website=[[The Times of India]]|title=News: India News }}</ref> Antarrashtriya Bhojpuri Samman was awarded to him in the 4th world Bhojpuri Sammelan in [[Port Louis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mohallalive.com/2009/09/03/dr-bindeshwar-pathak-get-vishwa-bhojpuri-samman/|title=Mohallalive.com|website=mohallalive.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904224219/http://mohallalive.com/2009/09/03/dr-bindeshwar-pathak-get-vishwa-bhojpuri-samman/|archive-date=4 September 2009|access-date=4 September 2009}}</ref>

In January 2011, Pathak was invited to deliver a lecture at [[The Cambridge Union]], a debating society of the University of Cambridge in England.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/sulabh-founder-invited-to-cambridge/article949531.ece?css=print |title=Sulabh founder invited to Cambridge |newspaper=The Hindu |date=13 December 2010 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> The lecture was well received by the students where Dr Pathak urged the students to join voluntary work in the field of sanitation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/131326/join-me-sulabh-founder-urges.html |title=Join me, Sulabh founder urges Cambridge students |publisher=Deccanherald.com |date=22 January 2011 |access-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126234703/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/131326/join-me-sulabh-founder-urges.html |archive-date=26 January 2011 }}</ref>

In 2014, he was honoured by Sardar Patel International Award for "Excellence in the field of Social Development".<ref>{{cite web |title=NRI Award, Sardar Patel Award, Sardar Ratna, Pravasi Bharatiya Award, International Award |url=https://sardarpatelaward.org/awardgallery.php?sid=MTA= |website=sardarpatelaward.org |access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref>

In April 2016, [[Bill De Blasio]], Mayor of New York City, declared 14 April 2016 as ''Bindeshwar Pathak Day''.<ref>{{cite news|title=April 14 declared as 'Bindeshwar Pathak Day' by New York Mayor|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/april-14-declared-as-bindeshwar-pathak-day-by-new-york-mayor-2756134/|access-date=22 September 2017|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=16 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923051103/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/april-14-declared-as-bindeshwar-pathak-day-by-new-york-mayor-2756134/|archive-date=23 September 2017}}</ref>

On 12 July 2017, Pathak's book ''The Making of a Legend'', on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was launched in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/book-on-narendra-modi-the-making-of-a-legend-launched-by-amit-shah-mohan-bhagwat-in-delhi/760348/|title=Book on Narendra Modi, The Making of a Legend, launched by Amit Shah, Mohan Bhagwat in Delhi|date=12 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716113047/http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/book-on-narendra-modi-the-making-of-a-legend-launched-by-amit-shah-mohan-bhagwat-in-delhi/760348/|archive-date=16 July 2017}}</ref>

In 2020, 'Namaste, Bindeshwar Pathak!' an inspiring book detailing his work as a social innovator was published.

He was named Indian Affairs Social Reformer Of The Year, 2017, at the 8th Annual [[India Leadership Conclave]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sulabhswachhbharat.com/en/posts/dr-pathak-awarded-indian-affairs-social-reformer-of-the-year-2017|title=Sulabh Swachh Bharat|website=sulabhswachhbharat.com|access-date=18 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918201633/http://sulabhswachhbharat.com/en/posts/dr-pathak-awarded-indian-affairs-social-reformer-of-the-year-2017|archive-date=18 September 2017}}</ref> In June 2018 he was honoured with the Nikkei Asia prize for culture and community by Nikkei inc in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atulyabihar.com/sulabh-founder-dr-bindeshwar-pathak-won-nikkei-asia-prize/|title=सुलभ शौचालय के जनक "डॉ बिंदेश्वर पाठक को निकेई एशिया पुरस्कार" के साथ सम्मानित किया गया।|website=atulyabihar.com|access-date=21 June 2018|date=21 June 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070814111526/http://www.sulabhtoiletmuseum.org/profile.htm Profile of a national crusader]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090327082904/http://jaibihar.com/bindeshwar-pathak-wins-stockholm-water-prize/5595/ Bindeshwar Pathak wins international award]
*[https://archive.today/20130630030459/http://www.parisguardian.com/index.php/sid/214965262/scat/fab36d240e1883d4 French Senate honours Sulabh founder with 'Legend of Planet' award]

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