Hearty Congratulations to Guneet Monga,Rayka Zehtabchi,Melissa and the team of Period,End of Sentence for winning the Best Documentary (Short) award of Oscar. The 26 minutes film set in Kathi Khera ,Hapur Village U.P 60 miles from New Delhi depicts
the sufferings of the women due to lack of awareness on sanitary pad and illiteracy.It is incredible that such villages exist in this decade of digital renaissance. The installation of the pad-making machine creation of Arunachalam ‘Pad Man’Muruganantham
and marketing the pad highlight the need for focusing on education and healthcare of women in rural villages.Though the film is made in India the impact will be felt in many countries in South America,Africa and Asia. Let us hope that the film will bring a
change in the quality of the life of young women and gender equality in the developing countries before long.