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　　They do not talk about their problems. I visit tribal villages of Narsinghpur and adjoining districts and educate women about menstruation."Real groundwork is needed."My work has nothing to do with the movie.Vishwakarma said during the past two years she has been spending about 6-8 months every year in India and the rest in Califoia."As compared to branded products, the China cap embroidery machines Factory pads made by us are much cheaper. They consider menstruation a curse.Bhopal: At a time when the entire country is talking about the upcoming film "Padman", a woman scientist in Madhya Pradesh, who retued from the US, has been silently working on her mission to educate tribal women about menstrual health and offering them cheap sanitary pads.The 36-year-old biologist has retued to her village Mehragaon in Narsinghpur district from the US, where she went for higher studies, and is devoting her energy in spreading awareness about menstrual hygiene among tribal women.

　　I have been working on menstrual health since the past two years. This had caused several infections. Our machines are semi-automatic. I even did not know about it. My experiences in early life inspired me to work in this field. Now, more and more women are coming forward to join us. Only movies cant bring change."Vishwakarmas campaign has come into spotlight at a time when there is a buzz around the Bollywood movie "Padman", which will hit theatres on February 9. At that time, neither did I have money, nor information," Vishwakarma told PTI. I work in areas, which lack basic amenities like power. We procure raw materials at cheaper rates while labour is also cost-effective."Vishwakarma, daughter of a poor `lohar (blacksmith), said she studied in the village school and then moved to a nearby town for further schooling before shifting to Jabalpur for pursuing MSc in biochemistry. "We are struggling with initial problems but would soon increase the production," she said."I did not use sanitary pads till the age of 26.

　　Maya Vishwakarma started her mission two years ago, prompted by her own experience of unsafe menstrual hygiene during her early years. So, our cost of a pack of seven pads would be around Rs 15-20 while the price of branded products is much higher."She said films like "Padman" would create awareness about menstrual cycle and related problems but this alone is not sufficient and more work on the ground is needed. So, education on this issue is needed.Later, she got an opportunity to do research at the AIIMS, New Delhi and moved to the US for a PhD in chemical and biological engineering which she could not complete.Also read: Budget will uplift Dalits, farmers, tribals, says PM ModiHe also asserted that there was no factionalism in the state unit of the party and all leaders were united in their objective of defeating the BJP in Rajasthan.He pointed out there were eight Assembly segments in each parliamentary seat and the Congress won all the eight in Alwar and in Ajmer.