May 27, 2025 4:40 PM
INDIA’S SANITATION REVOLUTION
Sitting beneath a neem tree, right outside his house in Dhamnar village of Madhya Pradesh, Lakhan Singh (age – 35) told me about one of his happiest memories – the birth of his son Sachin in September of 2014. However, a little further into this conversation, Lakhan’s smile quickly gave way to a tense expression. This change in mood was triggered by his memories of his son experiencing frequent cases of diarrhoea since he started walking in early 2016. He recounted days when both he and hi...