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		arjn on March 4, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Indian sanitary pad revolutionary For a poor family in India (and there are many), the short answer is "yes". For a longer answer you may want to consider the personal and social hurdles he had to overcome and that not all gains are measured in money.

lostlogin on March 4, 2014 [–]

To add to your answer, the article mentioned his mother on $1 per day with 4 kids. I suspect any reduction in price matters.

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