14 YO Gives Up Earnings To Build Toilets

    • TOI
    • Publish Date: Mar 7 2018 3:32PM
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    • Updated Date: Mar 7 2018 3:32PM
14 YO Gives Up Earnings To Build Toilets

It's astounding to witness the tenacity of strides that young boys and girls in India are taking for the betterment of the country. Every now and then, a young someone comes around to set a benchmark for the rest of us.


This time, it's a 14-year-old girl.


In a bid to make her dream come true, Prathyaksha has proposed to give away her movie fee to build more lavatories in Mallamma's village. Her initiative has caught the attention of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who even mentioned her in his Mann Ki Baat program last year. 


In her movie, Prathyaksha plays Mallamma in Kannada film Sandaas (Latrine), for which she will be paid an amount of Rs 1 lakh. In the movie, she goes on a 3-day fast to convince her family to have built a toilet in the house. 


“I’m not just inspired by Mallamma’s efforts but am determined to do something concrete for the cause. I'll dedicate my fee to build toilets in Mallamma’s village,” said Prathyaksha, a theatre artiste since childhood, reports TOI. 


Thanks to her initiative that the film crew now plans to build a minimum of 100 toilets in the village. 


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Bhumika Arora Hansraj Model School

What an inspiration!! We can accomplish anything we dream of provided we are ready to sacrifice anything for it.

Bhumika Arora Hansraj Model School

Also, the literacy about sanitation and hygiene is an important issue these days. It deserves to be discussed about. Even after years of independence, many people don''t have access to clean water and food, although,it is a basic necessity of life. It''s essential to upgrade the standard of living in India so as to ensure good healthy lives to the people.

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