Road to Freedom

by Bindeshwar Pathak

This book is the result of twenty years of study, research and fieldwork by the author who is a Gandhian with long years in social service. It is a seminal piece of work on scavenging which extensively discusses its sources, history and geographical spread.The social inequity of the system has always concerned Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak who joined Gandhiji`s movement for the liberation of scavengers soon after his education.Road to Freedom is a holistic approach to the problem of scavenging aimed at a total liquidation of the system. Founder of the Sulabh Movement and its executive wing Sulabh International Bindeswar Pathak obtained his Ph.D. from Pathak University. For twenty years Dr. Pathak has been working for the liberation of scavengers through the Sulabh Movement---------a mixed package of technology extensive training and social reforms which is different from other social reform movements in that it combines technology with idealism.