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The Sulabh International Museum of toilets was established in 1992 and formally inaugurated on March 19, 1994.
Ever wondered what a museum dedicated entirely to the history
of toilets would be like ?
If that peculiar question ever crossed your mind-seek
professional help ! But if you really want to know, you can
visit Sulabh in New Delhi, India or just browse this section of
our website where we bring the museum onto your screens, virtually.
The Museum
Museums as repositories for the preservation and exhibition of
the objects of historical, scientific and cultural interest are
found all over the world. But rare are the museums that display
the evolution of toilets and their various designs.
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, the Founder of
Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, a
pioneering non-profit voluntary organisation (NGO) in the field
of Sanitation in India, envisioned the need for the setting up of a museum of toilets in the sprawling campus of his central office
at Mahavir Enclave, Palam Dabri Road in New Delhi, India and has consultative status with Economic and Social Council of the U.N.The idea engaged his mind for long, eventually leading him to make hectic worldwide search for minutest details of the
evolution of toilets, as also of various toilet designs used in
different countries at different points of time. Sulabh
International is grateful to the professionals, embassies and high commissions in setting up this museum by furnishing information on the subject and also providing details / photographs of various toilet designs used in their respective countries.
OBJECTIVES
The Museum has been established with the following objectives :-
- To educate students about the historical trends in the
development of toilets;
- To provide information to researchers about the design,
materials, and technologies adopted in the past and those in use
in the contemporary world;
- To help policy makers to understand the efforts made by
predecessors in this field throughout the world;
- To help the manufacturers of toilet equipment and accessories
in improving their products by functioning as a technology
storehouse; and
- To help sanitation experts learn from the past and solve
problems in the sanitation sector.
Join sanitation crusade.
Email: sulabhinfo@gmail.com, sulabhinfo1@gmail.com

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