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What do you know about India? Bollywood?

The world's richest man, Bill Gates of Microsoft posted an article on the 1st of May, 2017 on India's war on human waste. It is an insightful article as it highlights the vision of the Current Prime Minister of India - Narendra Damodardas Modi to improve public health; an excerpt from his first speech to the nation commemorating India's independence day captures this vision: "We are living in the 21st century. Has it ever pained us that our mothers and sisters have to defecate in the open?... The poor womenfolk of the village wait for the night; until darkness descends, they can't go out to defecate. What bodily torture they must be feeling, how many diseases that act might engender? Can't we make arrangements for toilets for the dignity of our mothers and sisters?" Less than 3 months after the speech, Modi's government started a campaign called Clean India Movement ( "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" in Hindi)  which now includes ending open d