Suhas Vitthal Mapuskar

Suhas Vitthal Mapuskar (22 January 1935 – October 2015) was an Indian physician and social activist who was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India posthumously in 2017.^[1] He had received the Nirmal Gram Award from late President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in 2006.^[2][3] He dedicated his life to make Dehu village open defecation free beginning as early as in the 1960s.^[4] He is known for his work in the field of rural sanitation in Maharashtra.^[5]