An Indian proverb guides a young changemaker in the US

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Amrith Saligrama spent the early days of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in his Massachusetts town going on long walks with his grandfather until the lack of public restrooms on their route became a problem. Saligrama tried to make restrooms easier to locate, but he hit a bureaucratic wall. Ultimately, one of his grandfather’s proverbs inspired him to try a different approach. This story comes to us from the television show, “Stories from the Stage.”

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