Transcript grassroots-innovations

Grassroots
Innovations
Shodh yatra, organized by SRISTI in association with NIF and GIAN, is a walk by a
team of volunteers through villages to scout for innovations and traditional
knowledge with an idea to collect and conserve them. Earlier this year I had the
opportunity to be a part of the Shodh yatra through the Wardha district in
Maharashtra.
On the trip I learnt the value of grassroots innovations and their relevance in a
larger context. The innovators may not be educated to know all the technical terms
but their understanding of technology and science is terrific! This inspired me to
make a resource which would show people how innovation can arise even without
formal education - how a basic need to help one's self can give rise to beautiful
innovations!
Here are a few of the innovations discovered by SRISTI. I hope they are as much a
source of inspiration for you as they have been for me.
Neel Tamhane
(Neel is pursuing an engineering course in Solar and Alternative Energy and is very
passionate about the environment and social enterprises that address
environmental concerns. He has a keen interest in renewable energy and believes
that the we must cease to depend on fossil fuels and turn to more sustainable and
clean energy sources for a better future.)
Mansukh bhai prajapati – mitti cool
& clay non-stick pans
Mansukhbhai
Prajapati (44)
•
He was born in the
Prajapati
family
belonging to the
village Nichimandal •
of Morbi, Rajkot. He
had exposure to the
clay tradition since •
his childhood, as this
was his family’s
traditional
profession.
http://bit.ly/13A30lR
Being a traditional clay craftsman, he has developed an entire range
of earthen products for daily use in the kitchen.
These products include water filters, refrigerators, hot plates,
cooker and other such items of daily use.
His company, “Mitticool” was featured recently at a conference
organized by the Centre for India & Global Business, Judge Business
School, University of Cambridge,[6] UK in May 2009. Bosch and
Siemens Hausgeräte (BSH), Germany, one of the world’s largest
home appliance companies have also written to GIAN and showed
interest in the product.
Mitti Cool Refrigerator
• A clay fridge for the common man that does not require
electricity and keeps food fresh too.
• It works on the principle of evaporation. Water from the
upper chambers drips down the side, and gets
evaporated taking away heat from the inside , leaving
the chambers cool. The top upper chamber is used to
store water. A small lid made from clay is provided on
top. A small faucet tap is also provided at the front lower
end of the chamber to tap out the water for drinking
use. In the lower chamber, two shelves are provided to
store the food material. The first shelf can be used for
storing vegetables, fruits etc. and the second shelf can
be used for storing milk etc.
• Cool and affordable, this clay refrigerator is a very good
option to keep food, vegetables and even milk naturally
fresh for days!
Ribbed teflon coated aluminum
tawa
• Conventional Non Stick coated tawas are costly and last about one year.
• Innovator came out with an innovative solution and made a fusion of traditional and
modern technology. Mansukhbhai is a master of making clay tawas because it is his
family business and he learned the modern technology of Non Stick coating. The
combination took the shape a Non Stick coating on conventional clay tawa.
• He used a black non stick because black colour is a good heat absorber
that is good for the cooking.
• According to Indian Institute of Petroleum Dehradun,
its Ribbed Circular Bottom compared to the aluminium tawa ,
gives 7.9% higher thermal efficiency (52.17%) compared to the
conventional Iron Tawa (44.27%) and ribbed bottom gives about extra
1.09 % over the ordinary aluminium tawa.
To know more about the products and new inventions log on to
http://www.mitticool.in/
Fast cooking due to its
higher thermal efficiency
Design of this Tawa is
registered, design
registration No. 201308
M J Joseph alias Appachan – tree
climbing app
http://bit.ly/13GkGLO
M J Joseph alias
Appachan is an
innovative farmer
He has studied
upto fourth
standard only.
(for financial
reasons)
• The device is used to climb on tall palms to
pluck fruits and apply pesticides.
• Cuts down climbing time to 1/4 when
compared to the traditional method and
also enhances safety.
• Alternate application: As a climbing device
for electric posts.
Appachan’s tree climbing apparatus
Sayedullah sahib – Amphibious
bicycle
http://bit.ly/15zGNrk
Mohammed
Saidullah grew
up in a small
village called
Jatva-Jeneva
(Purvi
Champaran) of
Motihari district,
Bihar.
• In 1975, there was a big flood in Champaran
which lasted for about three weeks and
Saidullah had to cross the river to get
provisions. To cross the river he used a boat
and in the city he used a bicycle.
• The amphibious bicycle comprises a
conventional bicycle modified with two
extra attachments attached to it that
enables it to run on both water and land.
Sayedullah sahib – Amphibious bicycle
Ms. Remya Jose - Pedal Operated
Washing Machine
http://bit.ly/144rcjU
Remya Jose hails
from Kizhattoor
Panchayat in
Malappuram
district, Kerala
• Remya’s mother fell ill during her 10th standard
exams and her father was undergoing cancer
treatment.
• As there was no washing machine at home, the
chore of doing the laundry fell on her and her twin
sister.
• She drew the basic diagram of a unique washing
machine and her father took it to a nearby
automobile workshop. He requested the workers
to make it, when they had a free hour and agreed
to pay.
• Ms. Remya Jose - Pedal Operated Washing Machine
Md Rozadeen alias J P Ustad - cooker for
coffee
http://bit.ly/16nZgbw
Conventionally, the
pressure cookers have
been used for making
food only. However,
Rozadeen (46) has
modified the ordinary
cooker to convert it
into an
espresso/cappuccino
coffee making
machine.
• Coming from a very poor background, Rozadeen
could not study at all.
• Rozadeen used to go to marriage parties, he used to
observe people thronging at the coffee stall.
• Exceeding Rs. 5000, the electric coffee making
machines were costly and out of reach for most road
side vendors. So, he thought if he could make a
device at low-cost
Coffee maker
Raghav Gowda, Karnataka - Milking
machines
http://bit.ly/18VGifY
A hand operated
milking machine is
an innovative
machine developed
by Mr. Raghava
Gowda, a primary
school teacher and
farmer from a small
village near
Mangalore.
• This machine was awarded the NIF
sponsored state award for grass root level
innovation in the year 2005.
• This low cost milking machine is in use at
more than 500 houses in Karnataka. The
machine has been distributed in all parts
of India including Srinagar, and hill areas
of Assam.
Hand operated milking machine
Dharamveer Kamboj - Multipurpose
Food Processing Machine
A multipurpose
food processing
machine that
facilitates on-farm
processing of
herbs, flowers and
fruits, has been
developed by
Dharamveer
Kamboj (45), a
farmer, herbalist
and an innovator.
http://bit.ly/13A9Nw0
• This machine is a multipurpose device capable
of pulverizing and extracting oil/gel from
various herbs
• The unit can process 100 kilograms of Aloe
vera in an hour. About 1.25 kilograms of Aloe
vera leaves are converted to 1 litre of gel in the
unit.
• It can produce 150 litres of soya milk in an
hour.
• Dharamveer Kamboj - Multipurpose Food Processing Machine
Dhanjibhai Laljibhai - Scooter for the
Physically Challenged
http://bit.ly/1b0kJIF
• Dhanjibhai Kerai (31) hails from a middle class farmers’ family in Mundra
taluka, Kutchh region of Gujarat.
• This self-taught young man is always on the look out for ways to make his
life more useful and more comfortable.
• Dhanjibhai is very grateful to his friends who always helped and supported
him. As he could not start a scooter by himself, he had to always take a
friend with him wherever he went. He was not very comfortable with this
‘dependence’ and so he incorporated a self-starting mechanism in the
scooter.
Modified Scooter
IGNITE 2013
National Innovation Foundation - India announces
the 7 th National Competition for Students' Ideas and Innovations
in association with
Honey Bee Network, SRISTI, CBSE & other partners
IGNITE is an annual national competition to harness
the creative and innovative spirit of school children.
Students are invited to send their original creative
technological ideas and innovations for the same.
The entries will be received till July 31, 2013. All
entries received after this date will be considered for
IGNITE 14 competition
The submissions for the contest can be made to us
through the following means.
1. Email the details at [email protected]
2.Submit online at http://ignitecomp.nif.org.in
3. Mail them at the following address
(directly/through the Principal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTYJ0XJExKQ
Would like to thank the following for their amazing discoveries
and support to such innovators!
Honey bee network
Dr. Anil K Gupta - [email protected]
Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable
Technologies and Institutions
www.SRISTI.org
Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network
www.GIAN.org
National Innovation Foundation
www.NIFindia.org
India Innovates
http://www.discoverychannel.co.in/