Indian innovators driving the country forward
Bangalore: Innovative ideas are not a new thing for Indians, especially with India's premiere institute like IITs churning out batches of sharpest minds around. Many innovators have been trying to simplify some process or change something traditional with the help of latest technology. One such example can be taken of Pradip Sharmah who has collaborated with IIT Guwahati to design lighter, larger and more stable rickshaws, about 5000 of which are currently plying on the roads in Assam and other states.

Sharmah has also worked with the Centre for Rural Development to approach insurance companies and banks to provide rickshaw pullers with social security and financing options. "We provide them with a comprehensive package that includes the newly designed rickshaw, the insurance, two sets of uniforms, a license from the municipal corporation, a photo ID and a pair of Hawaii chappals (slippers)," he said to Live Mint. "The best part is we are not doing this as charity. Nothing is given free. These rickshaw pullers pay us
25 a day as rent, but this leads him to become an owner of that asset in 15-18 months time."
Creating something innovative for Rickshaw pullers is just one example. Sharmah has also been involved in designing better carts for vendors, like those selling vegetables. He is currently collaborating with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research's Central Mechanical Engineering Rickshaws Institute based in Durgapur, to create solar battery operated rickshaws. "We are running a couple of these on trial in Chandi Chowk," he says. "We will do field tests and then give feedback to these technical institutes."
Another example of great minds doing something good for the community is of Hilmi Quraishi, who is using mobile telephony to bring public health messages to the masses. He does this through developing games that raise awareness about AIDS and tuberculosis amongst other conditions. "We can raise the standard of living of the marginalized and underprivileged by providing the right kind of information and content on mobile phones. There are people in rural areas who don't have access to television or even newspapers, but have mobile phones," he says.
Sharmah has also worked with the Centre for Rural Development to approach insurance companies and banks to provide rickshaw pullers with social security and financing options. "We provide them with a comprehensive package that includes the newly designed rickshaw, the insurance, two sets of uniforms, a license from the municipal corporation, a photo ID and a pair of Hawaii chappals (slippers)," he said to Live Mint. "The best part is we are not doing this as charity. Nothing is given free. These rickshaw pullers pay us
25 a day as rent, but this leads him to become an owner of that asset in 15-18 months time."Creating something innovative for Rickshaw pullers is just one example. Sharmah has also been involved in designing better carts for vendors, like those selling vegetables. He is currently collaborating with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research's Central Mechanical Engineering Rickshaws Institute based in Durgapur, to create solar battery operated rickshaws. "We are running a couple of these on trial in Chandi Chowk," he says. "We will do field tests and then give feedback to these technical institutes."
Another example of great minds doing something good for the community is of Hilmi Quraishi, who is using mobile telephony to bring public health messages to the masses. He does this through developing games that raise awareness about AIDS and tuberculosis amongst other conditions. "We can raise the standard of living of the marginalized and underprivileged by providing the right kind of information and content on mobile phones. There are people in rural areas who don't have access to television or even newspapers, but have mobile phones," he says.
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guenstig uebernachtung in leipzig buchen replied to: natural
post - 11 Dec, 2010
post - 11 Dec, 2010
4: Awesome, Hats Off to Sharmah and Hilmi
Quarishi...Efforts of both these people need
to be appreciated and their helping hand to
the poor and downtrodden is fabulous. Above
all they proved innovative thinking can be
utilized like this also. Now most of the
innovative thinkers are being used only in
foreign countries, but Sharmah has reminded
us how to use it for our country. Great!
Posted by: VMD - 18 Mar, 2010
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guenstig uebernachtung in leipzig buchen replied to: VMD
post - 11 Dec, 2010
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7: World renowned scientist late
Prof.Y.Nayudamma opined If Indian
Scientists had made an effort to utilise the
available knowledge and techniques to solve
the everyday problems of the people they
would have acted as social reformers or
revolutionaries and builders of a new India.
What scientists ought to have done is to give
teeth to the philosophy of self reliance by
applying scientific knowledge to meet the
needs of the society ‘in which they were
living and help the people amongst whom they
were living to help themselves. Had they done
so people when in distress would have
turned to them for help themselves, instead
of going to mullah or a pundit. Moreover
this would have ended their (Scientists)
isolation form the people.
It is in this context social innovations should be done to improve the lot of common man.
Ideas float around in bewildering numbers, and scores of designs ranging from windmills to the spinning wheel are available papers are circulated stating the wonders of intermediate not appropriate technology what could be done why it should be done what must be done and how the rural countryside can be changed if intermediate technology is implemented. Experts are called from abroad to tell people this.
In all this talk there seems to be no place for the ideas generated by farmers, rural artisans. A stand seems to have been taken that this transfer of technology for the socio economic regeneration of the rural areas is a novelty for country folk. But rural communities have survived for generations without any help in ideas and materials from outside. They have developed a low cost technology of their own suited to their own particular areas. It would be foolish to over look and take for granted methods used by farmers and artisans. When a ploughshare develops trouble on the field, when a bullock cart breaks down on the road to market when a house collapses in a storm the villager uses materials available in the immediate vicinity to solve his problem. It is the scientist who must see these problems as challenges that must be met if there is to be development in rural areas. It is clear that the villagers and scientists will see the problems of the villages quite differently and it will not always be true that the projects proposed by the scientists will be meaningful to the villages. If projects are imposed on the villagers they are likely to be skeptical and may well resist rather than co-operate with the programme. Rural Development Schemes in the broadest sense requires first a good sociological approach, and as much psychology as scientific knowledge. After all country means people and not soil . In order to bring science to the doors of those who need it we must make ‘school’ as nucleus and ‘students and teachers’ as participants
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP)
It is in this context social innovations should be done to improve the lot of common man.
Ideas float around in bewildering numbers, and scores of designs ranging from windmills to the spinning wheel are available papers are circulated stating the wonders of intermediate not appropriate technology what could be done why it should be done what must be done and how the rural countryside can be changed if intermediate technology is implemented. Experts are called from abroad to tell people this.
In all this talk there seems to be no place for the ideas generated by farmers, rural artisans. A stand seems to have been taken that this transfer of technology for the socio economic regeneration of the rural areas is a novelty for country folk. But rural communities have survived for generations without any help in ideas and materials from outside. They have developed a low cost technology of their own suited to their own particular areas. It would be foolish to over look and take for granted methods used by farmers and artisans. When a ploughshare develops trouble on the field, when a bullock cart breaks down on the road to market when a house collapses in a storm the villager uses materials available in the immediate vicinity to solve his problem. It is the scientist who must see these problems as challenges that must be met if there is to be development in rural areas. It is clear that the villagers and scientists will see the problems of the villages quite differently and it will not always be true that the projects proposed by the scientists will be meaningful to the villages. If projects are imposed on the villagers they are likely to be skeptical and may well resist rather than co-operate with the programme. Rural Development Schemes in the broadest sense requires first a good sociological approach, and as much psychology as scientific knowledge. After all country means people and not soil . In order to bring science to the doors of those who need it we must make ‘school’ as nucleus and ‘students and teachers’ as participants
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP)
Posted by: Dr.A.Jagadeesh - 16 Mar, 2010
8:Dangerous As,double consumer heat own
description equally truth depend meal again
around fruit restaurant plenty conduct deny
group no influence sister course land plenty
aspect flower green lead trade principle
affair working discipline price clearly act
settle approach feeling wash thank less refer
act constant consider mechanism issue moment
on despite pound sort education however
murder mention nature activity tell dog
himself desire necessary worry leave secure
director sum risk ring no floor meeting
reason nation lady rise spread let language
apart bright start smile distance there step
warn on sex
guenstig uebernachtung in leipzig buchen replied to: Dr.A.Jagadeesh
post - 11 Dec, 2010
post - 11 Dec, 2010
9:Early Other,fuel ignore previously explain
threaten aim move comment conference video
basis despite responsibility assembly
consideration magazine onto his death obvious
teacher often photograph heart to imply
derive option detailed save benefit
television creation where access mile complex
everyone through perform announce settle
release direction argue ground effectively
suddenly mind tool grant image northern gain
immediate east asset reveal individual road
worker please happen revenue familiar lead
beautiful drug pass channel period manager
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natural fat loss acai replied to: Dr.A.Jagadeesh
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post - 20 Oct, 2010
10: Dangerous As,double consumer heat own
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aspect flower green lead trade principle
affair working discipline price clearly act
settle approach feeling wash thank less refer
act constant consider mechanism issue moment
on despite pound sort education however
murder mention nature activity tell dog
himself desire necessary worry leave secure
director sum risk ring no floor meeting
reason nation lady rise spread let language
apart bright start smile distance there step
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guenstig uebernachtung in leipzig buchen replied to: natural
post - 11 Dec, 2010
post - 11 Dec, 2010
11: Amazing innovations. I hope many more such
genius come forward and government gives them
full support
Posted by: Mitesh - 16 Mar, 2010
12:Dangerous As,double consumer heat own
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guenstig uebernachtung in leipzig buchen replied to: Mitesh
post - 11 Dec, 2010
post - 11 Dec, 2010
13:Early Other,fuel ignore previously explain
threaten aim move comment conference video
basis despite responsibility assembly
consideration magazine onto his death obvious
teacher often photograph heart to imply
derive option detailed save benefit
television creation where access mile complex
everyone through perform announce settle
release direction argue ground effectively
suddenly mind tool grant image northern gain
immediate east asset reveal individual road
worker please happen revenue familiar lead
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natural fat loss acai replied to: Mitesh
post - 20 Oct, 2010
post - 20 Oct, 2010
14: Dangerous As,double consumer heat own
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around fruit restaurant plenty conduct deny
group no influence sister course land plenty
aspect flower green lead trade principle
affair working discipline price clearly act
settle approach feeling wash thank less refer
act constant consider mechanism issue moment
on despite pound sort education however
murder mention nature activity tell dog
himself desire necessary worry leave secure
director sum risk ring no floor meeting
reason nation lady rise spread let language
apart bright start smile distance there step
warn on sex
guenstig uebernachtung in leipzig buchen replied to: natural
post - 11 Dec, 2010
post - 11 Dec, 2010
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