9 Rural Indians and Their Inspiring Businesses

8. Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade

Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade (65) grew up in a small forest village called Nanded in Naghbid taluka of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra. In 1983 Dadaji Ramaji noticed three yellow seeded paddy spikes commonly called as ‘lomb’ planted with the Patel 3 variety of paddy. He picked these three spikes and stored them in a plastic bag. The next year he sowed the seeds of this yellow variety separately in the middle of his field. Today the yellow seeded paddy is popularly known as the HMT rice, a highly successful rice variety which yielded 80 per cent more rice than the conventional variety. HMT is now grown all over India, on 100,000 acres in five states.

9. Chintakindi Mallesham

Chintakindi Mallesham  is the inventor of the Laxmi Asu Machine, that revolutionized India’s weaving community. Mallesham's machine can make six saris of valued material in one day and that too with a single percent of human effort. The invention has been a great help to a large section of rural women who earn their living through weaving saris. The business has been quiet successful and Mallesham has also received many patents for his invention.

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