Bangalore: India was always a fertile land for innovations. The most notable Indian inventions range from number Zero to some high end technologies that we use every day.

While many of these high-tech inventions are usually glorified, certain others which come from the 'soul of India'- villages are usually ignored. These inventions from the country's small corners cannot be designated as “life changing,” but still they are powerful enough to propel the dreams of a small population and also motivate the generations to produce something good for the society.

Here are some of them.

#10 Washing cum Exercise Machine

Inventor: Remya Jose

City: Malappuram

State: Kerala

Remya, a high school girl from Kerala was forced to do laundry when her mother fell sick. Out of her dislike to wash clothes by hand, Remya invented a pedal-powered washing machine at the age of 14.

The machine, which looks like the exer-cycle which we see in a gymnasium, consists of an aluminium cabin containing a horizontal cylinder made of iron net. The cylinder is connected to a pedaling system that consists of a cycle chain, pedals and a seat. Clothes are put in the cylinder, the cabin is filled with water, detergent is added and is left to soak for some time. Pedal it for three to four minutes after that and you are done! The cylinder rotates at a very high speed with the clothes inside, cleaning them thoroughly. Soap water drains out, the barrel is refilled and the process repeated. By pedaling, the clothes also become about 80% dry.

The Invention has many advantages. It doesn’t require electricity to work, it is hugely affordable and moreover, it replaces your exercise machine.