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4. Mansukhbhai Patel

He is just a high school graduate and he made wonders which many scientists could not think of. Mansukhbhai Patel invented a cotton stripping machine that has drastically cut the cost of cotton farming and revolutionized India's cotton industry. The machine was invented in 1991 and helps in removing cotton from semi opened and unopened shells of various cotton varieties. The machine has also received patents from the United States.

5. Chetna Sinha

From leading India's former rural bank for women, to running a business school, a women's chamber of commerce, farmer-turned-entrepreneur Chetna Sinha has come a long way. Today, the 53-year-old business woman has been successful in not only initiating but also successfully operating three different rural enterprises that are dedicated to the cause of rural women in the country, which includes India's first co-operative bank for rural women, the Manndeshi Mahila Bank. Among many of the mile stones which portray her achievements include in 2002, she was appointed as a World Fellow to Yale University and in 2003; she was also recognized as the Bridge Builder by the Harvard University, USA.

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