Some of the most ingenious, super efficient inventions and solutions to daily problems developed by the anonymous poor mass of India.
This presentation by Anil Gupt at the TED India conference clearly defines what it means by
"the brains at the margin are not the marginal ones".
He displays as overwhelming collection of solutions, devices, inventions and modifications that Indians have implemented, who are living life at the edge to curb their daily recurring problems and for which the government is clueless.
The presentation starts with an interesting picture that the indian government has on its official site(the one above). Look at the way he criticizes it.
To highlight a few of the innovations...
modifying a pressure cooker for a coffee maker,
a movable washing machine on a scooter,
a small scale, movable wheat crusher.. again on scooter,
a clay made frying pan,
a coconut tree climber.... u wear it like a shoe n climb the tree as if u are walking
and the best one... a cycle that moves on water....
this some 70yr old guy wanted to meet his girlfriend who stays across a river... which in turn motivates him to find a solution as he ran out of patience waiting for a boat.... hats off.!!!
Fabulous!!! loved the concept of ur post :)
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