How a Simple Solar Lantern is Lighting Up 30000 Homes in Rural India
Reaching every dark place with a solar lantern.
Inspired by a design his wife Deepali came up with for a solar lantern, entrepreneur Sachin Dhande developed ‘Bhaskar’, a compact, lightweight, and durable solar-powered lantern. It can be strapped to the knee — a boon for farmers working in fields after dusk — or hung on a bicycle. But its features go beyond design viability.
The solar lantern is bringing hope to rural India with its clever engineering. In fact, it is the main source of electricity for Padma Shri Rahibai Soma Popere’s........
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