Rahul Pathak

Pune-based Rahul Pathak launched Aquaplus Water Purifiers (Pvt) Ltd to make filters that can purify water without electricity and reach the remotest parts of the world during natural disasters to provide access to clean drinking water.

Now, the villagers of Bhinjpur have light bulbs, television and the latest electrical gadgets. The kitchens of their houses have been upgraded, and the women can be seen using mixers instead of mortar and pestles, and cooling water in fridges.