Senegal

It all began when Hari left his job as a senior scientist at the Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre in Chennai and moved to his hometown to take care of his ailing mother.

Anindya Mukherjee recently became the first Indian to cycle across the Sahara, covering more than 2,300 km. in 28 days. Here, he recounts his experiences and memories from this epic solo journey across the African wilderness.

This Bengaluru-based engineer's technology allows for the building of low-cost toilets that last at least 50 years.