India’s frugal start-ups
Apr 15, 2025•17 min
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Episode description
In India’s villages, innovation is being born from necessity.
From a fridge made of clay, to silk fashioned from lotus stems, to smart devices helping blind farmers manage their land, we meet the country’s grassroots innovators.
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Presented and produced by Devina Gupta
(Picture: A lotus flower, on top of some fabric, next to a small handloom machine. Credit: BBC)
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