Whole Stalk Paddy Thresher

Name : Late Shri Dilip Sinh Ranadilip_rana

District & State :  Surat, Gujarat

Category : Agro based food processing machinery

Award :   National

Award Function :   4th National Grassroots Innovation Awards

Award Year : 2007

Innovation Description

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Background

Late Dilip Sinh Rana thoughtfully developed the paddy thresher, where the stalk of the paddy does not get broken during the threshing process.Dilip Sinh?s family originally belongs to Unchedia village of Bharuch but he had to shift to his father in law?s place after his marriage in 1974, as his father in law did not have anybody to help him in his work. He completed his education till class tenth and then started his diploma in mechanical engineering but unfortunately had to drop out in the first year itself. Since then he had been involved in farming until his untimely demise in March 2006.He is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son. His son, who is 20 years old, has taken care of the farm after the death of his father. The family owns around twelve acres of agricultural land and produce paddy, sugarcane and other vegetables.As a child also he possessed leadership qualities and his friends and others used to come to him to get help and seek advice. While in his teens, he made a projector all by himself on which he used to show movies to the children in his area.He was always ready to help others. Instead of waiting for things to happen he believed in working and making things happen. Without having any technical knowledge he was able to mend electricity connections, machines, automobiles, etc. He never said no to any one who approached him for help and tried to help in whatever way he possibly could. Since he was a farmer, he always thought of ways to make life easier for them, without thinking of getting any financial support or recognition in return.

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