Name : Master Rakesh Kumar Patra 
District & State : Nayagarh, Orissa
Category : Utility
Award : Appreciation
Award Function : 4th National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2007
Innovation Description
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Background
When a disabled/differently enabled person walking with crutches feels tired and needs to rest, finding a place to sit is not always easy. Rakesh Kumar Patra has thought of a solution. He had made a crutch that has a foldable seat, a headlight, an alarm and even an umbrella holder-cum-stand. Rakesh comes from a business family. He lives with his parents, brother and a sister. He is studying in class ten in his village?s high school. He loves the village environment with its temple, river and forests. Rakesh has been a bit of an inventor and in his efforts to develop innovative products he has been guided by his uncle while his father, though not against his experiments, urges him to do well in studies as well. Rakesh was in class seven when he developed this multipurpose crutch for handicapped people.Being a sensitive child, Rakesh remains distressed with many social issues. He feels uneasy about the sale of liquor in his village; he is worried about the fact that his school has no library or scientific laboratory equipment, but most of all he is concerned about physically challenged individuals.
http://nif.org.in/innovation/A_Multipurpose_crutch_for_physically_Challenged_people/338