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| Shri Appachen | ||
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One of our most successful innovator and entrepreneur, Mr. Joseph alias Appachan from Kerala passed away on 19th July 2008 after a heart attack. He was the man behind various models of the tree climbing device. A very humble man, he was always full of zeal and enthusiasm. May the Almighty grant his soul peace and the courage to bear the loss to the bereaved family and friends. |
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| Dr.C. Sahasranam | ||
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Dr.C. Sahasranam, Coordinator-GIAN-Karnataka cell (Professor, SSIT-Tumkur). He passed away due to heart attack on 29th June 2008. Dr. Sahasranam was very active member of HBN and was associated with NIF and its activities since very long. May his spirit rests in eternal peace and God, The Almighty bless his family condolence and courage to bear the misfortune. |
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| Shri Khagen Das | ||
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Mr. Khagen Das, an innovator from Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. He was 90 years old and was unwell for quite sometimes, died last week in his residence. He was a herbal healer, healing both human and animal ailments and was a quite renowned healer in the local region. Several herbal practices were submitted by him during the 6th competition. May the lord bless him the peace in heaven. |
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| Shri Ganesamurthy Asari | ||
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Shri Ganesamurthy Asari, a innovator from Cauddalore district of Tamilnadu, he passed away during his heart surgery on 20th February 2007 Mr. Ganesa Murthy Asari won the National Second Prize for his successful innovation on Tractor drawn stubble shaver, Power tiller operated stubble shaver cum weeder and Sugarcane trash grinder during NIF's 4th biennial competition. May the lord bless him the peace in heaven. |
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| Shri Shitala Prasad Singh | ||
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Shri Shitala Prasad Singh, father of NIF Awardees, Shri Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi and Shri Jay Prakash Singh, from Varanasi left for his heavenly abode on March 1, 2008. Shri Singh was an experimental farmer who had great knowledge about agriculture and who passed on his legacy of knowledge to his sons. Learning from him, his sons have been able to develop many improved varieties of paddy, wheat and mustard, earning a name for themselves and making him proud. We pray for the departed soul. May peace be upon him and his family,whom he has left behind. |
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| Mr. Khokan Bagchi | ||
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Mr. Khokan Bagchi,a young innovator and herbal healer of Toofanganj, West Bengal passed away on October 19, 2007. His death was deeply grieved by members of NIF. It was also a very poignant loss for the Honey Bee Parivar. Both NIF and Honey Bee joined in expressing their heartfelt condolences on his sudden and untimely demise. His contribution to our cause shall always be remembered May his soul rest in eternal peace, and may his family find peace in his peace that surpasses all understanding. |
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| Mr.Niranjan Prasad Sharma | ||
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Consolation Award winner in NIF’s Third competition, Mr. Niranjan Prasad Sharma (45) met with a serious accident on 10 September and succumbed to his injuries on 17 September, 2007. Hailing from Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, he was an excellent stove repairing mechanic and a manufacturer of furnace stoves.He also had a keen interest in painting. He was awarded for developing modified stove with kerosene heating. He is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter. | |
| Mr.Ravajibhai Savaliya | ||
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Mr. Ravajibhai Savaliya (61), an innovator and a successful entrepreneur from Ahmedabad, left for his heavenly abode on 6 June, 2007. He was the innovator of the ‘Savaliya Ribbed Tawa’, an innovative product that is gaining popularity day by day. His main interest was doing research in non-renewable energy applications and had a few patents to his name. He was a thorough gentleman and a good mentor for other innovators. | |
| Mr.Annegowda | ||
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Mr.Annegowda, 51 years, was an innovative agriculturist from Mallikarjunapura. He left for his heavenly abode on 14th May, 2006. He was a man of tremendous grit and determination. Despite negative feedbacks from his family and friends and many setbacks, he became the first person in the entire village and surrounding areas to start sericulture 20 years ago and till his untimely death was the only one to continue doing so. Scouted by Dr. T.N. Prakash and his team at PRITVI, his simple, environment friendly, innovation cocoon stand was short listed for the Fourth Competition Awards and was presented before the RAC of National Innovation Foundation. Being simple in design the same is now being used by farmers in the nearby areas like Aurohalli, Sidhhalli etc. | |
| Mr.Ramesh Mahajan | ||
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It is with great grief that we have to inform the sad demise of Mr. Ramesh Mahajan, a very young, committed and very enthusiastic collaborator in Honey Bee network,Maharashtra. He passed away on October 27th morning due to heart attack. He was in his early forties. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son. | |
| He was with the North Maharashtra University and had been associated with the Honey Bee network right from the inception and had made valuable contributions in scouting and documenting innovations from Maharashtra. In him we have lost a man of varied talents, who wrote many novels and helped people around him. His cheerful, pleasant, enthusiastic demeanour will be missed by everyone. May his soul rest in peace. |