Former President APJ Abdul Kalam called him a 'true scientist'. Mitticool, a clay refrigerator that works without electricity had turned the world's attention to its creator Mansukhbhai Prajapati, a ...

The MittiCool was originally designed by potter Mansukhbhai Raghavbhai Prajapati for use by people in rural areas. This homey refrigerator is made completely of clay and requires no energy, keeping ...

Wankaner, Gujarat: Mansukhbhai does not hug trees, protests or debates. He is a simple potter, with a big green innovation to his name: Mitticool, a refrigerator that runs without electricity. He ...

An Indian entrepreneur has created a refrigerator made entirely from clay that keeps food cool without using any electricity. Mansukhbhai Raghavbhai Prajapati, a Gujarat-based potter, makes his ...

Mansukhbhai Prajapati was an ordinary citizen until January 26, 2001, Gujarat earthquake. Prajapati suffered massive loss and witnessed a humungous loss of life and property around him. With the quake ...

As a lifelong supporter of Indian crafts, I have always rued the fact that so few traditional craftsmen go beyond making the same products that their forefathers made before them. So imagine my ...

The devastating earthquake of 2001 destroyed thousands of homes in Gujarat, but the destruction sparked an idea in the mind of Mansukhbhai Prajapati.

Whenever his in-laws stepped on to the highway, Manshuk Lal Prajapati would crouch behind his tea- stall to hide. Prajapati, 48, was a defeated man. He had failed in his tenth boards, worked as a ...

This food storage box won’t replace a refrigerator. But it’ll help keep food fresh for people who don’t have one. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the world wastes an ...

When the 2001 Gujarat earthquake wreaked havoc and destruction, Mansukhbhai Prajapati’s business took a beating. A large part of his stock of earthen water filters was destroyed. A local newspaper ran ...

The Mitticool achieves something that no modern, high-tech and supposedly energy-efficient refrigerator does — it works without electricity! And this rustic wizardry is just one of the many exciting ...