Biography of social entrepreneurs india
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Top 10 Social Entrepreneurs in India: Shaping Lives and Communities
Social entrepreneurs in India has been growing rapidly as individuals come forward to address significant social issues through innovative and sustainable business models. These social entrepreneurs are dedicated to creating solutions that benefit society, often focusing on sectors like healthcare, education, environmental sustainability, and poverty alleviation.
In this article, we’ll explore the concept of social entrepreneurship, highlight some of India’s top social entrepreneurs, and provide insights into how aspiring changemakers can start their journey.
What is Social Entrepreneurship?
Social entrepreneurship involves using business skills and strategies to solve social problems. Unlike traditional businesses focused on profit, social enterprises aim to create positive change while staying financially sustainable. Social entrepreneurs in India play an essential role in addressing issues such as poverty, he
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Social entrepreneur Harish Hande is helping the poor in India in an economically and environmentally sustainable way, by bringing affordable solar power to the countryside. About 57 percent of the population lacks electricity, and for many more the supply is unreliable.
“I believe renewable energy, poverty reduction and sustainability can go hand in hand,” he says.
Hande, who obtained a master’s degree in renewable energy engineering in and a doctorate in mechanical engineering (with a concentration in energy) in , co-founded the Solar Electric Light Company (SELCO) India in Bangalore in To date, SELCO has reached more than one half million people by installing solar photovoltaic systems and providing lighting and electricity to villages and businesses in the southern Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
“In the early s UMass Lowell was one of very few universities that was offering courses on renewable energy and sustainability,” says Hande.
“Profs. Jose Marti
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Harish Hande
Indian social entrepreneur
Harish Hande (born Handerto Harish Hande) is an Indian social entrepreneur, who co-founded SELCOIndia in [1]
He was awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay Award for for "his pragmatic efforts to put solar power technology in the hands of the poor, through his social enterprise SELCO India".[2]
Early life
[edit]He was born in Handattu, Udupi District, Karnataka, and raised in Rourkela, Orissa, India.[3]
After completing his basic schooling in Orissa in Ispat English Medium School, he went to IIT Kharagpur for his undergraduate studies in energy engineering and graduated in [4][5]
He then went to the United States to do his master's degree and later PhD in energy engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Hande co-founded SELCO INDIA (in ), a social enterprise, to eradicate poverty by promoting sustainable technologies in rural India.