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21 years after you are born, you are supposed to tackle the world on your own. You and sometimes even the world might not think you are ready. You fear that you will never be as great as those you praise reverently, that your life will come to a state of redundancy as

many lives have before yours, that you will just be another insignificant person in the long scheme of things. Through all of history, every person, regardless of their vocation, has had such fears. The difference between those that you deem to be great and those that you
care too little about is that the former have decided to do something about their fears. But you already know that, and if all it takes is to do something then why do you think fear will hold you back? Why is there a distinction between your idols and yourself?

Uddhab Bharali
Bharali

Words: Avinash A. (G. Hunt)

or two of compassionate work, but that’s all. In the
annals of history, Engineers such as Edison, Graham
Bell, and Tesla, among many others might inspire
such inspiration; or if your patriotic fire is burning

21 years after you are born, you are supposed to lesser-known, yet significant Engineers like J. C.
Bose, M. Visvesvaraya, or Ajay Bhatt, among oth-
tackle the world on your own. You and sometimes
even the world might not think you are ready. You ers might inspire you. All these made men, though
fear that you will never be as great as those you humble their beginnings were, had started at the
praise reverently, that your life will come to a state bottom just like you, but why should that mean that
of redundancy as many lives have before yours, that you will be as great as them?
you will just be another insignificant person in the If you go deeper into the barrel, there you will find
long scheme of things. Through all of history, every a little-known name of Uddhab Bharali. His life is a
person, regardless of their vocation, has had such classic success story, but if you tell it from end to the
fears. The difference between those that you deem beginning then it becomes a tale too terrible to tell.
to be great and those that you care too little about is The Reverse History of Uddhab Bharali:
that the former have decided to do something about Uddhab Bharali, as of 2016, has 118 inventions in
their fears. But you already know that, and if all it his name. The accolades to his name include the
takes is to do something then why do you think fear President’s Grassroots Innovation Award, Shristi
will hold you back? Why is there a distinction be- Samman Award, he was the winner Rashtriya Ekta
tween your idols and yourself? Samman and NASA Exception Technology Med-
Is it because you are constantly told that the world al. He has also delivered a TED talk in 2014. Mr
will only accept winners and you don’t see yourself Bharali has announced that he still has 54 projects
as one? Is it because you are told that what you have that will undertake by catering 2 hours every day for
isn’t enough to be not trampled by those who have research. He is a great humanitarian and is planning
won more? Or the most disheartening answer, is it a build an orphanage and an old age home for the
because you stopped believing that you can be great poor and the homeless. He also acts as a teacher for
too? the underprivileged and has trained more than 50
students in terms of technology. His international
To tell you about great individuals, or in your case recognition comes from his most prominent inven-
about great Engineers, to boost your inspiration tion, the pomegranate deseeding machine. He has
would be pointless, because how much can such ma- come so long a way that, he not only works for the
terial inspiration give you? Maybe about a day betterment of his life but also of many others.

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