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In between the IEEE Smart Village sessions at the IEEE PowerAfrica Conference in Johannesburg, I heard the news of Mr Ratan Tata leaving us for the eternal abode. It was heart breaking. I have never met him, nor ever interacted with him. However, he has been an integral part of my journey at SunMoksha . Here is this untold story. It was in 2012 when I met Pramod Singh, heading the newly created Rural Electrification group at Tata Power. The meeting was just after the massive grid failure across northern India on July 31, 2012.?During our discussions, Pramod asked me, "Dr. Das, Tata Motors has Nano for the masses, what can we have at Tata Power?" I replied, "How about NanoPower?" And that triggered a series of brainstorming between me and my then colleague Sauman Das Gupta, and we defined NanoPower as an ecosystem of energy (Nanogrid), enterprise (NanoBiz), and education (NanoSkills), supported by software (NanoSoft), firmware (NanoARM), hardware (NanoGen) and Mobile App (Nanomobile) to serve the masses - access to affordable energy for the poor, under-served communities in rural India.?We successfully tested our first Smart Nanogrid protoype in exactly a year on July 31, 2013. We developed the prototype with a team of faculty, staff and students at NIST University, co-founded by my classmate Sangram Mudali (who also left us two months ago). The efforts were led by Bhawani Pattnaik for smart grid software/firmware and BP Pattnaik for renewable energy hardware integration. After several setbacks and umpteen design iterations, these "Nano" solutions are still touching the lives of the people in rural India. Here is a video https://lnkd.in/ejxkeigB created by Millennium Alliance on NanoPower, in preparation for our final pitch for the MA Award (which we won:-). Mr. Ratan Tata will live with us always, with our products and solutions. Atul B Bhatnagar Ashish Srivastava Vivek Mudgil Swetank Shekhar Shreedhar Rao Bineet Kumar Jha Ayushi Sharma Rajeev Ranjan Bikash Panda ASUTOSH SAHU Ujjal Dey Ameet Deshpande Rajan Kapur Sanjay Patki IEEE Smart Village IEEE Smart Village South Asia Working Group Farrokh Mistree Janet Allen Irene Herremans Thomas Bourgeois #smartgrid #microgrid #IoT #energyaccess #sustainabledevelopment #smartvillage #PURA

IEEE Smart Village South Asia Working Group (ISV) Symposium 2024: Empowering Underserved Communities! ISV has supported over 20 projects, transforming the lives of 200,000+ people across nine states. Globally, ISV has uplifted over 2 million lives through 111 projects by providing a comprehensive solution combining renewable energy, community-based education, and entrepreneurial opportunities. The vision of ISV is to sustain and scale these efforts in order to impact more lives and we are hosting a symposium where passionate individuals, organizations, and students come together for impactful discussions, collaborative workshops, and meaningful networking. We are thrilled to announce the IEEE Smart Village Symposium 2024 scheduled for November 7 & 8, 2024, at the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), Gandhinagar, Gujarat in collaboration with IEEE Gujarat Section. Hosted by the IEEE South Asia Working Group, this event is a platform for passionate individuals, organizations, and students committed to transforming rural areas through sustainable energy, technology, and entrepreneurship. It’s a unique opportunity to meet like-minded innovators, explore real-world solutions, and drive lasting change across rural regions. Be part of this movement to empower communities. Register now: [https://lnkd.in/d6jgmdhd] Travel support for selected students and entrepreneurs made possible by?Dr. Narain Hingorani. Other supporters include SunMoksha , E-Hands Energy (India) Pvt. Ltd. and WHEELS Global Foundation. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this impactful journey! For more details, please check out the brochure attached. Together, we can create thriving, connected, and resilient communities!" IEEE IEEE India Operations IEEE Foundation IEEE Gujarat Section WIE - IEEE Gujarat Section IEEE Innovative Smart Grids Technologies IIT ALUMNI COUNCIL WHEELS Global Foundation E-Hands Energy (India) Pvt. Ltd. SunMoksha Sanjay Patki satish chetwani Ashok Das Paras Loomba Rashmi Naik Dr Priti Vaishnav Sasi Kottayil Celia Shahnaz Windhya Rankothge Girish Khilari Nandu Kannan Eugene Khusid University of Pune Shaligram Prajapat, Ph.D. Fellow IETE SMIEEE Upashana Preity Ashoka Vittal Srikanth Chandrasekaran Anil Roy Dr. Kiran Amin Dr. Anjali Diwan Rakesh Patel BASIL ELDHOSE

SunMoksha's Theory of Change, together with its Business and Governance Models, are internationally recognized by IEEE Foundation and IEEE Smart Village. It has been a long journey to establish these best practices for #smartvillage development. And it is great to see IEEE Smart Village spreading SunMoksha model worldwide. Thanks to Rajan Kapur and Sanjay Patki for championing it. Thanks also to Farrokh Mistree at University of Oklahoma and Sir Brian Heap at Smart Villages Research Group for their mentorship and guidance. And nothing will be possible without the tireless efforts of SunMoksha team. #smartvillage #smartagriculture #microgrids #irrigationsystems #sustainabledevelopment #climatechange #socioeconomic #renewableenergy #ruraldevelopment Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eqTAYzG9 Read SunMoksha Theory of Change: https://lnkd.in/ejAYt-GN

IEEE Smart Village: This is what we do, and this is how we do it -- 3 recent examples from the ISV enterprise pipeline. Volunteer with us, it may be the most fulfilling thing you do in your careers. https://lnkd.in/gUJv7S_M