Solar Man of India Brings Global Gandhi Solar Yatra to Indore

Reaching Over 50 Countries; Creating over 1 Million Student Solar Ambassadors

INDORE. Solar Man of India, Professor Chetan Singh Solanki from IIT Bombay has brought Gandhi Global Solar Yatra (GGSY),to the residents of Indore. Indian leg of GGSY, which has already covered about 50 Indian cities was kicked off on 5^th July from Mumbai.

As a part of this Yatra, Prof. Solanki has spoken to the students Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, Chameli Devi group of Institute and Prestige Institute of Engineering in Indore. He also spoke to the inmates of Central Jail, Indore on energy swaraj and Gandhian values.

Prof. Solanki had initiated GGSY from Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram in December 2018 and till date, he has already traveled to over 30 countries, andover 101 countries are already on-board to conduct the Students Solar Ambassador Workshop.

As on date 0.8 Million students (Eight Lakh) have registered to be a part of this mega-global event scheduled to happen on 2^nd October 2019. Prof. Solanki has urged to the students keen to participate in the mega event of 2nd October 2019 can visit https://www.ggsy.in/collaborate.php

Prof. Chetan S. Solanki from Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay said that this is the time to bring “Energy Swaraj” on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi’s epitomized philosophy of “Gram Swaraj.”Energy Swaraj is when the communities start generating and consuming their own energy needs.

As a culmination of this yatra, a Students Solar Ambassador Workshop is organized wherein more than 1 Million Students will be given hands-on training in solar lamp assembly on 2^nd October 2019. This event is based on a similar workshop was conducted in 2018 wherein more than 1.30 lakh students across India participated in it.

The world in the current scenario has contradictory energy requirements, wherein on the one hand providing universal energy access while over-exploitation of energy is causing catastrophic climate change. The world is already hotter by nearly 1°C. The world needs to adopt 100% Renewable Energy by 2050, in just 31 years accordingto the 2018 IPCC Report. Therefore, there is a need to relook the current energy generation scenario and its delivery mechanism.

This noble cause which is based on the Gandhian Principles of ‘non-violence,’ ‘Swaraj’ and ‘self-sufficiency’ was initiated on 25^th December 2018 from Sabarmati Ashram, which has been synonymous to the Gandhian struggle for Independence. Prof. Solanki has been traveling extensively to various countries to propagate the message of ‘Energy Swaraj.’