Uddhab Bharali is an Indian inventor from Assam known for inventing over 140 mechanical devices. He was born in 1962 in North Lakhimpur, Assam and had to drop out of engineering college due to financial difficulties. This led him to start a business to support his family. Some of his most famous inventions include a pomegranate deseeding machine, devices to help disabled people, and agricultural equipment. He has received many national awards for his innovations and social work helping underprivileged communities.
3. Education
• Government higher secondary school, North
lakhimpur
• Studied engineering in Jorhat Engineering
College
Jorhat Engineering College
4. UDHABBHARALI
• An Indian Inventor
• best known as serial innovator
• INNOVATOR of 140 Mechanical Equipment.
• Social Activist
5. PERSONALLIFE
• Born in a middle-class business family
• He had to drop out of engineering college
because his family could not afford to pay the
fees.
• Started a polythene making business in 1988 to
rescue his family from debt.
6. HIS FAMOUS INVENTION
Pomegranate Deseeder:
• It separates the outer cover and thin inner membrane
without damaging the seeds.
• It has a capacity of deseeding 50-55 kg of pomegranate
fruits per hour.
• The machine has been exported to Turkey and USA.
8. INVENTION FOR THE DISABLED PERSON
• Devices for the differently able person who cannot eat by
themselves.
• Devices for the differently able person who cannot write or drive.
• Ploughing tool
10. INVENTION IN THE AGRICULTURE AREA
• Mini CTC (Crush, Tear and Curl) tea-processing plant:
(produces up to 100kg of tea per day with a power intake of only
2 KW)
• Encapsulated Seedling Growing Process:
Process is an alternative way of rice cultivation system.
• Paddy transplantation machine.
It was observed to be 1.5 times faster than manual planting
12. Year Award Organisation
2007 Shristi Samman Award NIF India
2009 5th National Grassroots
Innovation Awards
President of
India
2011 meritorious invention awards NRDC
2012
“Shilpa Ratna” title
Govt. of Assam
2012 winner of engineering design
contest organized by NASA Tech
‘Create the Future Design
Contest’
NASA
13. Year Awards Organisation
2013
Barpeta Award AASU Barpeta
2013 winner of engineering design contest
organized by NASA Tech ‘Create the
Future Design Contest’
NASA
2013
Chief Minister Best Awardee
Govt. of Assam
2013
Rashtriya Ekta Samman
15. OTHER POSTS
• Technical consultant to Rural Technology Action Group (RUTAG) for
the development of technology at the (IIT), Guwahati.
• Guest faculty of Indian institute of entrepreneur, Guwahati.
• Director—Innovation at Dibrugarh University
• Doctor of science ---Assam Agriculture university
16. SOCIAL WORKS
• Opened the UKD Trust through which he gives a monthly pension of
Rs 1,200/month to widows and Rs 2,500/month to physically
challenged individuals in his hometown.
• Runs a small research and training institute where he selects up to
50 underprivileged students for a three-month training program
where he exclusively teaches them how to use technology.
• Supporting 18 helpless families financially.
17. SOMEOFHISINVENTION:
• mini pomegranate de-seeder.
• mini CTC tea plant
• cocoon opener
• cotton lap-cutting device (for use by common
people)
• areca nut peeler
• cassava peeler
• garlic peeling machine
• tobacco leaf cutter
• paddy thresher
• cane stripping machine
• brass utensil polishing machine
19. CONTACT DETAILS
• Mr. Uddhab Bharali
K B Road, North Lakshimpur
Assam: 787001
Mobile: 09435189642
20. THANKYOU.
“I have seen so many low moments in my life. Had I sat back and
complained, I would never have known what I was capable of. I
kept working and thinking until I overcame whatever hurdle came
my way. So, I believe failure is just a situation. Your action is the
solution.”
- Uddhab Bharali