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Let air be light
Birudev Hajare creates electricity from thin air
Arundhati Ranade
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Hajare’s creation that he has set up
at a friend’s farmhouse in Manjari
Birudev Hajare holding the patent
document issued by Commissioner
of Patents of A ustralian
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We know that wind can be used to generate power. But, how about
‘creating’ wind to generate electricity? A young researcher who has
only studied upto Class XII has successfully managed to get his wind
energy project an Australian patent.
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Just goes to show that innovation, invention and research are not
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flourish amidst a green field and muddy surroundings too.
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Birudev has applied for a world patent and already has an innovation
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patent from the Australian government. Speaking to this reporter,
Birudev said, “I have already applied for a Patent Co-operation Treaty
(PCT) which will give my project international identity. A Pune-based
PCT firm is helping me complete the formalities.” Most Read Articles
To realise what Birudev, a 34-year-old inventor has done, we had to Mass Defect
travel 20 km from the city, cross green fields and slushy roads to reach ‘He was like family to us’
the typical semi-urban setup of Manjari.
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Birudev Hajare, a small- town man stays in Manjari Khurd. When ‘I am Ashamed to be an Indian’
asked about the project, the not-very-highly-educated Birudev starts Kumarasw amy, Radhika seen together
talking about unconventional energy sources and about windpower like Infy leads engg recruitment charge
a expert. He impressed us with all his statistics and energy formulae
riddled in the conversation.
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Birudev Hajare has done a two-year course in electricity from Ghule
College of Manjari. Since his college days, he has been working on this City
project. Apart from working on his invention with zeal, Birudev works in
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a small fabrication workshop in Ramtekdi Industrial Estate, Hadapsar.
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Although Birudev’s invention has been recognised by the Australian government, the procedure of getting the
patent was not easy for him. Mainly because he was a small-town youth. “My brother searched for the
formalities that needed to be completed in order to get a patent, online,” he says.

But Birudev is not yet satisfied. “I want the recognition for our country. I just want some experts to visit my
village and check the viability of the project. Till date, I have contacted many eminent researchers and
ministers, but nobody has shown willingness to send somebody to check the authenticity of my invention.

I don’t need financial support or any other help from them. I just need some motivation, someone to tell me
that I’m on the right track. That will give me the green signal to go ahead.”

However, Birudev hasn’t been completely ignored either. He was recently felicitated at a programme in Pune
where the higher and technical minister Rajesh Tope was present.

“Tope saheb gave me an appointment and I’m going to meet him at the Mantralaya soon,” says Birudev.
When asked what exactly he’s looking to achieve out of this visit, Birudev puts it simply, “A letter by the
minister to approach a University or any research institute which would take note of my invention and give me
a stamp of authenticity after checking it.”

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