After the 2001 Bhuj earthquake shattered his clay goods and left him in debt, 10th-fail potter Mansukhbhai read a newspaper caption about a broken pot being a 'poor man's broken fridge' and invented the electricity-free MittiCool clay refrigerator.
Traditional craft combined with innovation can solve modern needs sustainably.
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