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A Tribute to Bunker Roy: The Man Who Turned Village Grandmothers into Solar Engineers

CleanTechnica (EV & Clean Energy) · Nov 10, 2026 — 16:42 · 2 views · Original article ↗

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy, who taught illiterate grandmothers to become solar engineers, passed away peacefully this morning at his home in Tilonia, Rajasthan, aged 81.[1] I first encountered his work not in India, but in the rain forests of Borneo. It was October 2016, and as night fell, the surrounding Borneo ... [continued] The post A Tribute to Bunker Roy: The Man Who Turned Village Grandmothers…

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy, who taught illiterate grandmothers to become solar engineers, passed away peacefully this morning at his home in Tilonia, Rajasthan, aged 81.[1] I first encountered his work not in India, but in the rain forests of Borneo. It was October 2016, and as night fell, the surrounding Borneo ... [continued] The post A Tribute to Bunker Roy: The Man Who Turned Village Grandmothers…

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