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| Rishikesh C.S., Muhamma, Alappuzha |
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It
sometimes
requires a setback to bring out the potential in a human being. So, it has been in the case of Rishikesh
C.S., an innovator from Muhamma,
Alappuzha.
The first setback in his life was when he had to
discontinue his studies
in Pre Degree since the students were always protesting for one thing
or other
and he felt it was a distraction.
So, this
drop-out with a penchant for electronics innovation went into a
self-taught
mode and learned from foreign text books that his friends from there
were kind
enough to provide.
In 2002, when
a boat capsized near his home, he understood that the root cause was
that there
was no proper way to detect the level of water in the platform in case
it
enters the boat. So, he built a sensor
to be placed much below the danger level to provide early warning.
In 2012, he
built a vibrating wireless warning system to alert people about
incoming
disaster like dam break. This was in the
backdrop of doubts about Mullapperiyar dam’s strength.
In 2015,
when he heard about the electrocution of an employee of KSEB in a 11KV
line, he
developed a device that can detect whether a line is charged or not. For this useful device, he received National
Innovation Award from the President of India in 2015.
Two years
back he built another device to alert people standing near railway
tracks
during festivals etc. about incoming trains on the track.
This too was in the backdrop of a tragedy on
the tracks.
In 2019, he
invented a device that can prevent people from getting electrocuted if
any electric
line falls on them in an accident. This
too was in the aftermath of a tragedy involving two men who were on the
way to
buy milk when an electric wire fell on them.
Thus,
Rishikesh
has built his life and reputation on innovations. He
now conducts motivational classes B.Tech
tuition.
Azmia
Riaz, Indian Express Edexlive, October 30, 2019
