Uddhab Bharali

Uddhab Bharali (born 7 April 1962) is an Indian inventor from the Lakhimpur district of Assam.

[5] In 1988, while his family was in debt, he decided to start a polythene cover making business catering to Tea Estates in Assam.

[1][8] On 3 July 2012, Bharali qualified for an online voting competition for the NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal for his design of a bench-top pomegranate de-seeder.

[9] Bharali has also invented low-cost peeler machines for betel nut, cassava, garlic, jatropha, coconut and safed musli, and re-designed the Assamese paddy grinder.

[1] Bharali has also focused on inventions that assist people with disabilities, including devices that help with activities of daily living, such as eating and writing.