Meet 17 year-old boy from Delhi who is aTedEx Speaker, Philanthropist, Humanist and an Entrepreneur
Shantanu Singhal, resident of New Delhi is truly inspirational for today's younger generation. Shantanu Singhal made use of the Hydroponics technique – the process of growing plants without soil. But later he improved on it, by creating a composition that was cheaper.
This made way for 17-year-old Shantanu Singhal to speak at TEDx Pasadena, California 2016 recently. “I started thinking about the possibilities of developing a technique to allow people to grow their own food and started Unnat – my entrepreneurial venture. At the TEDx talk when I spoke about growing vegetables without soil, the listeners were interested to know where they can buy the composition I have created. Their interest was due to the fact that what I have discovered is much cheaper than the techniques which have already been developed,” says Singhal.
The story behind Shantanu growing vegetables without soils :
He says his father who works in the field of biotechnology, guided him in his research and experimentation. “First I grew veggies like fenugreek, spinach, coriander and tomato at home. My father helped me in all this. I want everyone in the cities to be able to grow their own vegetables indoors,” he says.
This made way for 17-year-old Shantanu Singhal to speak at TEDx Pasadena, California 2016 recently. “I started thinking about the possibilities of developing a technique to allow people to grow their own food and started Unnat – my entrepreneurial venture. At the TEDx talk when I spoke about growing vegetables without soil, the listeners were interested to know where they can buy the composition I have created. Their interest was due to the fact that what I have discovered is much cheaper than the techniques which have already been developed,” says Singhal.
The story behind Shantanu growing vegetables without soils :
It was over a dinner conversation that Shantanu asked his father: “Why do we need soil?” The query arose in the young mind after experiencing rise in concern about shortage of food and space crunch in urban landscape. His question was pertinent and his impressions noteworthy. What he therefore turned to was Hydroponics – the process of growing plants without soil. But he improved on it, by creating a composition that was cheaper.
Shantanu Singhal who aspires to be entrepreneur and philanthropist studies at Sanskrit School in Delhi .
This article was first published at HindustanTimes
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