Shri Abdul Khader Nadakattin
Padma Shri Award has been given to Shri Abdul Khader Nadakattin of Dharwad, Karnataka for his efforts in the area of grassroots innovation. He has made significant contributions as a social worker and environmentalist by developing sustainable innovations.
Who is Abdul Khader Nadakattin ?
A grassroots agricultural innovator, social worker, and environmentalist from Dharwad in the Indian state of Karnataka, Abdul Khader Nadakattin was born in 1953. More than 40 ideas that benefit small and marginal farmers are attributed to him. His most well-known inventions include a tool for separating tamarind seeds, the machine for creating ploughing blades, a drill for sowing seeds with fertilizer, a boiler for heating water, an automatic driller for seeding sugarcane, and a wheel tiller.