The Economic Times

14-year-old Kerala girl losing time washing clothes by hand during her Class X exams designed a bicycle-powered washing machine for Rs 2,000 that doesn't need electricity

A 14-year-old girl from Kerala turned a household problem into a simple invention when her Class X exams coincided with her mothers illness and family laundry fell on her and her twin sister. Remya Jose designed a pedal-powered washing machine for about Rs 2,000 that worked without electricity and later won national recognition.