ENTREPRENEUR BIZ TIPS: Scientist to Entrepreneur | Mr Vijaya Ragavan | TEDxCoimbatore

Here’s Great Tip: Scientist to Entrepreneur | Mr Vijaya Ragavan | TEDxCoimbatore

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Being the son of a farmer, Vijay had experienced the problems and issues of a farmer firsthand. “Even after working at CERN and learning different technologies, one thing kept haunting me – what have I given back to this society?” says Vijay.

The thought took a deeper root when Vijay visited Rajapalayam after four years. The region, known for its sweet water, was facing water shortage. This got Vijay thinking: even if someone had a 100 litres of water, how effectively could he use it? “We have machines to measure everything; so I decided to create a device that can measure the moisture content of the soil, minerals, ph levels and other such factors,” adds Vijay. He is Basically Scientist, Now he entrepreneur This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at