🔆 Lesson from Bhatti Mines: IIT Delhi students designed smokeless chulahs using local resources for 1971 war refugees. The real impact? Locals learned to make them, ensuring self-reliance. 📍 Key Takeaways: ✅ Innovation empowers communities – Aptitude isn’t just solving problems but enabling others. ✅ Skill-building over dependency – Teaching solutions leads to long-term change. ✅ Civil Servants’ Role – Use practical, participatory approaches to uplift communities. #essay