Lauded by ministers for his e-vehicles, Agra innovator now lives in poverty

Vinod Sharma has a unique talent of converting any polluting automobile into its eco-friendly version. Sharma is now looking for investors who will collaborate with him to commercialise his innovations.

It is often said that India is a land of underutilised opportunities and the story of Vinod Sharma exemplifies exactly that. Vinod Sharma, a resident of Agra's Bundu Katra neighbourhood, right behind the Army Base Workshop, may appear to be an ordinary middle-aged man going about his daily drudgery, but he is much more than that. An innovator, Vinod Sharma has a unique talent of converting any polluting automobile into its eco-friendly version.