HRS Blog
A collection of updates, news and related information about the Himalayan Rocket Stove project
Travellers with a cause – A feature in Travel Purist
Smokeless Cookstove Revolution has been featured in an article by Travel Purist, an immersive digital travel notebook! Sometimes, travel means exploring more than what meets the eye, and giving back to the destination. They say that travel opens up new horizons,...
From dreading the chulha to loving it!
From dreading the chulha to loving it! By Kush Sharma Co-Founder, Rural Odyssey A guest post for the Smokeless Cookstove Revolution Although I have stayed away from the Chulha for the most of my life, I still somehow feel connected to the concept – previously...
Volunteering Tourism & the act of volunteering – a choice that we make
Himalayan Rocket Stove Foundation’s (and I am really overwhelmed that we have taken our first steps towards setting up of this Foundation) Smokeless Chulah initiative provides an opportunity for probably anyone to just make a small difference – or rather volunteer to make a difference and that too without much efforts.
April Update HRS and SCR
Project Update Himalayan Rocket Stove & Smokeless Cookstove Revolution Since the last update I've been back to India for another round of moving the projects forward. In a snapshot, this is what's been happening: Himalayan Rocket Stove For the first 2 weeks I was...
Advanced Design Testing in Manali
Something about these pictures sum up what I've been doing for the last 2 years of my life. Finally I am getting to see these stoves being used in family homes in the Himalayas. And the response from the kids is exactly what it should be... 'Yeah, whatever. Warm is...
Seeing from within at Kanha, Madhya Pradesh
When we see, and hear from outside and then when we really understand what it all means from within! Longish, title…but this is actually what I felt at the end of the Kanha’s Smokeless Chulah workshop. I have been to Kanha several times, but never peeped into the...
Saving a million trees, one smokeless chulha at a time
Saving a million trees, one smokeless chulha at a time Posted on March 23, 2017 By Lalita Iyer: MommyGoLightly Last month, listening to Hrishikay on Radio One (the only way I can drive in peak hours), I chanced upon a conversation involving a Himalayan Rocket Stove....
Chandigarh – We didn’t start the fire!
Historically, Universities are known to be the cauldron of brewing something of a revolution. And for our Smokeless chulla workshop, the buzz word was ‘saving the trees’. It’s a thought that resonates with everybody. And rightly so.
Serendipity in Dharwad
The give and take between the environment and our lives. We all believe that this relation is the only sacrosanct truth in order for us to create a better future. And for me the most heart-warming indication was the presence of children in our workshop.
Smokeless Chulha Workshop IIT Delhi
One of the great things to come out of the various meetings over the last month were connections with wonderful people who could see the potential for this work to really have an impact. Two of those people were Sarandeep and Aparna who run the Women's Empowerment and...
Rhea Gupte – The Girl with FUSS, writes about her experience with Smokeless Chulla Workshop In Dharwad
One ordinary evening, I chat with Nitisha over hummus, pita and a couple of mojitos. She is in Goa for a few weeks to work on a new project. She is explaining to me her transition from the corporate sector to pursue her dreams away from the territory she is used to....
HRS update Feb 2017 – Short
Wow… Feb was an amazing month for the Himalayan Rocket Stove project and the Smokeless Cookstove Revolution. So much has happened and is happening, so I’ll keep it to the point with the highlights below: Note… if you want to read the longer and more personal update…...
HRS Update Feb 2017 – long version
Wow... Feb was an amazing month for the Himalayan Rocket Stove project and the Smokeless Cookstove Revolution. This is the longish version of some of the highlights. If you want to read the short sharp and snappy version... click here Early Feb I flew back to India to...
HRS Update Jan 2017
Project Update Overview: There are 2 distinct projects emerging from the development of rocket stove technology in India. The social enterprise Himalayan Rocket Stove is progressing as planned and indications for it to scale into a successful venture are looking very...
HRS Update – Nov 2016 #2
Another epic month for the Himalayan Rocket Stove project in India. I'll summarise the details in point form to keep things short and sweet. 1. Chetana and I moved down to Chandigarh around the 6th Nov, leaving the Ladakh production team in Tanzin’s capable hands. He...
Free Smokeless Cookstove Revolution
The Free Smokeless Cookstove Revolution! As a result of researching, testing and prototyping for the Himalayan Rocket Stove project over the last 3 years, I've stumbled across an effective way to make Clean Air Wood Heater . This was not deliberate as my focus was on...
HRS Update November 2016
Wow... October was a big month for the project. The production side was a bit slow in some ways, but in terms of overall progress, I'm really please with what we're achieving here. I'll itemise some of the highlights: I held a one week workshop for locals to share the...
HRS Update – Oct 2016
Himalayan Rocket Stove (HRS) Project Update - October 2016 September has been an incredibly productive month for the project, with a lot of progress on multiple fronts. I’ll step through the various aspects in bullet point: Having decided to change the plan for...
Burning Plastic In Rocket Stoves – Update
Burning Plastic in the Himalayas - A consideration of the options Initially when I think about burning plastic… I think of stinky black toxic smoke belching out polluting the otherwise pristine air of the Himalayas. It’s is not the image I want to have when thinking...
Clay Burn Tubes in Rocket Stoves
Since clay is a readily available resource in Ladakh, and perlite is not, I've been exploring ways to make cost effective burn tubes using local clay mixed with various other local ingredients to make stable, long lasting insulative burn tubes. Testing at the workshop...
Traditional Stoves (Thap)
Traditional clay stoves are a work of art, a centerpiece to a home and a feature in many old Ladakhi houses. Unfortunately they are now rarely found and even more rarely used. There is a thought experiment being conducted by Sonam Wangchuk to explore the option of...