India Untold
He runs an organization called ‘Swachhta Pukare.’
Gaurav wanted to find a solution to combat the problem of increasing numbers of water hyacinth.
In an experiment, Gaurav found that water hyacinth contain cellulose in them, which can be used to make threads.
Gaurav makes sarees by extracting fibres from water hyacinth and blending them with cotton.
For several years, he has been making mats and handicrafts from water hyacinth.
Gaurav quit from his 16 years of corporate service to become an environmentalist.