The main motto of creating Energy literacy and awareness in the students of Sitapur Siksha Sansthan and to the
public and all Departments organized a guest lecture by Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki, IIT Bombay as
a part of Energy Swaraj Yatra in Sitapur Siksha Sansthan to reduce the Global warming.
Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki is an educator, researcher, and innovator who is currently on unpaid
leave from IIT Bombay. He has undertaken Energy Swaraj Yatra through a solar bus for 11
years, until 2030. In this yatra,
Prof. Solanki has pledged not to go home until 11 years and stay in the solar yatra bus. In the
wake of serious and catastrophic climate change, this Energy Swaraj Yatra is designed with a
purpose to create public movement towards the adoption of 100% solar energy.
He has been honoured with the Brand Ambassador of Solar Energy of the Madhya Pradesh
Government.
Prof. Solanki has also been referred to as “Solar Man of India” by Times of India, The Hindu,
and India Today. Some people also call him “Solar Gandhi.”
