Ritesh Shukla / Imago
The heat in India is extreme. Hundreds of millions of air conditioners could soon be humming in the country. Time for a revolutionary plan.
A few days ago someone came to Kaalu Chaudhry’s small workshop in southern Delhi, looking for a guru, a teacher. Chaudhry’s workshop has space for an office chair, a workbench, a shelf with spare parts. And for three broken air conditioners. Chaudhry’s green notebook is full of orders, business is good. The visitor wanted to learn how to repair air conditioners from Chaudhry.