Uddhab Bharali

Uddhab Bharali (born 7 April 1962) is an Indian inventor from the Lakhimpur district of Assam. Bharali is credited with more than 160 innovations, starting from the late 1980s. Bharali was then determined to continue building innovations.

Bharali is known for his invention of a pomegranate de-seeder. On 3 July 2012, Bharali qualified for an online voting competition for the NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal for his design of a bench-top pomegranate de-seeder. Bharali has also invented low-cost peeler machines for betel nut, cassava, garlic, jatropha, coconut and safed musli, and re-designed the Assamese paddy grinder. In 2019, he began working on an invention he describes as a "moving lifter", which helps a person move from a wheelchair to a bed or toilet.

SRISTI Samman, 2006 National Grassroots Innovation Award from the National Innovation Foundation, 2009 Winner NASA tech brief "Create the Future Design contest 2013", for the invention of a detention chair for a mentally challenged person, Qualified for NASA tech brief "Create the Future Design contest 2014" for the invention of a feeding device for people without hands, Qualifier – World Tech Award in 2012, for the invention of a mini tea plant, Pioneer Award, in 2017, Excellence Award in 2018 from the Mahatma Gandhi University in Meghalaya, Padma Shri Award in 2019.