Industrial Swadeshi

Swadeshi is the Sanskrit word for self-reliance. Gandhi championed self-reliance in the face of British colonialism as a powerful implementation of nonviolent resistance.

How far can we go with industrial self-reliance?

Links from Elliot Hallmark

Industrial Solar

• parabolic to fiberoptic
• non-imaging optics

Biofuel

• methane to methanol

Closed loop chemistry

• Acetylene production

Aluminosilicate chemistry

• Geopolymers
• Silica reclamation
• Aluminum from clay
• Silica nanostructures

Intermediate Technology

• Bicycle technology
• Small scale farm technology (UC Davis)