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[Grand Finale Finalist: 16/18] Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Dinnepu – Kisan Raja’s Automated Irrigation
Living Rise | March 29, 2012Meet Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Dinnepu, of Vinfinet Technologies. His for-profit business venture, “Kisan Raja,” supports end-to-end automated irrigation.
![[Grand Finale Finalist: 16/18] Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Dinnepu – Kisan Raja’s Automated Irrigation](http://rise.mahindra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Kisan_06-220x160.jpg)
![[Grand Finale Finalist: 15/18] Dhruv Lakra – Mirakle Couriers, Delivering possibilities: a courier service employing underprivileged deaf adults](http://rise.mahindra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mirakle_04-220x160.jpg)
![[Grand Finale Finalist: 14/18] Samik Ghosh – Head Held High, Village BPO](http://rise.mahindra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/head_held_high_01-220x160.jpg)

![[Grand Finale Finalist: 18/18] Manoj Singh – Lac cultivation for livelihood of tribal and non-tribal families](http://rise.mahindra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/5017-1320913642-220x160.jpg)
![[Grand Finale Finalist: 17/18] Sarabjeet Singh Johar – Urine Albukit, Personal Kidney Care Kit](http://rise.mahindra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kdiney_02-220x160.jpg)