this is the truth that bogwati learned as a young boy in the village located near the tar desert. region after the monsoon season ends, there is not a drop of rain. the deep-wells are drying up. and a lot of the water is barely drinkable. it's a hard way of life. and the responsibility to find, collect water and bring it home is left to the women. this is how his mom spent her days. he'd walk with her to the well, and he drank that filthy water. he saw the other women burdened by this responsibility. and in 2003, after a successful career working as an engineer in the united states, he decided to devote the rest of his life to providing clean water to his people. he started sustainable innovations and created a rainwater harvesting system called akashgunga. it collects the water from the rooftops and stores it. the name in hindi is "water from the sky." and it is simple. it is beautiful, and it is genius. >> as a child, every morning i would accompany my mother to fetch water. sand under your feet is burning hot. it takes a lot of effort. you need to make multiple trips, and then