rathore: the state is located in a place where we get 300 days of suitable sunlight. announcer: in india, 35,000 solar panels stretching almost 4 kilometers provide both jobs and energy to the poorest... announcer: and cut greenhouse gas emissions to curb the rise in global temperatures. narrator: gujerat in western india is steeped in centuries-old traditions. but today, it's leading a revolution in new energy technology. these changes have transformed the life of 23-year-old parth purmah, who lives in the city of dodara. growing up without his father was a struggle for parth and his mother. narrator: despite the setback, ranjan behn was determined to educate her son and provide a good life for him. she managed to fund parth's secondary education with the little money she earned from cleaning homes in the city. narrator: every company specializing in internet technology, parth's expertise, required a college degree. after 3 or 4 years of job hunting, parth was on the verge of giving up. then a new possibility opened up when a friend told parth about a company in the