We may not have the biggest economy or the highest per capita income in the world, but the resourcefulness of Indians has always come to the fore, even in the toughest of situations. We show you glimpses of how Indians have always made the most of available resources, and continue to do so.

Professor Anil Gupta, who's been scouring the length and breadth of the country, looking for hidden innovations as part of his Shodh Yatra (journey for the search of knowledge), says he is looking for powerful ideas for fighting poverty and hardship, ideas that won't come from corporate research labs, but from ordinary people who're struggling to survive. AP