The Electroscopy Story: How We Built a Lie-Detector for Inverters — and Won a Global Market
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Solar Energy for Indian Homes: A Complete 2026 Buyer’s Guide
Everything you need to know about installing solar power at home in India. Expert guide on system types, costs, ROI and choosing the right installer.
The Light that Never Failed: Why Off-Grid Solar Was a Medical Necessity for Tripura
Series · Project 02 · Off-Grid & Storage By Kunwer Sachdev — Founder, Su-Kam Power Systems · April 2026 In
The Man from IIT Who Came Back — My Story with R. Sivarajan
Kunwer Sachdev’s story of R. Sivarajan — hired from IIT Delhi in 2002, who worked in Su-Kam’s R&D, briefly joined GE Power and Energy, returned, and is now Co-Founder and Director of Technology at Inteli Energi.
The Man Who Built Su-Kam’s Mind — My Story with Sanjeev Saini
Kunwer Sachdev’s tribute to Sanjeev Saini — Su-Kam’s first R&D engineer hired in 2001, who rose to CTO in 18 years, filed 15+ patents, and whose story was affected by the Su-Kam insolvency proceedings.
Before the Empire: Receiving the Bharat Shiromani Award in 1993
# Receiving the Bharat Shiromani Award from Dr. Balram Jakhar: A Moment That Shaped a Lifetime There are evenings that
The Man I Found in Nigeria — My Story with Srinivas Pilla
Kunwer Sachdev shares the story of Srinivas Pilla — headhunted from a white goods company in Nigeria to head Su-Kam’s African subsidiary, and the battery tussle that opened all of Africa and the Middle East to Indian tubular batteries.
The Banker’s Son Who Made It to Cornell — My Story with Ishan Sehgal
Kunwer Sachdev shares a two-generation story — from the SBI bank manager who gave him his first Rs 2 lakh credit limit in 1990, to his son Ishan Sehgal who worked at Su-Kam and is now at Whirlpool Corporation in Chicago.
Three of My People Who Built Their Own Company — Arun Bhardwaj, Rajnish Sharma & Ravi Dutt
Kunwer Sachdev shares the story of three Su-Kam alumni — Arun Bhardwaj, Rajnish Sharma, and Ravi Dutt — who went on to co-found Smarten Power Systems, winners of the National Export Excellence Award 2025.
The Boy Who Became a Leader — My Story with Sunil Badesra
Kunwer Sachdev shares his personal story of Sunil Badesra — a GET trainee from Apeejay College of Engineering who rose through Su-Kam to become Country Head at Sungrow India, leading the company to a 50 GW milestone.