Zero waste, zero electricity bill: How a 75-year-old Padma Shri awardee built a home that powers itself and 50 others too
Long before she became known for her self-sustaining home, Janak Palta McGilligan’s journey toward environmentalism began with a personal health scare. As a teenager, she survived a near-death experience and underwent open-heart surgery at just 17 years old. That brush with mortality gave her a newfound respect for life, and she decided early on to…
