In 2007, Gyanesh Pandey set up Husk Power Systems (HPS) in his native state of Bihar after he quit a well-paying job in in the US.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/rice-husk-power-experiment
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chhavi-tyagi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-world-kolkata
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-electrification
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-technology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/paschim-champaran