Societal Reflections of Evolution of Stove in Rural India

This research analyses the effects on the society from the evolution, in design and technical expertise of a cooking stove in rural India, ever since its inception. The objective is to trace simultaneously, the advancement in manual skill and requirements, in order to review the circumstances associated, that lead to the change in design. The combustion of carbons such as firewood, coal, and later hydrocarbons such as oil and gas, accelerated the generation of surplus energy, which in turn contributed to dramatic improvements in the quality of human life. These improvements in design have direct association with the social life of women, in rural India. This paper addresses to the study evolution of cooking stove concluding that, smarter use of energy is the key to higher stages of social evolution