Mansukhbhai Prajapati, a 48-year-old innovator from Wankaner village, Rajkot, Gujarat, was supported and financially aided by angel investor Prof. Anil Gupta, professor at IIM Ahmedabad, founder of the Honey Bee Network and vice chairman of the National Innovation Foundation. GIAN was a helping hand in establishing a company named clay creation in 2008. GIAN also assisted Mansukhbhai in developing the online retail portal www.mitticool.in. GIAN also added value to the original innovations of Mansukhbhai by suggesting small but beneficial ideas and helping him to design the packaging material. Mansukh Bhai offered his heartfelt gratitude towards GIAN and Prof. Anil Gupta.
Mansukhbhai Prajapati belonged to a poor potter family, studied till 10th std, and started working at a tea stall. He moved from the tea stall to work at a factory. His father and boss were cautious about the risk of starting his own business, but Mansukhbhai started working on his dream. After the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, his journey of innovation started, and today Mitticool Creation sells more than 250 clay products and is ISO certified.