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As dawn sets in, a local village worker rushes to set his tools in a secure spot; a child clusters his textbooks in one compartment; a women of the house rushing to finish preparing her evening meal; elderly at home are salvaging their steps and keeping themselves unscathed; a sick baby sobs and falls asleep in the hope of seeing few comforting faces around – all this with an anticipation of awaiting next day’s sun; a new day’s light. A light which corresponds to hope, brightness, options, enthusiasm, and courage to take the next day head-on. I witnessed one such scene on my trip to one of the tribal villages in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India through Lightning a Billion Lives Campaign (LaBL). The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), India conceived the thought to provide clean energy solutions for subsistence and low-income populations in developing countries. The ideation was not just a mandated work but a commitment propelled with an impulse of devotion that crossed high seas, far and wide to not only provide clean fuel to masses but also address at the same time the most primary development goals of ending poverty and hunger, and promoting better health, education, and quality of life. Six years have flown by since I witnessed this disposition and tenderness but the iterative processes of revision and variation as per the need of masses still seem in a germinating stage. From touching and transitioning over 4.3 million people, across 23 states in India and in 13 countries in Africa and South Asia, I am pleased with a thought that a breath of relief was sighed when light waves touched families bereft of it all day long. To a born blind child in the family, with no physical assets like land, agricultural machinery or any form of employment, LaBL campaign produced ripples of hope and strength. Mr Rasulan was helped and trained to become an active self-help group member under TERI’s clean energy program, to run and operate a solar charging station. Despite such disability with Rasulan, he comes forward as a strong earning member in his family which ultimately allowed the family to fulfill their basic requirements as well as set some money aside in savings. The meditation that travelled thousands of miles, softened poor lives and emboldened entrepreneurial spirit in rural masses, drilled the seeds of self-reliance in today and tomorrow’s youth. The campaign sends across a positive and empowering lesson. Most often simple understanding in life, like proving clean energy can get more ambitious as providing last-mile connectivity. But, Rasulan’s story assembled with TERI’s vision is a salute to that Indian spirit – that talks and breaths pluralistic, inclusive and equitable India. Before the next day dawn sets in, and before the faith and promise on unprosperous faces start to dwindle, let more viable, sustainable, and much needed local solutions be discussed and deliberated with an aim of changing one life and then generations towards global problems like access to clean energy.