The project aims at improving the rural cooking scenario in India for the people who are dependant on firewood as the sole source of fuel for their daily cooking. The idea initially was considered for the dwellers of the Sunderban region who apart from being firewoood users are inhabitants where transportation of coal and other fuels difficult due to absence of well organised roads. Apart from using some alternative fuel (crop refuse in this case), it is emphasised that the design be flexible enough so that it can be manufactured locally with availble materials and existing technologies. Its not just about making the product and selling it to them, its about incorporating it into their daily lifestyle. Replacing the hearth from someone's house is more than a design challenge. It calls for making the technology availble and more importantly comprehendible so that it becomes adapted to a certain cooking culture. Also it needs to accomplish by a device that is affordable to those living below the poverty line.