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    young innovators

                                                                     T Ravi Kiran

                                                                     T Ravi Kiran, originally from Telangana, has
                                                                     established himself as a rising figure in assistive
                                                                     technology. At a young age he founded and leads a
                                                                     venture called Alien Innovations Pvt Ltd, where he
                                                                     has channelled his interest in robotics and AI toward
                                                                     real world accessibility solutions. One of his standout
                                                                     creations is a device named “BlindEye”, a wearable
                                                                     tool designed for visually impaired individuals. This
                                                                     innovation  employs  sensors,  cameras  and audio
                                                                     feedback to detect obstacles, recognise objects, read
                                                                     text  aloud  and perform other  assistive  functions.
                                                                     Ravi’s work earned him global recognition: he was
                         among the winners of the 2023 imaGen Ventures Global Youth Challenge powered by UNICEF
                         and has received support for scaling his invention. Ravi’s journey is marked by early exposure
                         to tinkering and robotics, which he combined with empathy for people’s needs. He has gathered
                         insights  directly  from persons  with  visual  impairment  to  shape  features  of BlindEye.  His  work
                         illustrates how youthful curiosity, paired with a social impact mindset, can lead to meaningful
                         technological solutions.

                         Hemesh Chadalavada
                         Hemesh  Chadalavada,  based  in  Hyderabad,  is
                         another exceptional  young innovator.  He turned
                         personal experience  into  invention  when,  at the
                         age of 12 or so, he saw his grandmother’s struggles
                         with  Alzheimer’s  and  dementia:  for instance,  she
                         left the gas on  while preparing tea.  Motivated  by
                         this,  he  developed  a  wearable  device  called  the
                         AlphaMonitor.  This is  designed  to  assist  elderly
                         people  with dementia  by tracking  gait,  posture,
                         body temperature and pulse and by triggering alerts
                         when  falls  occur or wandering happens. Hemesh
                         has received several awards for  his innovation:
                         the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar (for young achievers under 18) and others via
                         large scale innovation challenges. His invention is close to commercialisation and his ambition is to
                         continue his education abroad in robotics, while making a positive impact back home.

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