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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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