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EXHIBITIONS
Identifying a significant gap in the availability of a reliable, frequently updated, and
empathetic news platform, Santosh Senthilkumar aims to address this issue through the
introduction of "Pressum," an online news website that provides the Indian community with
unheard news that matters.
Santhosh Senthilkumar, Sanskaar Kulkarni: Pressum, Indus International School, Bengaluru
Shruthi Jairam and other students have created a band, aiming to empower young
girls' interest in music and provide access to quality programmes using technology,
promoting equitable access to music education. They performed at the Mahindra
Blues Festival with the Nanhi Kali Foundation, an NGO focused on the development and education of
young girls, and used technology to teach the girls about music and created reference material for them to
use as instructional modules.
Shruthi Jairam: Music & Equity, Kanakia International School, Mumbai
After observing students struggle with speech difficulties, Himansh Chitkara, designed
"Scriter" - an app which converts higher level speech to text and vice versa. With Scriter, he
aims to promote inclusion, diversity and equity.
Himansh Chitkara: Scriter, Singapore International School, Mumbai
Aditya Dharap and Aamani Maddukuri noticed lack of inclusivity and diversity in our
community due to psychological biases. They aim to remedy this with an application with
games and tests that use AI, ML and Virtual Reality to help employees recognise their internal
biases.
Aditya Dharap and Aamani Maddukuri: AI VR driven Workplace equity,
CHIREC International School, Hyderabad
Tanmay Kaper and Arnav Agarwal created and curated a digital library for underprivileged
students, thus allowing them to access bilingual and multilingual library resources from
anywhere and at any time.
Tanmay Kaper and Arnav Agarwal: Digital Library, Edubridge International School, Mumbai
Mudit has created an app that helps governments solicit citizen views on matters of local
importance. The app is already being used by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, thus
allowing citizens to get more involved with the day to day workings of the government.
Mudit Baid: Poll Point, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
Kartik Bhatia looked at how using Smart crop monitoring sensors would help
farmers optimize their crop management strategies, thus helping create a more
sustainable ad equitable agriculture industry.
Kartik Bhatia: Technology & Agriculture, Don Bosco International School, Mumbai