Nine Indian Kids Who Won PM’s Award In Field Of Science Innovation For 2021
To celebrate such creativity and innovation, the Indian government has introduced Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar where they select kids based on their unique and revolutionary innovation every year. And this year too we’ve got nine kids from the field of science and technology who have tried to make a difference at such a young age.
Rakesh Krishna K
Hailing from Karnataka, Rakesh Krishan K was granted the award for inventing a seed-sowing machine dubbed ‘Seedographer’ which helped in systematic cultivation of crops.
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He wishes to pursue a career in quantum and molecular physics and intends to be an innovator in the aforementioned field.
Shreenabh Agarwal
A grade 12 student from Nagpur, Shreenabh Agarwal has helped in the betterment of the lives of the farmers through his innovative farming techniques.
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The most renowned one is the innovation of Tridax procumbens extract to help prevention from the yellow mosaic virus in Abelmoschus esculentus — commonly known as lady’s finger or okra. In his tender age, he has published over 200 scientific articles two books and 7 research papers.
Namya Joshi
13-year-old Namya Joshi isn’t new to winning accolades. Hailing from Ludhiana she has also been honoured by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella for developing intuitive study material using PC game dubbed Minecraft.
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She has trained over 100 teachers to help make boring lessons interesting. She is also the youngest recipient of E-innovation award of 2019.
Archit Rahul Patil
14-year old Archit from Jalgaon, Maharashtra has developed a life-saving ‘Post-Partum Hemorrhage Cup’ (PPH Cup).
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The cup is designed to measure blood loss post-delivery in real time and help reduce maternal mortality in rural areas around the world.
Ayush Ranjan
Class X student from Sikkim, Ayush Ranjan has developed over 10 apps on Google Play Store to help ease people’s daily lives and has garnered over a million users.
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He’s developed apps like DigiSmart Bin, Automatic LPG Ordering System, Mushroom Arc. He is also the recipient of the Inspire award, the Kalam Drishti award and others.
Hemesh Chadalavada
14-year-old Hemesh from Hyderabad has several innovations to his name but the most popular one is a smart wristband for people suffering from Alzheimer’s.
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He’s won the Ideate for India Tech Creation Champion Challenge as well as a Gold medal at IIA International Innovation Fair in 2019.
Chirag Bhansali
Chirag Bhansali from grade XI is a true prodigy. Not only is he a math genius receiving 3 consecutive gold medals for National Mathematics Olympiad, but he’s also the recipient of National Design Championship award in 2020.
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He as also won the Adobe Creativity Challenge 2019 where he designed a website and smartphone app for sharing teachings by Gandhi in today’s world.
Harmanjot Singh
Harmanjot Singh, a grade VIII student from Jammu and Kashmir is the winner of several state, national and zonal level olympiads. However, he is more known for his coding skills and is certified as one of the youngest game, Android and iOS developer.
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His app dubbed Raksha to help women stay safe has been awarded the Silicon Valley Code of Honour Certificate while also publishing it on the Play Store.
Sonit Santoshi Sisolekar
Sonit Sisolekar from Maharashtra is regarded as the youngest volcanologist and planetary geologist in the nation. In fact, his research revealed the effects of ionising radiations on the reddening of the soil on Mars has been regarded as the winner of NASA COS competition.
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He was given the Best Scientist Award at the age of just 11 years. He intends to make geology and astrology popular among the rural students by starting a Rural Astro-Geology project.