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D Kavin Vendhan: The Diana Awardee empowering peers through his non-profit

(April 3, 2022)  Into his teens, a peer-education programme opened up new possibilities that gave the differently-abled a “smiley” to tackle life. Then a Class 8 student, D…

A ‘voter-gait’ to create true democracy: Lawyer-activist Chaitanya Prabhu raps for rights

(April 1, 2022) In 2018 while searching the internet for a new (coloured) voter id, Chaitanya Prabhu discovered that all the processes to register and upgrade were simple…

AI ‘can calculate person’s chances of suffering a heart attack just by listening to the sound of their voice’

The article was first published in Independent on March 25, 2022. Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking method to assess an individual’s risk of heart attack through voice analysis,…

A ‘pharm’idable idea: Changemaker Arjun Deshpande is disrupting medicine affordability with Ratan Tata’s aid

(March 28, 2022) One balmy afternoon at a medical shop in Thane, the then 16-year-old Arjun Deshpande witnessed an unpleasant scene. An old man, deep in debt, profusely…

Master commander Suneha Gadpande, first to captain an all women officers’ ship

(March 27, 2022) She steers a mammoth ship. On the deck, vigilant, observant, she stands tall, dressed in her smart Navy whites. Captain Suneha Gadpande has navigated through…