Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero India 2019

Monishwaran Maheswaran
First Winner of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero, 2019
Young Innovator Mr. Monishwaran is a young innovator and a high school student interested in mathematics and computer science. Initially he has classified as a child prodigy. He has excelled in several Olympiads and went to Harvard University to work under mathematics Prof. Oliver Knill of from the University. Additionally, he has worked on a system using machine learning to help the visually impaired people to navigate the surroundings. He is also a TEDx speaker and gave a Master class/ Guest lecture on Quantum Computing. He has also established a non-profit “Do it for Knowledge “which facilitates in donating books to the underprivileged kids, an initiative called Run for cancer that focus on the life of children suffering from cancer. He has been recently named as the goodwill ambassador for The Akshaya Patra Foundation (Ms. Dhanashree BM of The Akshaya Patra Foundation) and also has been featured on The Passion Peoples Podcast.
Jury

Deepak Raj Joshi
CEO, Nepal Tourism Board

Mathew Matham
President, CYDA, Pune

PJ Baruah
Editor, Assam tribute

Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta
Advisor, Health Ministry of India

Prof. Ujjwal K. Chowdhury
Pro VC, Adamas University, Kolkata
Finalist

Rupam Ghosh
Entrepreneur

Kaushal Gohil
Social Activist

Garvita Gulhati
Environmentalist

Lakshya Chhabra
Entrepreneur

Kunal Chandiramani
Innovator