Making India Proud
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Making India Proud Inspiring Stories of Young Indian Innovators Unless the real importance of pure science is recognised, and its fundamental influence in the advancement of all knowledge is realised and acted upon, India cannot make headway in any direction and attain her place among the nations of the world. There is only one solution for India’s economic problems and that is science and more science and still more science. Sir C V Raman Nobel Laureate for Physics in 930 Making India Proud Inspiring Stories of Young Indian Innovators 3 Contents Foreword ............................................................................................................................. 9 Sharanya S The Joy Of Discovery ........................................................................................ 56 The Story So Far ........................................................................................................ 10 Amruth B R Glimpses of Excellence ........................................................................................ 12 All I Need Are Wings ......................................................................................... 60 Madhurima Benakareddy Sameer Yeleswarapu It All Started With A Seed ............................................................................ 21 A Winner From Every Angle ...................................................................... 67 Sarvesh Rathore Zeeshan Ali Sayyed Curiosity Has Its Rewards ........................................................................... 26 Living For Research ........................................................................................... 71 Yash Vasant Joshi Vrishikumar Patil Simple Is Brilliant .................................................................................................. 31 Technology Addict .............................................................................................. 76 Akshat Singhal Malavika Vinod Tiwari The Persistent Pathbreaker ....................................................................... 35 The Summer Of Hope ..................................................................................... 80 Madhav Pathak Apurv Mishra When Passion Breeds Miracles ............................................................... 41 Born To Lead ............................................................................................................ 87 Bhushan Prakash Mahadik Hamsa Padmanabhan The Journey Is The Reward ........................................................................ 47 Physics In The Blood ........................................................................................ 94 Senthalir P Varun Mittal Seizing The Opportunity .............................................................................. 51 A Happy Accident ................................................................................................ 99 Contents Kanishka Tiwary Vishnu Jayaprakash When Inspiration Works Wonders .......................................................103 The Power Of Waste .................................................................................... 147 Swathi Soman Hetal Kanjibhai Vaishnav India’s Pride: Twice Over! ............................................................................106 A Passion For The Environment ........................................................ 152 Rishin Behl Kaushik Srivatsan K An Ignited Mind ................................................................................................. 111 A Very Special Flower ................................................................................. 159 Ambud Sharma Manosij Ghosh Dastidar A Cool Solution .................................................................................................. 117 Winning Twice? Q E D! ................................................................................ 164 Lavanya H Giriraj Raghavendra Ramachanderan A Quest For Science ..................................................................................... 122 A Special Chemistry ....................................................................................... 171 Pooja Dholakiya Ankur Kanjibhai Vaishnav Winning The World With Science ...................................................... 127 Like Sister, Like Brother .............................................................................. 177 Riddhi Dasani Crossing New Horizons .............................................................................. 131 ANNEXURES Anish Mukherjee On Top of the World ........................................................................................... 135 Finding The Better Way ............................................................................ 137 The Winning Ideas ................................................................................................ 181 Debarghya Sarkar A Life Changing Experience .................................................................. 141 Scientific Review Committee ................................................................... 211 Foreword Dr Praveen Vishakantaiah President Intel India Students of today are the innovators of tomorrow. Given a fertile the Internet. We would also like to acknowledge their teachers, environment, the seeds of innovation can take root and flourish. guides and mentors through this effort. Intel is committed to the cause of igniting young minds and At Intel, we are happy to have been a part of their stellar achieve- instilling a strong scientific temper in them. For over a decade, ments. These brilliant young minds have attained international Intel has been passionately and relentlessly focussing on its fame by winning at the National Fairs of the Initiative for 9 pursuit to discover, nurture and promote many young innovators Research & Innovation in Science (IRIS), or its predecessor, across India. the Intel® Science Talent Discovery Fair. IRIS is an exemplary The thirty one young Indians who illuminate this book are public-private partnership with the Department of Science and shining examples of what our young generation is capable Technology, Government of India, and the Confederation of of. Since 1999, each of them has brought honour to India as Indian Industry. It recognises and rewards outstanding ideas, winners at the Intel® International Science and Engineering Fair and provides a platform for these geniuses to represent India (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest pre-college science fair competition, at Intel ISEF and other global science competitions. held every year in the United States of America. These young Intel believes that students everywhere deserve to have the Indians have proved their mettle against the best in the world. skills necessary to become the next generation of innovators. From Thiruvananthapuram to Kanpur, and from Rajkot to Kolkata, The young geniuses whose achievements we have celebrated they come from every part of the country. These students in this book are great examples for others to emulate. Their have a deep passion for science and research. For many of stories are truly inspirational and we hope that through them, them, finding solutions to problems they encountered in their we will be able to motivate other children around us, stimulate daily lives was the motivation; others chose to research more their curiosity and creativity so that they become the next abstract topics that they encountered in their studies or on generation of young Indian scientists to make the country proud. The Story So Far Science competitions are catalysts for their interest in science and technology, IRIS is a research based science fair for improved education in classrooms. and build a robust scientific temper among students, with an objective to inspire Research shows a direct connection the youth. budding scientists in India. Today, IRIS between participation in student research is the single largest science initiative in Intel STDF gave students a platform to and ongoing success in science, including the country. 0 display their scientific aptitude, discover successful completion of a Master’s or unique scientific solutions to everyday IRIS conducts science fairs annually Ph D. That’s why we continue to invest problems, and win public recognition and in India for middle and high school in science competitions—to inspire a path awards at the national and international students, who compete in 11 subject to innovation. level. It also encouraged students to categories: Behavioural Sciences, Since the Intel® Education Initiative was use research as a tool for creating new Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, launched in India more than a decade ago, knowledge about themselves and the Computer Science, Engineering, numerous school students have been world around them. Environmental Science, Mathematics, touched by Intel’s science initiatives. Intel Nutrition, Physics In February 2006, Intel STDF was merged has been challenging young minds to and Zoology. with Steer the Big Idea, a joint initiative bend the rules of science to find new of the Department of Science and IRIS promotes and nurtures science and answers and innovative applications. Technology, Government of India, and the scientific research among young Indian To start with, this was done annually Confederation of Indian Industry, to form innovators, recognises and rewards through the Intel Science Talent Discovery the Initiative for Research & Innovation outstanding projects, and provides