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Anugreh S
Ashoka Young Changemaker
Despre Anugreh S
Anugreh is building a community of young tech enthusiasts dedicated to creating positive change through their innovations.
Anugreh founded Hybrid Ideas to help bridge a gap, between tech enthusiasts who wish to contribute to society and the needs of different communities. The team is developing 8 projects for different groups of people including those with visual impairments and autism among others. One of the projects was to use Google Maps and opensource images to auto-identify the availability of ramps, pavements and accessibility of various buildings and neighbourhoods. This was then adopted by an Indo-US organisation dedicated to servicing persons with disabilities. Another project includes SheVend, a GPS enabled vending machine with sanitary products for women, which was installed on campus at the University of San Diego.
Anugreh is also building Hybrid Labs, dedicated workspaces where students can learn and practice design thinking in order to contribute their skills towards developing assistive technology. As of July 2019, Anugreh has taught over 500 students about assistive technologies, and in the future aims to induct more teen innovators into the Hybrid community.
Featured Stories
Anugreh's Changemaker Story
By developing assistive technology for differently-abled populations, Anugreh is embarking on a lifelong journey as a changemaker.
Porter Prize Summit
Watch Anugreh share his journey at one of India's coveted Industry leaders' conferences
Young Voices
Check out this interview with a blog in India about Anugreh's journey to changemaking and his advice to other young people.
Forbes India
Listen to Anugreh and his co-founder talk about their first—failed—enterprise, and how it sets the ground for their next venture, which now stands on solid ground, helping non-profits across the globe with digital operations.