The Trailblazer of New India | Prajwal NH

“There are no full stops in success, there are only commas because Success is not a destination but a journey!". I spent the majority of my schooling in Bangalore, with a few years in the United States. I excelled in school and was awarded the title of "Gifted Kid" recognizing my exceptional talent. Always been interested in electronics and technology since his childhood, I was fascinated by opening up toys and experimenting with creating something new.

Upon returning from the USA, I navigated a pattern of unridden paths in India. India, still being a developing country had to travel on roads to develop. Initially, I would complain about these problems and would propose sentimental solutions even with the most limited knowledge that I had about them. The decision to become an inventor and entrepreneur hailed from the idea that change starts from oneself. To others, business was a loss-making field where only the lucky ones ended up successful. To me, it was an exciting sport where only skills mattered.

Unleashing my creativity to research, ideate and innovate for a better tomorrow, I had been continuously involved in creating and implementing mindful innovations in the form of socially benefiting applications, projects, prototypes and innovations. I carried the ability to empathize with people's feelings and develop a strong image of their situation. Talking about these problems like his own, cultivated a sense of ownership and responsibility towards them. When the need for the power to deliver his ideas emerged, I knew where I had to find it. I returned back to his roots of keen learning, discovering his power in my knowledge.

Around 2 million cloud computing job vacancies exist in India. Simultaneously, about half a million engineers who graduate from college remain unemployed due to a lack of industry-required abilities. My start-up, CloudAttack entailed the goal of bridging this gap by educating these valuable resources on Cloud Computing at the industry level through the medium of a fun mobile game to make India the world's leading technology hub and eliminate the concept of brain drain in the country by offering the best opportunities for its citizens. CloudAttack is readily available to all aspirational Cloud Enthusiasts as an app on Google Play Store and the App Store.

I emanated as the ‘Water Hero’ when the department of Water Resources, Government of India awarded me for my technological innovation, ‘The Ultrasonic Integrated Smart Water Tap’ which promoted the concept of saving water and supported country-wide initiatives on water conservation. My innovation also won the renowned National Level Gandhian Challenge, by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog in conjunction with UNICEF.

My social Innovation ‘Fix me’ mobile app was recognized as India’s ‘Top 20 Innovations’ at ATL Marathon 2019 by Atal Innovation Mission, Government of India. The app supported the campaign to give rise to a better India by transmitting the difficulties of the citizens to the government through an accessible and trusted medium.

My creation, “Covid-19 Aid” mobile App won me the International Coronavirus App Challenge from MIT App Inventor-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

Knowledge is Power:

• At the young age of 14, I was honoured as a record holder under the India Book of Records as the ‘Youngest Microsoft Certified Azure AI Engineer Associate.’

• Certified Python Programmer (PCEP).

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM®).

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO®).

• Microsoft Certified Azure AI Engineer Associate.

• Microsoft Certified Azure Data Scientist Associate.

• Microsoft Azure Administrator.

• Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).

• 6x Microsoft Certified & Many more.

I proudly represented India at the Indo-Russia Bilateral Youth Research-based Innovation Program 3.0 by Sirius, Russia & Atal Innovation Mission, Government of India. I published about the same in the Russian Educational Foundation “Talent and Success “- Sirius portal. BiBox Labs awarded me the title of "Young Innovator."

My innovation designed for the low-cost tech toys for children bagged the first place in the National Level Online Hackathon on Innovation in Science Toys, organized by Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, and second place in the National Level Hackathon on Technological Innovation for Toys - Tech Toy 2020, organized by the National Institute of Technology, Government of India which It helped promote the ‘Make In India’ and Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan.

My achievements were widely recognized on social media and multiple articles about him were published in newspapers and online news platforms like the Times of India Newspaper, The Hindu newspaper, Aaj Samaj Network, the Sathyajai Times, ANI News, The Hindu and many more. My success story was Published in the November Edition of Brainfeed Magazine, 'The Hindu' and many more.

• Conducted Masterclass on Cloud Computing at the ATL Tinkerpreneur-2022 Bootcamp.

• My Success Story is published in a news article at Global Indian & called that as "A Hero’s Journey". Global Indian is an online publication which showcases the journeys of Indians who went abroad and have had an impact on India.

• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog celebrated ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' commemorating India's 75 years of Independence. I had the honour of participating in the event to showcase my Innovations.

• My Innovation "Fix-Me" is recognized as "The Ingenious Tinkerers Top Innovations of ATL Marathon 2019-20" and is published in the Coffee book.

• First Prize Winner - India's first National level Ideation and Entrepreneurship Challenge 2020-21 by IntelligencePlus!

• Honoured as "EXTRAORDINARY YOUTH " by Rotaract Club of Delhi Elite & Rotaract Club of Coimbatore Cosmos

• Won 1st prize in the App Development Competition conducted by BGS National Public School in partnership with Codingal

• Won 1st Prize in the "Social Innovation Challenge" organized by the Social Service Council, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Varanasi.

• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra E-Summit'21 in partnership with Codingal conducted all India "Technology for Good App Challenge". Glad to share that I won the 2nd Prize in this Competition.

• Won Rank 2 in 'Python Software Quiz' organized by UNITUS

• Won First prize in National Level Mobile App building challenge called "Technophilia" organized by Modern Public School.

• Won First prize in National Level Mobile App building challenge called "New Year Coding Challenge 2021" organized by Codingal. I am offered "Certificate, Google Mini Home" & merchandise from Codingal".

• Selected for the prestigious "Inspire Awards-Manak" award organized by National Innovation Foundation-Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India.

• Won the third price in the National Junior Hardware Hackathon 2020 conducted by Model Club, B.I.T Sindri, Dhanbad in partner with NITI Aayog and ATL Innovation Mission.

• Won the second prize in the National level "Project Innovation Challenge" organized by IEEE Sardar Patel Institute of Technology (SPIT), Mumbai.

• Won First Rank in App Development Competition organized by IEEE S.P.I.T and FACE S.P.I.T

• Won First Prize in Essay Writing Competition organized URSC celebrating NSD-2020

• Won the State Level online Essay competition conducted by KSPCB, Government of Karnataka

• Won the State Level online Blog competition conducted by KSPCB, Government of Karnataka

• Won First Prize in the Junior category in Srijan 2020: Innovation conclave (National level 3-days Online Ideation Workshop and Competition organised by SVSU Skill Faculty of Engineering Technology).

• A Power Speaker for the webinar on "Empowering Entrepreneurial Mindset in Students" conducted by Curiokidz.

To me, inspiration means enthusiasm from someone or something to start something new. It is an infinite source of moral energy that flows through you and becomes a principal reason for your dreams. It encourages and propels you to do more. I just like any other person, I an inspiration. He is my mentor, my friend, my role model and my guru. In a nutshell, he is my father. If I happen to be the most successful personality in the future, there will be someone infinitely more successful than me - my father. My father is a guiding star whose light in the form of love shows one the direction of a successful life.

I feel proud and grateful that my hard work paid off. “You have to dream before your dreams can come true”, a quote by APJ Abdul Kalam defines the future visions to enhance my spectrum as an innovator and entrepreneur with a drive for becoming an industry leader through my original and insightful technology. Remember, "The best revenge is a massive success!",