: IIT Student Innovates Portable Braille Printer 20 Times Cheaper Than Imported Ones #IndiaNEWS #Disability Around a year ago, Bengaluru-resident and IIT-Guwahati student Kaviraj Prithvi was searching

IIT Student Innovates Portable Braille Printer 20 Times Cheaper Than Imported Ones #IndiaNEWS #Disability
Around a year ago, Bengaluru-resident and IIT-Guwahati student Kaviraj Prithvi was searching for an idea to help the disabled as part of a college project. On visiting one of the blind schools in his city and during his interactions with the students and teachers of the school, the 20-year-old understood what the institute lacks – a cost-effective mechanism to print texts.

“Even the basic braille printers, which are mostly imported, cost between ,000 ,000 (~Rs 1,50,000 2,50,000). The majority of special schools in India run on a tight budget which makes it impossible for them to import printers. After the school visit, I felt an urge to fill this gap and help the students in any possible way,??? says Kaviraj, the final year Physics student.

Kaviraj was always fond of innovations. It was during his high school days that he realised this inclination and he nurtured it all the way. Being on an IIT campus motivated him to do more which led to the formation of a company called ‘Prithvi Systems and Innovations’, which he founded with some of his friends.

He says, “Innovation is a part of our curriculum. As multiple projects are to be done before the course completion we thought why not do them under our own company? Also, we focus on the social angle of our innovation. What is the purpose of innovating something which is of no use to any section of the society

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