Today, at 35, the young man with 95 per cent disability in his body has not only earned a PhD in Computer Science but is also working on a start-up, with two fellow PhD scholars--K R Anandam and Prabhat Ranjan.
Kavya Kopparapu, with a team that includes her 15-year-old brother, Neeyanth, and classmate Justin Zhang, has developed a smartphone app called Eyeagnosis.
This Indian American teen was recently awarded the prestigious 'Champions of Change' award by the White House. She was selected for setting up a non-profit organization that helps children learn how to do computer coding and raises funds for science and technology activities in different schools.