Gitanjali Rao

Selected from a field of more than 5,000 nominees as TIME's first-ever 'Kid of the Year', 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao uses technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying.

"The Flint crisis hit me hard, and I wondered how I could help the residents. I have always been inclined towards science and experimentation, so I took up the challenge. When I expressed my concern and wish to experiment on an easy, low-cost way to detect lead in water, my school teachers too started helping me out."

The 10th edition of India's Largest Ideas Platform, TEDxGateway will be held on 2nd December, 2018 -- an event where a group of interesting and impactful speakers and attendees from vastly different fields will get together to draw inspiration from the most unlikely places.