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Apurv Mishra(20 years old)- THE PRIDE OF ORISSA

Posted: Sep 17th, '10, 11:59
by asimadash
Apurv is a Young Inventor turned Serial Entrepreneur, who founded Innovator Factor Foundation as spin-off from Intel Initiatives.

One of his inventions “Glabenator” earned him the President of India’s National Technology Award 2006 for the best technological innovation for the physically challenged. He has won several international awards including ISEF Grand Award - Indianapolis 2006, AVASC International Award 2006, CSIR Invention Award 2004, Infosys Young Achiever’s Award 2007, and recently SIYSS Award to attend the Nobel Prize Ceremony 2009 at Stockholm.

This is the first time India is represented at the Nobel Prize Ceremony on behalf of Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS) & Apurv is the FIRST INDIAN to get this since the inception of the SIYSS in 1976.

He has also been declared as the youngest Technology, Entertainment, and Design [TED] Fellow joining the exclusive league of 200 fellows across the globe.

As Oriyas WE ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF HIM. :D