Indian Innovators (22 page)

About the Author

Akshat Agrawal is a Mechanical Engineer from IIT Delhi. During his IIT days, he was involved in a very innovative initiative – the design and fabrication of an artificial knee joint for above-the-knee amputees. Therefore, he has had first-hand experience of the difficulties that innovators face.

He is also an avid traveler and has traveled to 22 countries in three continents, living in the US and Europe for a considerable period of time. India remains his first love, however, and he currently resides here with his family.

Akshat is currently a Director at Alpha Beta Classes, an innovative start-up in online and offline education that aims to improve access to quality education for millions of children in India.

Akshat is also passionate about writing and is an award- winning short-story writer.

He can be reached at
[email protected]