Innovators of Tomorrow

      Indian Government is busy putting some bans and TRAI been trying to change the rules of Net Neutrality. Out of all these,the scary and important thing is, if TRAI is successful in changing Net neutrality rules then the big companies website will be fast enough to be loaded properly and the information related sites won't be in a position to load faster.

      It blocks the learning pattern of an individual if all the websites on the internet are not equal and websites started paying to load their sites faster. There are few young innovators who are trying to solve one of the many biggest problem which the world is facing and it can help a lot, if implemented in a large scale. Young innovators like them who live in India won't be able to come up with such great innovation if net neutrality doesn't exists.

      Let's take my own example, I and students like me learn almost a lot of things from the Internet from the things like java and coding related stuff to the things like making our own new cool video and uploading it on YouTube. If net is not neutral then it will loose the meaning of its existence. To support and read more information about Net neutrality you can visit this link: Net Neutrality

Now let's take a look at some of the young innovators I'm talking about:

1) What do trees know that we don't? This was the question that a 13-year-old inventor Aidan Dwyer asked himself and realized that trees use a mathematical formula (i.e Fibonacci Sequence) to gather sunlight in crowded forests. Then he wondered why don't we collect solar energy in the same way? He then built a small solar panel model which collected solar energy efficiently throughout the day. Project Link

2) Mihir Garimella thought of mimicking Fruit Fly Response Patterns for Threat Evasion. His only aim was to save lives with flying robots and use computer science and robotics to make a difference. After making such a great product, he said that "This is the world that I would like to be part of. But more importantly, one that I like to help create". Project Link






3) Viney Kumar witnessed emergency response vehicles (ERVs) stuck in traffic, unable to respond to urgent calls. Instead of relying on sirens, Viney built a system using mobile technology and GPS to give earlier warning signals to drivers that an ambulance was on the way, increasing alert time from 7 seconds to 67 seconds. Project Link


4) Elif Bilgin created Bioplastics from Banana Peel when she realized that Petroleum based plastics are creating a lot of pollution which was a serious problem.










5) Shrishti Asthana came up with "A Green Method to Clean Water". Her project uses a sustainable method to clean water of detergents and other contaminants. It all started when she visited one of the many textiles factories in Ludhiana. What caught her attention was the huge amount of waste of the factories that was thrown into the nearby drains. She asked the owner, "Is the waste treated before leaving the factory?" And he jokingly replied, "Do you treat the detergent water that leaves your house after washing clothes?"
And that question made her realize that enormous amount of detergent water that leaves houses also causes huge pollution in our cities. This inspired her to come up with a GREEN method for the degradation of detergent water and she was successful in doing so. Project Link

      They all proved that for innovative things age doesn't matter. What matters is observation skills and trying to contribute to the well being of the world. If we only observe the surroundings properly, then we can learn a lot from them. Also, a lot of Innovations has only been possible because of nature and the huge amount of information that is available on the internet.

      Creative and genius people don't have great intelligence or great answers to questions of life. They just have good questions in their mind. If you pick up any of the great innovators from the entire world. Then you will realize that they were not the people having great intelligence but instead they were the people who had great questions in their mind to ask universe for it.

      Scientists, technologists, innovators, are just like you. They love trying things. Uncertain things. Ambitious things. Things that sound as crazy in our heads as they do out loud. Those are the things that make us get up, brush our teeth, and go risk our reputation on a hunch. Trying something new is the only way to make the next great thing. And the best part is, we all know how to do it. When you were a baby you unsuccessfully tried that new walking thing, for like, four months, and now you walk like a champion. Same with talking, swimming, riding a bike,etc. The desire to try new things is built into you. Now to take that desire, apply some science, and get ready to change the world. From earth's brightest builders to her bravest explorers, every accomplishment, every accolade, every bit of this round of applause started with a love of trying things. 

So, I would like to end up with a small question,

Big Pleasures Come in Small Packages

     Small things give us the greatest pleasure in life. For example, if you see a child smiling, you instantly get lots of energy and you will also smile back and start playing with that child. It's like you're converting to Super saiyan like Goku does in Dragon Ball Z . There’s a sudden burst of positive energy in you.

     No matter how much trouble you might be having in life, but for that moment you will completely forget all your problems. It is said that "Every little smile can touch somebody's heart. No one is born happy, but all of us are born with the ability to create happiness". And it's 100% true.

     If we take some realistic examples which might have occurred in your life too, then you will realize that these small things really matter: 

1) When you're getting ready for college, you reach into your pocket and find some money you didn't know was there. That feeling makes you feel really happy.

2) A lot of students like me have realized that, its music that makes us feel good after a long depressing day or after getting kicked out of class or after having a bad day. Who would have thought such a small activity like listening to music can make us feel good and it can be one of our greatest pleasures in life.

3) What could be better than hearing the right song at the right moment. We all have some thoughts in back of our minds and during that moment when suddenly our playlist plays a song which perfectly matches our current situation. This is such a small thing but it gives you immense pleasure which you might have experienced a lot of times.

4) When you get up in the morning and you have to go to college/office but soon you realize that you have some more time to sleep. It is not something big but this feeling gives us one of the greatest pleasure in life.

5) The feeling you get when your idea works. It is one of the best feelings and gives us a moral boost.

6) Also, making someone smile can make us happy too.

     And the List goes on and on... Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

     Now, for a minute, let's think about something that you take for granted. Why do you think your mom takes care of you and does all the small things which will be beneficial to you, even after you treat her badly? You treat her like your maid or someone you're paying for doing all those things. You do things which will make your mom very sad and still she shows her love and takes care of you. Have you ever thought why? NO, because you're busy trying to impress people who don't even care whether you live or die. You're busy making friends out there and partying while the only thing she thinks of every moment while you're out is whether you are SAFE or not? Have you had something to eat? And when she calls to check on you? You feel like she is interfering in your life and you answer the call annoyed or maybe even ignore her call. This is what she gets for caring about you 24/7 and for being there in your difficult time. She does everything to make you smile. Saying a simple "Thank You" to your mom for doing so much, will not cost you anything, yet it will make her feel appreciated. Now, you may be thinking, how can a simple “thank you” make her feel like that? The answer to that is, acknowledging her work will make her feel wanted and appreciated. So, even a small "Thank You" can mean a lot to her. And to end this article, out of all those things mentioned above, my personal favorite is when I do something for my mom which can even be a very small thing and because of that, there's a smile on her face, that moment is when you will realize that one of the greatest pleasures of life are experienced in the smallest of things. So, go ahead and say Thank You to your mom right now. I guarantee, it will be one of the happiest moments in both of your lives.

Lastly, I would like to say,

Key to Success: Setting Goals

      A lot of people procrastinate, thinking that they will do it later when the time comes. But the reality is that the right time never comes for them.

      Goal setting is important and to show why it is important, let us take an example: Consider a dark empty room with a football in some area of that room. Your objective is to find the football in that dark room. Obviously, you will take some time in finding the football and there will be some difficulty in finding it. But what if I switch ON the light of that room? You will find the football within seconds. This is how the goal setting works. If you don't set goals in your life then your life will be as difficult as the first case. But, when you have set your goals, then your life will be as easy as the 2nd case.

      Also, we should be focused on our goals. Setting the goals and not working toward it, is a bad idea. It will not yield anything. Now you maybe thinking, what could drive you to achieve your goal? The answer is simple. Let's look into life and analyze something to get to your answer.

      What if someday, God appeared before you and said that, you have only 1 year until you die. What will you do? Will you waste your year on crying and being depressed? No. At first, you will actually look into your life and think about all the activities, achievements, moments,etc you have done upto now. And then you will realize you have wasted your whole life doing something that added no value to your life and was completely useless. Let's have a look at some things which you should realize.

Here are the Top 5 regrets people have before dying:

1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn't worked so hard.
3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I'd stayed in touch with my friends
5. I wish I had let myself be happier.

      And the question is, if you died the very moment what will die with you? The ideas, the dreams, the talents, all die with you. Don't let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game. And think about this, 

If you could fail at doing what you don't like or doing what you hate, then you might take a chance and do what you really love doing.

      Realizing this, plays an important role because after that very moment you will start thinking about what you really want to do in life. And believe me, within that one year you will do an exceptionally amazing job. You will spend every minute of your day doing what you really want to do. You will spend more time with your family and loved ones. You will live your life to the fullest. Not only that, by the end of that one year you will achieve something that no one thought you would achieve. Even you will be surprised by your achievements in that year. In the end, you will die happy without any regrets.

      Look within yourself and decide that you are in charge of your destiny. And when you decide that you're going to DO IT, the universe will yield to you and life will never be the same again. You have the power to create machines, power to create happiness and if you decide that your life deserves your developing, master yourself and show the world what you can do.

      You have something special, you have greatness within you and you were born phenomenal. So, become fearless and achieve your goals.

Lastly, I would like to end with a quote saying,

Positivity can do Miracles

      Positive Thinking is the key to live a Happy Life. If you are positive in your daily work and daily life then you will surely love your life so much that you will never escape from it.

      But here, the question arrives that “How to stay Positive in life when life comes in front of you and push you down every time?” Well, the answer to that question is in the question itself. When life tries to push you down every time, then at that moment all you have to do is stop complaining and carry on with your work. No matter how hard it seems but when you cultivate a habit that every time when you are in difficulty you will stand up and fight it. Then there will come a time when life will get fed up to even bother you.

      If we notice carefully, then there is nothing difficult in life, you can experience this by yourself. Do you know why some people find something difficult but that same thing is easy to other person? The answer is simple, the person who feels something easy, is positive and will think positive about that work no matter what, while the first person who was finding it difficult will not.

      Let’s take a very common example which you all might had experienced or will experience at least once in lifetime. Remember the time, when there is final exam in just few days and you have to study for a subject. Then you all get tensed due to memorizing things and whether you will pass or get good marks or not. You might be thinking, “Yeah, that we know, so what?” Well, here if you analyze properly you will get to know few things. First, when you are not positive about your studies, no matter how much you study for that subject you will always feel that you had missed something or you don’t remember what you had learned properly. Resulting in getting tensed and you tend to revise those topics again and again and again. If you ask yourself just one question in this situation that why I’m doing this when I had already learned that topic? The Answer will come that you are not confident about your answer and why you are not confident because there is negativity filled in you. Negative thoughts make you worry about it and is wasting your precious time. What are those negative thoughts? They are thoughts like:

• Whether I will Pass in this subject or not?
• Whether I will score good marks or not?
• What will my parents think if I fail or get less marks?
• This subject is tough and it is out of understanding.

      These thoughts will only act as a rocking chair, it will keep you busy but you won’t get any good result out of it. You have to think again about this situation. Can these thoughts get you a Perfect score on your Marksheet? No. Then stop thinking like that. You have to start working instead of thinking, in order to get good result. If you want to think only then you can try to be positive. Secondly, if you are positive in this situation then even if you study on the very last day just before your exam then also you will be able to score a decent marks in that exam. Why? Because you were positive and you were not busy thinking about those useless thoughts. Your only focus was on studying that subject and not on thoughts. Positive thinking plays an important role here. The person who is positive, will tend to learn better than the ones who were not positive, even if he/she learned less than everyone out there. But still whatever they learned about the subject, they will remember it. Positive thinking can do wonders which many people don’t know.

Here, many of you may be thinking that in life it is not easy to stay positive all the time. To them I will say that staying positive in life is not easy and it is an illusion. While staying positive is also an illusion. But the illusion which you choose now will become your reality in future. That is, if you try to be positive now then being positive in the future will be easy. While, on the other hand if you chose the illusion which says that staying positive is not easy then in near future you will make your life even more difficult. Choice is in your hand, whether you want to live a better life by thinking positive or not. Nothing is difficult until you think it is difficult.

Lastly, I will end up with a quote saying,