Social Changemaker

Founder of TechNetra

– Founder and creator of TechNetra, an organization aimed towards providing visually impaired individuals with a method to efficiently and affordably convert physical print media to audio in real-time.

– Designed and developed a device that uses to enable visually impaired individuals to read books and other physical media completely autonomously, eliminating the need for sighted volunteers.

Founder of TechNetra

– Founder and creator of TechNetra, an organization aimed towards providing visually impaired individuals with a method to efficiently and affordably convert physical print media to audio in real-time.

– Designed and developed a device that uses to enable visually impaired individuals to read books and other physical media completely autonomously, eliminating the need for sighted volunteers.

Founder of TechNetra

Worked collaboratively with visually impaired individuals and local organizations for the blind over the course of 6 months to refine and design the device to meet their unique needs.

Working on partnering with organizations both locally and abroad to distribute TechNetra units to libraries, centres for the blind, and other public places, to impact as many people as possible with as few devices possible.

Founder of TechNetra

Worked collaboratively with visually impaired individuals and local organizations for the blind over the course of 6 months to refine and design the device to meet their unique needs.

Working on partnering with organizations both locally and abroad to distribute TechNetra units to libraries, centres for the blind, and other public places, to impact as many people as possible with as few devices possible.

AP Scholar with Honor Award

– Awarded for attaining an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams.

– Awarded after I got a score of 5 on AP Calculus AB, Physics 1, Physics 2, and Computer Science A.

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AP Scholar with Distinction Award

–  Awarded for achieving an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams.

–  Awarded after I got a score of 5 on AP Physics C: Mechanics, Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, Psychology, Macroeconomics, and Calculus BC.

SOCIAL CHANGEMAKER

My Journey

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Child Artist at Krishna Kala Kalam
  • Featured in 5 major student art exhibitions and numerous catalogs, some of which have been in collaboration with organizations aimed at aiding underprivileged children.
  • Donated all proceeds from the sale of my art to charitable causes.
Co-Founder of NoteArt
  • Hand-designed notepad and notebook covers for students in my class, in return for donations of small plants and flowers.
  • Sold small boxes and bookmarks made from recycled notepads, newspapers, and notebooks, with all proceeds going towards the planting of trees.
Schoolhouse.world Volunteer
  • Taught SAT Math to students from around the world.
  • Spent 24 hours preparing for and hosting two 4-week SAT math bootcamps.
Notes Contributor at ZNotes
  • Created and published free study notes for students studying the IGCSE Literature in English curriculum.
  • Published the notes to the ZNotes website, https://znotes.org/, which has over 400k registered users and 5 mil+ unique visitors.
  • Analyzed a set of 15 poems to create notes that have been viewed, used, and downloaded by thousands of students worldwide.
Community Moderator at ZNotes
  • Helped oversee the health and well-being of the ZNotes Discord.
  • Helped plan and run live events, manage collaborations, establish and uphold community guidelines, and overall improve the student experience.
  • Solved 1600+ student doubts and queries, both academic and otherwise.
Student Volunteer at Blind People’s Association India
  • Worked with visually impaired staff and students.
  • Recorded audiobooks of textbooks for university students with visual disability.
Community Lead at ZNotes
  • Part of the Core Team at ZNotes, a youth-led educational non-profit aimed to end educational inequality for young people, which has reached over 5 million students and educators and has over 400k registered users.
  • Led and managed the Community Team (30+ volunteer interns) by overseeing and coordinating the newsletter (200,000+ subscribers), Discord (43,000+ members), and social media (5,000+ followers) teams.
  • Hosted weekly standups, carried out performance analyses to develop and implement strategies for continuous community growth, and managed sponsorships and partnerships.
  • Responsible for over 150% growth in online community size over 1 year.
  • Reported directly to the founder.
Founder of TechNetra
  • Founder and creator of TechNetra, an organization aimed towards providing visually impaired individuals with a method to efficiently and affordably convert physical print media to audio in real-time.
  • Designed and developed a device that uses to enable visually impaired individuals to read books and other physical media completely autonomously, eliminating the need for sighted volunteers.
  • Worked collaboratively with visually impaired individuals and local organizations for the blind over the course of 6 months to refine and design the device to meet their unique needs.
  • Working on partnering with organizations both locally and abroad to distribute TechNetra units to libraries, centers for the blind, and other public places, to impact as many people as possible with as few devices possible.
YouTube Creator
  • Creating free educational guide content for students studying the IGCSE/A Level system - https://youtube.com/@itsaaryanmehta.
  • Publishing long-form videos on efficient study practices, individual subject study guides, and more.
  • 180k+ impressions, 750+ subscribers, and 8.5k+ video views.