15-yr-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, becomes first-ever TIME's "Kid Of The Year"

The Indian-American young scientist and inventor, Gitanjali Rao, has been named as the first-ever ‘Kid of the Year’ by the iconic TIME magazine.
This is the first time that the TIME magazine has launched the Kid of The Year” award.
The 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao, was chosen from among more than 5,000 nominees, for her “astonishing work” using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying.
She has created applications named ‘Kindly’ to help people, especially kids, fight opioid addiction and cyberbullying.
TIME magazine had partnered with Nickelodeon and searched social media and school districts across the country to shortlist the most influential child of 2020.

Source: NDTV