At just 17 years old, Aahan Ritesh Prajapati from Adani International School in Gujarat has created a model that adapts textbook diagrams and maps to be accessible for color-blind students. His tool boasts 99.7% accuracy.

Aahan’s journey began with a personal challenge. He was born with red-green color-blindness. He struggled through lab experiments and classroom visuals because he couldn’t distinguish key colors. In Grade 4, he there are many others who are affected by this condition. That’s when he started a social project called Aiding Colours. He reached out to over 30 schools in Gujarat, where he screened thousands of students and identified nearly 120 with color weakness.

Turning Personal Experience into Purpose

Aahan’s innovation is deeply personal. He knew the problem and wanted to build a solution. He built an AI-powered tool with the best possible features for clour blind people.

• His tool transforms diagrams and maps into color-blind accessible shades or patterns.
• It offers audio descriptions when needed.
• It ensures visual content is perceivable in classrooms regardless of innate color perception

His model achieved 99.7% accuracy in identifying and adjusting visuals for color-deficient users.

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Nurturing Innovation Through Support

Namrata Adani, a promoter of Adani International School, has provided him with resources and a platform to expand his initiative. What began as a solo effort became a school-supported project for Aahaan. He also set up screening camps with classmates’ help and tested more than 300 students.

His work was recognized internationally. He earned the prestigious Crest Gold Award (UK) and featured at academic events such as the Indo–French Conference on AI and Healthcare at IIT Delhi.

Aahan’s Future Plans

Aahan plans to expand Aiding Colours to more schools across Gujarat and India. He is also on the verge of developing textbook formats, stationery, and guides to make classrooms more color-inclusive

Message for School and Parents

• Encourage student-led, real-world projects in schools.
• Recognize that unique learning needs often reveal opportunities to innovate.
• Support young innovators with mentorship and infrastructure.

When students like Aahan are supported, they become young changemakers. Let’s support young talent today so they can build a more innovative world tomorrow.