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Vandana Srinivasan is an Indian social activist who uses art to promote protecting the environment from plastic[1][2] and eye donation.[3] She is also the founder of Chasin Dreams, a company which is developing headphones which use computer vision and AI technology to detect objects and obstacles in the user's path and provide audio feedback to guide the users around them.[4]
Vandana Srinivasan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | social activist , Artist |
| Known for | Activism through Art, Founder of Chasin Dreams |
Social initiatives
editSrinivasan creates environmental art using cloth developed from recycled plastic bottles.[1] She has also created digital artwork for Spice artwork, Consumer Rights Day, World Heart Day, Diabetes Day, and World Remembering Day for Road Traffic Victims. Srinivasan's drawing of road traffic victims for World Remembering day for road traffic victims won her recognition from the Kerala Police.[5]
Srinivasan's partnered with Giridhar hospital for two years to campaign on eye donation awareness. She co-ogranized an awareness program on World Sight Day at the Kerala High Court. She also gave interviews to the club FM channel on White Cane Awareness Day.[1]
Accomplishments
edit- Certificate of Appreciation from President of India
- Certificate of Appreciation from Indian Army chief
- Speaker at National Eye Banking and Cornea Conference at Varanasi
References
edit- ^ a b c "Recycled plastic turns canvas for Kerala school girl to paint a message". New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "വന്ദനയ്ക്കൊരു സല്യൂട്ട്, തുണിയില് വരയ്ക്കുന്ന ഈ ചിത്രങ്ങൾ പറയും പ്ലാസ്റ്റിക്കിന് എതിരായ പോരാട്ടത്തെ കുറിച്ച്". EVT Bharat.
- ^ "Let's nurture a society that values eye donation". New Indian Express.
- ^ "Startup of Kerala teens opens doors of sight to visually impaired". New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "Spreading awareness: Social causes at the heart of this class X girl's art". Times of India.
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