About Me

Education
I studied Electrical Engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, prior to which I was briefly at UMass Amherst for my freshman year of college. In India, I went to a state board school till grade 9, dropped out of school in grade 9 and open schooled for 2 years, before pursuing the International Baccalaureate Progam for my Grade 11 and 12. 

Some Public talks/videos from the past

1. Maker Story

2. TEDxGateway (Asia's Largest TEDx Event)

3. TEDxNUS

4. TEDxDAIS 

5. My talk with the US Consulate 

6. Talk with Microsoft

7. TEDxKanke (with Tata Steel)

8. Talking Air Pollution with CNBC

9. Climapreneur Show

10. Silicon Subcontinent (With Microsoft folks)

11. Video with NasDaily

Recent Media Articles:

• The Better India: https://www.thebetterindia.com/338463/angad-daryani-founder-of-praan-air-purification-technology-startup-mumbai/

• IndiaTimes: https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/india-air-pollution-angad-daryani-praan-557011.html

• BBC: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210909-the-young-inventor-purifying-indias-dirty-air

• YourStory: https://yourstory.com/2022/01/praan-cleantech-startup-low-cost-air-purifier-purification-system

• CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/28/health/angad-daryani-tomorrows-hero/index.html

• News18: https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/mumbai-inventor-is-trying-to-solve-indias-air-pollution-by-turning-them-into-floor-tiles-4228007.html

• Aljazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2021/11/19/after-cop26-letdown-can-indias-gen-z-climate-warriors-prevail

• GQ Magazine:  https://www.gqindia.com/content/indian-entreprenuers-trying-scrub-clean-air-breathethree-different-startups-three-different-methods-one-goal-clear-air-pollution/ 

• Verve Magazine:  http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/the-fresh-list-2018-angad-daryani 

• Upenn Wharton:  http://kwhs.wharton.upenn.edu/2016/06/young-maker-develops-business-plan-latest-eye-pad-innovation/
  
  

Media Articles from younger days:

• Forbes Magazine (31/10/2014) , Esha Chhabra: http://www.forbes.com/sites/eshachhabra/2014/10/31/is-school-overrated-high-school-drop-out-makes-affordable-3d-printer/

• ScoopWhoop (14/11/2014) , Raj Desai: http://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/child-prodigies/

• LiveMint (11/02/2015), Beryl Menezes : http://www.livemint.com/Specials/DOrQAi5XVVVn3CPMIiBKwO/Smart-devices-to-monitor-your-health.html

• The Times of India (02/02/2014), Atul Sethi : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Making-3D-printers-now-childs-play/articleshow/29743604.cms

• The Economic Times (08/01/2014), Krithika Krishnamurthy : http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-01-08/news/45991473_1_printers-3d-printing-revolution-zalak-shah

• DNA India ( 22/02/2014) , Patricia Mascarenhas : http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-i-genius-chronicling-gifted-children-1964290

• DNA India (03/02/2014), Krishna Bahirwani : http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-15-year-old-inventor-of-braille-e-reader-to-launch-india-s-cheapest-3d-printer-1959141

• DNA India ( 08/12/2013), Joanna Lobo : http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-teen-school-dropout-creates-tech-waves-1931534

• Quartz (13/12/2013), Christopher Mims : http://qz.com/157289/angad-daryani-genius-behind-indias-first-3d-printer-is-a-15-year-old-high-school-dropout/

• Indian Express( 08/12/2013), Amruta Lakhe : http://epaper.indianexpress.com/195579/Indian-Express-Mumbai/08-December-2013#page/18/2

• Campus Diaries (06/01/2014), Shantanu Anand : http://campusdiaries.com/stories/meet-a-maker-angad-daryani

• Campus Diaries (27/02/2014), Aayush Asthana : http://campusdiaries.com/stories/the-maker-movement [Honestly the best article published on me so far]

• Prahaar Marathi Newspaper ( 24/12/2013), Vishakha Shirke : http://prahaar.in/feature/shodh-bodh/167707

• YourStory (13/01/2014), Aditya Bhushan Dwiwedi: http://yourstory.com/2014/01/angad-daryani/

• StoryPick ( 29/12/2013) : http://www.storypick.com/15-year-old-quit-school-9th-grade-wont-believe-next/

• Success Stories (06/01/2014) , Mousumi Saha Kumar : http://www.successstories.co.in/15-year-old-angad-daryani-quit-school-9th-grade-invented-eye-pad-virtual-brailler/

• 3D Printing Industry ( 12/12/2013), Michael Molitch-hou : http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/12/12/bumper-sticker-india-reads-son-dropped-high-school-invented-3d-printed-technology-15/

• 3Ders (13/12/2013) : http://www.3ders.org/articles/20131213-15-year-old-maker-creates-india-3d-printing-waves.html

• Lighthouse Insights( 16/01/2014), Vinaya Naidu : http://lighthouseinsights.in/tedx-talk-by-15-year-old-maker-angad-daryani-garners-175k-views.html

• Crazy Engineers (02/02/2014), Jason Estibeiro: http://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/angad-daryani-a-15-year-old-school-dropout-to-develop-low-cost-3d-printers-in-india.73086/

• Serenly Rapt ( 06/01/2014) : http://serenelyrapt.wordpress.com/tag/angad-daryani/

• Hashtricks (01/01/2014), Bibhuti Patnaik : http://hashtricks.com/angad-daryani-quit-school-genius-behind-indias-first-3d-printer/

• The Whiz Times (06/01/2014) : http://thewhiztimes.com/angad-daryani-maker-of-things/

• Tech Latency : http://techlatency.com/15-year-old-genius-made-indias-first-3d-printer/

• Tech2 First Post ( 03/02/2014) : http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/15-year-old-prodigy-builds-indias-first-3d-printer-and-diy-kit-109424.html

• Atmel Corporation : http://atmelcorporation.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/this-15-year-old-builds-3d-printers/