Meet Lingampalli Himaja, the 20-year-old innovator whose Braille printer makes the James Dyson Award 2026 global top 20

Twenty-year-old Lingampalli Himaja from Andhra Pradesh has secured a place in the global top 20 shortlist of the James Dyson Award 2026 for Rudhra, a voice-enabled Braille printer. Inspired by a visit to a school for visually impaired students, she developed the device to convert spoken words into readable Braille, reducing the effort involved in traditional writing methods. The innovation will be reviewed by Sir James Dyson, with winners set to be announced on November 4.