Limitless India: Republic Network Honors Young Innovators, Inspired by PM Modi

New Delhi: The Republic Plenary Summit, with the theme "Limitless India," celebrates India’s boundless capabilities. Republic conducted India’s largest youth hackathon over an exhaustive three-week pitch drive.

The Limitless India Youth Hackathon, partnered with Wild Stone CODE - Unleash Freshness, celebrates the brightest young minds under 30 who are shaping India’s future.

Several pitches from individuals under 30 were submitted across 9 categories, with hundreds of visionary ideas aimed at building a Limitless India.

The most groundbreaking ideas were screened by an esteemed jury of self-made Indians across these verticals to select the most actionable and innovative ideas. The winners of the hackathon were announced at the Republic Plenary Summit 2025 , in the presence of the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi .

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Here's the list of winners and their contributions – Limitless India Youth Hackathon:

1. Category: Science & Technology 
Winner: Anirudh Nautiyal  
Contribution: Developed a groundbreaking innovation – a prototype robotic arm that flawlessly mirrors hand movements with seamless precision. Designed for hazardous environments and with immense potential in defense technology, his creation pushes the boundaries of possibility.

2. Category: AI & Machine Learning
  Winner: Shiv Singh  
  Contribution Shiv Singh has been recognized for his visionary work that lays the digital foundation for India’s AI-powered future. His project, a monumental collection of the most comprehensive datasets spanning 22 Indian languages, is a game-changer. He built a dataset enabling AI systems to learn and understand India’s linguistic and cultural diversity.

3. Category: Grand Strategy & Geopolitics 
  Winner: Soham Agarwal  
  Contribution: Soham’s strategy uncovers a critical vulnerability: India’s dependence on aging, foreign-owned repair fleets, which leads to prolonged disruptions during undersea cable failures. His vision paves the way for self-reliant, India-owned infrastructure that safeguards our digital sovereignty and secures our strategic autonomy on the global stage.

4. Category: Deep Tech & Semiconductors 
  Winner: Abhinav Gupta  
  Contribution: Abhinav Gupta’s groundbreaking innovation, the world’s first AI Cloud Engineer, autonomously executes complex workflows that traditionally require manual intervention. This breakthrough redefines the future of engineering, accelerating efficiency, precision, and scalability in cloud infrastructure.

5. Category: Digital Economy
  Winner: Arun Gupta  
  Contribution: Developed an advanced, seamless, and affordable delivery and logistics ecosystem to eliminate inefficiencies and bridge gaps in existing systems.

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6. Category: Sustainability & Environment 
  Winner: Abhishek Raj  
  Contribution: Created Plastic Police, a crowdsourcing app to combat plastic waste in urban cities, mobilizing communities for better waste management.

7. Category: Sustainability & Environment: Social Entrepreneurship
  Winner: Geetika Suri  
  Contribution: Developed a prototype for an insulated, self-regulating crop storage system, reducing post-harvest losses and empowering farmers.

8. Category: Inclusive Nation Building
  Winner: Diya Menghani & Team  
  Contribution: Built a platform empowering daily wage workers and street vendors, integrating open-source social media, AI-driven tools, and UPI for financial inclusion.

9. Category: Inclusive Nation Building: Social Entrepreneurship 
  Winner: Damodhar Singh R.  
  Contribution: Designed sustainable and affordable road safety equipment, ensuring accessibility while protecting lives.

10. Category: Celebrating History, Culture & Tradition  
   Winner: Dhruv Mahajan  
   Contribution: Developed interactive gaming experiences that bring traditional knowledge to life, blending technology with cultural heritage.

11. Category: Equity & Empowerment: Social Entrepreneurship
   Winner: Tushar Ahir  
   Contribution: Created a structured training program for rural women in handmade macrame craftsmanship, providing skill development and financial empowerment.

12. Category: Equity & Empowerment: Limitless Idea 
   Winner: Ancilla Maria Faustina  
   Contribution: Designed an AI-driven job-matching platform for rural India, connecting the workforce to opportunities and boosting employment.

13. Category: Inclusive Nation Building (Special Mention)
Winner: Brunda Raj  
Contribution: Developed an AI-driven scholarship matching model, ensuring that students, especially those from economically weaker backgrounds, can access all available funding opportunities.