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Early hearing loss is often invisible, until it begins to affect a child’s ability to speak, learn, and connect with the world.
For many families, especially in rural India, early screening for hearing loss can be out of reach. That’s why SRESHT, a low-cost mobile screening device, developed by Dr. Vidya Ramkumar and team, has already been a meaningful step towards identifying disabling hearing loss in young children.
With the 2023 Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Translational Research Grant, Dr Vidya is taking this innovation even further. With advanced speech-based, multilingual modules currently being developed, SRESHT is evolving into a tool that can detect even mild hearing loss, and work effectively in real-world settings.
Through public health workers and NGOs, the team plans to make this device accessible to every child, no matter where they live – a significant move towards making early hearing screening a reality across India.

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India is rapidly transforming into a dynamic hub of intellectual innovation and discovery. To support the science and technology ecosystem in the country, the Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation has created peer- reviewed funding programs that recognize exceptional researchers with the potential to achieve ground-breaking results in areas of critical national
importance. Our foundation provides these researchers with generous funding and empowering mentorship to generate knowledge and develop sustainable solutions of the highest quality, particularly in the fields of biomedical and agricultural research. We also work on projects to deploy advanced knowledge and improve the income of small and marginal farmers. We believe that by working together, we can create sustainable solutions that will benefit not only India but also the world.

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