Feature Image Courtesy Hemesh Chadalavada
Sometime in 2018, Hemesh Chadalavada was at his grandmother’s house watching TV at 2 am. He suddenly heard some movement in the kitchen and saw his grandmother make some tea for herself. After she left, he entered the kitchen and saw that she had forgotten to turn the gas off.
Earlier that year, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, a common cause of dementia, characterised by memory loss and other cognitive abilities. Hemesh, who was just 12 at the time, was shocked by this, and was plagued by the thought of what would have happened if they hadn’t been visiting her.
According to the teen, she would also wander off, and had to be brought back by family and friends in the area. But what would happen if she fell at home and needed immediate assistance? Hemesh didn’t find anything in the market to assist in such emergencies.
The young innovator decided to take matters into his own hands and set out to create a…