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New Delhi, Dec 06: The 15 year old Gitanjali Rao was chosen for her amazing work and using technology to tackle issue such as cyberbullying, opiod addition and contaminated drinking water as Time’s first Kid of the Year.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Rao said, “nothing that I could have ever imagined. And I’m so grateful and just so excited that we’re really taking a look at the upcoming generation and our generation since the future is in our hands.”
Humbled, honored, and excited! Special thanks to all my mentors, teachers, family, and friends who believed in me and supported me. Congrats to all the finalists and many of them are my friend, Rao said in a tweet.