Priya Nair

Social entrepreneur creating digital literacy platforms for India's rural women

Priya Nair's DigiJan initiative has transformed digital access for over 500,000 women in India's rural areas since its 2020 launch. Her mobile-first app provides subsidized smartphones with preloaded educational content, paired with community training programs. Featured in NPR's Tech Tuesday, Nair's model uses AI-driven personalized learning paths to teach digital skills relevant to local industries like agriculture and handicrafts.

Her 2022 partnership with Tata Trusts expanded the program to 200 villages, creating 15,000+ certified digital trainers from among program graduates. Nair's recent innovation, the 'Digital Empowerment Kiosks,' now serve as community hubs with free Wi-Fi and job portals. A 2023 UN Women report cited her work as a best practice in bridging India's digital gender gap.