Sneha Datar

Indian edtech pioneer bridging rural-urban education gaps through AI

Sneha Datar's 2019 launch of ShikshaAI revolutionized education access in India's remote regions. Her AI-powered platform adapts to students' learning paces using local language interfaces, reaching 2.3 million children across 1,200 villages by 2024. A World Economic Forum case study highlighted how her algorithms improved math proficiency by 65% in Rajasthan. Partnering with UNESCO in 2022, she developed Project Lakshmi, a girls' empowerment curriculum now used in 48 countries. Her 2025 collaboration with MIT Media Lab produced solar-powered tablets preloaded with localized content, distributed to 500,000 students. Recognized as Forbes' 2024 Education Innovator, her 2023 YouTube talk has 8.7 million views. The Education World reports her model reduced school dropout rates by 30% in target regions.