Building Shruthi Bandhu: How We Engineered an AI Gesture Tool for the Deaf-Mute Community (And Won the Vishwakarma Awards)

Some wins take time. Over the past year, I’ve walked out of innovation halls with more lessons than trophies. Every post I made was about participation, never victory. Each time, I clapped for others while swallowing the frustration of my own near-misses. But building Shruthi Bandhu was different. At IIT Indore, our team won 1st Prize in the HealTech Category at the Vishwakarma Awards 2025 for our AI-powered gesture communication tool. Hosted by the Maker Bhavan Foundation, the competition bro...