{
  "id": 17720561,
  "title": "Meerut village's first IITian wins Rs 10 lakh prize for reaching 3.5 lakh rural students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/meerut-villages-first-iitian-wins-rs-10-lakh-prize-for-reaching-3-5",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/he-was-the-first-person-from-his-village-near-meerut-to-enter-an-iit-now-prashant-chaudhary-has-won-a-rs-10-lakh-national-prize-after-his-smartphone-based-codeyogi-project-reached-more-than-3-5-lakh-rural-students/articleshow/135418748.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prashant Chaudhary established the CodeYogi Foundation to enhance technology education for students in rural India and foster AI literacy. With a positive impact on over 350,000 students across nine states, the foundation’s smartphone-based learning approach has made education both accessible and cost-effective. Recognized with the Rohini Nayyar Prize for his efforts in rural development,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}