17-year-old Indian-origin girl named 'Kid of the Year' by TIME magazine
Seventeen-year-old Tejasvi Manoj, an Indian American teenager, has been named TIME's Kid of the Year 2025. Tejasvi developed Shield Seniors, a website designed to help older adults recognise and avoid online fraud. The platform educates users about cybersecurity basics, provides a chatbot for simple answers, analyses suspicious messages with AI, and directs victims to reporting agencies.