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Team Lowen Women onboarded under the Nidhi Prayas Scheme at Deshpande Startups

15-Jun-2021
Team Lowen Women onboarded under the Nidhi Prayas Scheme at Deshpande Startups

Team Lowen Women with members Ms. Krithika Shetty and Ms. Ayeesha Rasha, Second year students of Information Science & Engineering Department had won a Nidhi Prayas Grant of INR 3 Lakhs by DST, Govt. of India from Deshpande Startups, Hubli for the idea of a Dysmenorrhea Massager Belt which helps to tackle the problem of primary dysmenorrhea. A large number of women are held back due to dysmenorrhea (the medical term for painful periods). They are unable to carry out their daily activities and resort to using pills for temporary relief, which causes many side effects in the long run. Lowen Women aspires to make women’s daily life easier by bringing them relief from this problem with their revolutionary massager belt. The formal onboarding process to Deshpande Startups was held on 15th June 2021 in the presence of the CEO of Deshpande Startups - Mr. Ravij Prakash; Director - Ms. Priya Nagaraj; Deputy Director - Mr. Amrut Patil, along with the mentors of the team - Mr. Gouse Khan, Mr. Gautham Nayak and Mr. Johnson Tellis. During their 18-month incubation period, the team will be developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of their idea.

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