Salem, Dec. 23 -- The auditorium at Sona College of Technology was charged with youthful ambition as aspiring entrepreneurs in their early twenties - from Salem and cities across South India, including Kanyakumari, a town of just 22,000 people - converged at Think Salem December 20, 2025.

The conclave closed to a thunderous applause for Bhavana L and Sunil Kumar L, a young Sona College of Technology BTech III-year team from that won the Google Gemini AI cash prize of Rs.25 lakh from among 29,349 teams across India, recognising their breakthrough AI-led innovation.

Equally inspiring was the reception for a team of 9-11-year-old students from Sona Valliappa Public School, whose prize-winning entry at AI Innovation Roadshow: Innovista 2025...