Meet India's young app developers and CEOs - the Kumaran brothers

  • 6 years ago
These two teenagers from Chennai were featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list for cofounding GoDimensions and developing apps when they were just 10 and 12 years old. Shravan Kumaran and Sanjay Kumaran already have 12 apps under their belt and aiming for more. What is unique about these apps is that they are aimed towards solving India's social problems. For instance, GoDonate helps people donate food to local charities. Shravan Kumaran and Sanjay Kumaran are quite grounded in their thought. Social impact and social change are what these two young boys strive for and their parents have been very supportive in their endeavour they state. Their father funds them while their mother has encouraged them every step of the way even when they found it tough. The teenagers taught themselves coding and as of now, work together on all their developments. "We want to soon have a large organisation where we employ around 400 to 500 people," they say and they seem to be truly on their way to achieving it. In this chat with Shravan and Sanjay, the youngsters talk about how they got started and what they hope to do in the future. Watch the video to find out more.

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