News
Shravan and Sanjay Kumaran, India’s youngest app developers and CEOs
Shravan and Sanjay Kumaran are two brothers from Chennai who’ve become India’s youngest app developers and founders of Go Dimension, making their parents and country proud.
At an age when most of us don't even know the basics of App developing, two tech savvy brothers have become the youngest Mobile Application Programmers in India and one of the youngest in the World. Shravan (15) and Sanjay Kumaran (14) are running their very own App developing company called Go Dimension like any other adult CEOs. Shravan is the Co-Founder and President while his brother Sanjay Kumaran is Co-Founder and CEO of the company.
Studying in Vaels Billabong High International School, Chennai, the two young and brilliant minds developed a keen interest in computer at early childhood and spent hours in searching what more to do with it which led them to develop mobile applications.
They founded Go Dimensions out of their passion and love for computer and app developing in the last month of 2011 but within two months their first mobile application Catch me Cop was on display at Apple’s App Store and within next few weeks it received attention of cnet.com, one of the most popular websites for tech news, reviews and listings of popular apps.
For the prodigy brothers the only cost in their venture is to buy gadgets and that's where their father, Kumaran Surendran, steps in. "We are a dad-funded company, which means we do not go to a VC to pitch our ideas, but instead approach our dad. He in turn accepts our ideas and buys the gadgets," says Shravan Kumaran. They add that their father, who is the Associate Vice President at Cognizant Technology Solutions, has been a huge pillar of support.
Some of their more popular applications include Alphabets Board (This App is for kids to Learn alphabets), Color Pallette (This App is to Learn various colors for kids) and prayer planet (the game is for religious prayers of different communities).
Catch Me Cop is a Game App which is accessible on iPhone & iPad. In this game, the whole nation is behind a convict who escapes from a prison and runs through the difficult places including Desert, forest, Beach & Maze fields. Apart from primary level, there are more levels with some more difficulties, more speed & cops.
The Kumarans didn't limit themselves to just apps but beyond and created their own Virtual Reality device called GoVR. "Using our headset you can place your phone and experience virtual reality. There are a couple of other products in the market, but they are really expensive. They are priced at Rs. 26,000- Rs. 40,000 per piece, but our device is available for a mere Rs. 799," says Sanjay.
The brothers have made the country proud by being part of innumerable conferences.
By far, they have developed 7 applications that are available in Apple’s App Store and have also created 3 apps for Google’s Android Play.
With more than 70,000 downloads, the exuberant kids have an average app rating of 4.5 with millions of fans on social media.
India in the past few years has seen a growing number of investors and entrepreneurs which has captured the imagination of young Indians and with the launch of the Startup India action plan, India is now slowly building a conducive environment for startups. Educational institutes are encouraging children to use their abilities to follow their passion and start their own ventures by fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship and leadership.
Along with an aim to achieve new heights, Shravan and Sanjay are focused on completing their education; the two brothers plan on developing more educational app for kids.
Check out their website: godimensions
Image courtesy: godimensions