The A12-year-old from Haryana developed three learning apps with only YouTube for guidance and created a Guinness World Record by becoming the youngest app developer in the world.
Kartikeya Jakhar, a class 8 student of Jhajjar’s Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, said that his farmer father Ajit Singh had bought him a mobile phone worth Rs 10,000 to help him with online classes during the pandemic, but soon he faced problems with it. fell.
“The mobile phone had many problems as it used to hang during the coding process. With the help of YouTube, I fixed the phone and continued my studies.”
“I made three apps – first Lucent GK Online was related to general knowledge. Second was Ram Karthik Learning Center which taught Coding and Graphic Designing and third was Shri Ram Karthik Digital Education. Now, these apps are giving free training. From 45,000. for more students.”
Speaking about his inspiration, Hindustan Times quoted Jakhar as saying, “I got inspired by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on Digital India campaign. I want to serve the nation.”
The publication states that the boy also won a scholarship after passing the entrance exam for a BSc in computer science at Harvard University.
His father, Ajit Jakhar, said that although the 12-year-old’s phone screen was damaged, it was because of his passion and enthusiasm that he managed to develop the three apps.
“I urge the government to help my son so that he can develop other applications. He is an outstanding talent and I want him to serve the nation in digital technology. There is a power cut in our village but Kartikeya’s enthusiasm is so high that he is managing amidst all the troubles,” said the father.
After sports, exams and art, now Haryana’s name is illuminated in my technology also in the whole world.
Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar lauded the boy’s achievements on Twitter. He tweeted, “Karthikeya, 12, from Jhajjar has created a Guinness World Record for being the youngest app developer. Not just sports, culture and arts, the youth of Haryana are doing a commendable job in the field of technology globally.”