Media Release
Udupi, Jun 13: A group of youths in Manipal have launched a unique app - 'eRamadan' that will cater to the religious needs during the holy month of Ramadan.
Mohammed Yunus Rahmathullah Tonse, who completed his graduation from Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management and post-graduation from School of Information Sciences, Manipal University is leading the Manipal-based company, Tonse Technologies, which developed and launched the app. Nihal Karkala, leading this project is an automobile expert and amazing talent at creativity.
Yunus Tonse and Nihal Karkala
The current features in the app include special supplications throughout the month and year, prayer timings according to location, location of nearby mosques, fasting guide and benefits. "Our target audience will be those who are religious and techsavy, adding to the apps of lifestyle segment," said Tonse.
"One feature to be included soon would be availability of the holy book Quran in several local languages," he said. In the meantime, the firm is also available for joint collaborations or development and sponsorships.
The eRamdan team comprises of following members:
Prashant A (director, TTech | eRamadan mentor)
Yunus Tonse (CEO, TTech | eRamadan head)
Nihal Karkala (creative analyst, TTech | eRamadan lead)
Hariharan (server architect, TTech | eRamadan web app)
Naresh Shetty (technical lead, MCA from MIT, MU, eRamadan mApp)
Mahesh Hande (technical lead, MCA from MIT, MU | eRamadan mApp)
Interestingly an amazing mix of people are realizing this application on three different platforms. The team is further working on a lifestyle application for other communities as well.
The team has also launched an app called ns beta under the banner name of nammastreet on Wednesday. | www.nammastreet.com
The team can be reached at 91-8105-103-213 or mailed at info@tonsetechnologies.com.