Mehvish Mushtaq Explained
Mehvish Mushtaq Hakak (Urdu: مہوش مشتاق)[1] (born 1989) is an Application and Software developer, who created a Business Directory App for Kashmir called "Dial Kashmir", in 2013, for the Kashmir valley,[2] which made her the first Kashmiri female to develop an Android app.
Biography
Born in 1989 in Srinagar,[3] [4] Mehvish Mushtaq is a Kashmiri app developer.[5] At age 23, she developed the 'Dial Kashmir' Android app after completing an Android app design course.[6] Dial Kashmir caters specifically to the Kashmir region. It provides the user with extensive information like addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of various essential and commercial services in various sectors in Kashmir, including hospitals, education, transport, and police.[6] It also includes train, holiday, and prayer schedules, among other features.[7] [8] In 2013, Ahmed Ali Fayaaz of The Hindu described it as a "treasure trove of information on automobile services, hotels, doctors, houseboats, NGOs, real estate, postal codes, and even Waazwaan, Kashmir’s party cuisine, with over a dozen mutton preparations."
, the app had over 50,000 downloads from the Google Play Store and has a rating of 4.3, with over 1,700+ reviews.
Education
Mushtaq attended Presentation Convent Girls School in Srinagar, and completed her secondary education at The Mallinson Girls School.[9] She completed her BE from SSM College of Engineering and Technology.[10]
Awards
- Femina Women's Awards(Online Influencer) — 2014[11]
- Space Communications Award — 2014
- ALL Grassroots Women Achievers Award — 2014 [12]
- The Sunday Standard Devi Awards Delhi — 2016[13] [14]
- Nari Shakti Puraskar - 2017[15] [16]
Notes and References
- News: Banan . Aastha Atray . Awesome new ideas for a better tomorrow . 7 March 2021 . Hindustan Times . November 29, 2014.
- Web site: Raafi . Muhammad . Kashmiri Entrepreneur Bags 'Devi' Award . Kashmir Life . 19 January 2016 . 3 April 2020.
- News: Fayaaz . Ahmed Ali . Tech friendly in the valley . 12 March 2021 . The Hindu . June 24, 2013.
- News: Singh . Sanjay . International Women's Day: India's 6 most powerful women who defeated all odds . 7 March 2021 . Tech Observer . March 7, 2018 . Women in India are overcoming many challenges to follow their passion. Here, we try to explore few stories to understand, how women are changing the world in their own way..
- News: Women in Male-Dominated Professions . 7 March 2021 . The Times of India . August 13, 2015 . Mehvish Mushtaq became the first Kashmiri woman to design an Android app at the age of twenty-three. She broke all the stereotypical norms associated to gender and made a mark for herself in technology..
- News: 23-year-old girl becomes first Kashmiri to develop Android app . 7 March 2021 . The Economic Times . Press Trust of India . April 16, 2013.
- News: Anand . Vishnu . Technology is the key: Up-skill at will! . 7 March 2021 . Asian Age . March 8, 2017.
- News: Pillai . Sudha . Touch to Reach Kashmir . 7 March 2021 . Bangalore Mirror . August 22, 2014.
- News: Behind Every Successful Woman, There is a Story . 7 March 2021 . The New Indian Express . January 17, 2016.
- News: 23-yr-old girl becomes first in Kashmir to launch an Android app . 7 March 2021 . FirstPost . Press Trust of India . April 16, 2013.
- News: Femina Women's Award 2015. Greater Kashmir. 2018-03-24.
- Web site: Grassroots Women Decade Harbeen Arora Venkaiah Naidu WEF Women Economic Forum. 2021-03-11. WEF. en-US.
- Web site: Devi Awards 2016. eventxpress.com. en. 2018-03-24.
- News: Kashmiri girl awarded for innovative thinking . 7 March 2021 . Kasmiri Observer . January 18, 2016.
- News: Nari Shakti Puraskars: President Kovind Honours the Achievers . 7 March 2021 . News18 . Press Trust India . March 9, 2018.
- News: Women's Day: President honours 39 with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'. 8 March 2018. Indo-Asian News Service. The Quint. 6 February 2020. en.
