Imran Khan (web developer)

For other people named Imran Khan, see Imran Khan (disambiguation).
Imran Khan

Khan in 2015
Born Mohammad Imran Khan
(1978-05-12) May 12, 1978
Residence Alwar, Rajasthan, India[1]
Nationality Indian
Occupation Web developer, teacher
Known for App development
Home town Khareda, India
Spouse(s) Kashmiri Khan[2]

Mohammad Imran Khan (born May 12, 1978) is an Indian web developer from Alwar, Rajasthan.[3] He is a mathematics teacher in the Sanskrit Education Department and a self-taught computer programmer. He has developed over fifty-two educational mobile applications and more than a hundred websites.

He gained prominence after being mentioned by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in a speech at Wembley Stadium, London, in November 2015.[4] Modi said, "My India is in Imran Khan of Alwar."[4]

Early life and education

Khan, who is of Meo ethnicity, was born on May 12, 1978 in Khareda in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, India.[5] When he was a student, Khan wanted to be a scientist.[6] In 1999, Khan became a third-grade government teacher after completing a two-year teaching course. He worked in Kota for four years, before being transferred to Jaton Ka Bagh.[7]

Programming and web development

Khan, who is self-taught,[2] became proficient in programming and web development through online tutorials and the books left by his younger brother, who left for a job in Gurgaon after pursuing B.Tech. in Computer Science.[7][8] He designed GKtalks (currently offline), a general knowledge-related website, in 2005.[9] He was introduced to app development by Alwar's then district collector Ashutosh AT Pednekar.[7] With 5,898 downloads,[10] General Science in Hindi is the most-downloaded of Khan's apps.[7]

Khan has donated all his applications to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as a patriotic contribution to Digital India.[11] He has developed over fifty-two educational mobile applications and designed more than a hundred websites.[2] Khan indicated that he would continue developing applications for other regional languages as well.[4]

Mention by Modi

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, mentioned Khan during his speech at Wembley Stadium, London, in November 2015. Against a backdrop of news media debates about intolerance in India, Modi said that India is beyond news headlines and is much bigger than what people see on TV, adding, "My India resides in people like Imran Khan from Alwar".[3][12][13] Khan expressed his happiness over Modi's admiration of his "small effort".[14]

Soon afterwards, Khan was given free Internet service by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.[15] MHRD minister Smriti Irani tweeted that Khan has done a "stupendous job".[11] Khan also received a call from the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, who congratulated him.[5] Bharatiya Janata Party state president Ashok Parnami assured Khan of assistance with apps under development.[5]

Rajasthan's Technical and Higher Education Minister Kali Charan Saraf gave Khan ₹11,000 (US$160).[16] He also offered him the post of project officer in the Department of Science and Technology,[16][17] but Khan "politely turned down" the offer.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Shoeb Khan (14 November 2015). "After PM Modi's praise, Alwar's Imran Khan on top of the world". Times of India (Jaipur). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Rakesh Goswami (22 July 2015). "How this Alwar teacher became a hit on Google Play". Hindustan Times (Jaipur). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 Mohammad Hamza Khan (15 November 2015). "Alwar’s Imran Khan is more motivated after Wembley moment". The Indian Express (Alwar). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "PM Modi’s Sanskrit teacher Imran Khan to continue developing apps in regional languages". Alwar: NewsGram. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Shoeb Khan; Rajendra Sharma (15 November 2015). "PM’s Wembley speech gives Alwar’s Imran his Peepli Live moment". Times of India (Jaipur/Alwar). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "माटी रो लालः अलवर के इमरान के मुरीद हैं पीएम मोदी" [Son of soil: PM Modi is a fan of Alwar's Imran] (in Hindi). Alwar: samacharjagat.com. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Story of Rajasthan man who found mention in Modi’s Wembley speech". Hindustan Times. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Kavita Upadhyay (14 November 2015). "PM’s praise strengthens Imran’s cause for education". The Hindu (Jaipur). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Imran Khan, The Man Modi Praised In His Wembley Speech". SeeAndSay.in. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gktalk.general_science&hl=en
  11. 1 2 "Meet PM Modi's 'Imran Khan', a teacher who donated 52 educational apps to MHRD". India Today (New Delhi). 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "My India resides in Imran Khan, says PM Narendra Modi in London". Times of India. Press Trust of India. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "'My India is in the Imran Khan from Alwar', Says PM Modi at Wembley". NDTV. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "I have not been able to eat: Alwar's Imran Khan overwhelmed after PM Modi hails him at Wembley". Jaipur: Firstpost. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "After PM Modi's Praise, BSNL to Offer Free Internet to Alwar's Imran Khan". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Raj Govt offers job to Alwar school teacher Imran Khan praised by PM Modi". Jaipur: Oneindia. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "पीएम मोदी की तारीफ से बदली इमरान की किस्मत, बड़ी नौकरी का ऑफर" [PM Modi's praise changes Imran's luck, big job offered]. Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi) (Alwar). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Modi’s Imran turns down offer for senior post". Times of India (Jaipur). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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