Mehvish Mushtaq
Mehvish Mushtaq Hakak (Urdu: مہوش مشتاق) (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, which made her the first Kashmiri female to develop an Android app.
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Mehvish Mushtaq
- Name
- Mehvish Mushtaq
- Born
- 1989
- Birthplace
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
- Education
- Presentation Convent Higher Secondary School SSM College of Engineering and Technology
- Occupation
- Entrepreneur, App developer
- Known for
- Android software development
- Nationality
- India
- Honours
- Nari Shakti Puraskar
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Mehvish Mushtaq Hakak (Urdu: مہوش مشتاق) (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, which made her the first Kashmiri female to develop an Android app.
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• Name — Mehvish Mushtaq • Born — 1989 • Birthplace — Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir • Education — Presentation Convent Higher Secondary School SSM College of Engineering and Technology • Occupation — Entrepreneur, App developer • Known for — Android software development • Notable Works — App "Dial Kashmir" • Website — http: www.mehviish.com
Biography
Biography
Born in 1989 in Srinagar, Mehvish Mushtaq is a Kashmiri app developer. At age 23, she developed the 'Dial Kashmir' Android app after completing an Android app design course. 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. It also includes train, holiday, and prayer schedules, among other features. 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." As of 2021, the app had over 50,000 downloads from the Google Play Store and has a rating of 4.3, with over 1,700+ reviews.
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Mushtaq attended Presentation Convent Girls School in Srinagar, and completed her secondary education at The Mallinson Girls School. She completed her BE from SSM College of Engineering and Technology.
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• Femina Women's Awards(Online Influencer) — 2014 • Space Communications Award — 2014 • ALL Grassroots Women Achievers Award — 2014 • The Sunday Standard Devi Awards Delhi — 2016 • Nari Shakti Puraskar - 2017
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- 1.Banan, Aastha Atray. Awesome new ideas for a better tomorrow. Hindustan Times. November 29, 2014.
- 2.Raafi, Muhammad. Kashmiri Entrepreneur Bags 'Devi' Award. Kashmir Life. 19 January 2016.
- 3.Fayaaz, Ahmed Ali. Tech friendly in the valley. The Hindu. June 24, 2013.
- 4.Singh, Sanjay. International Women's Day: India's 6 most powerful women who defeated all odds. Tech Observer. March 7, 2018.
- 5.Women in Male-Dominated Professions. The Times of India. August 13, 2015.
- 6.23-year-old girl becomes first Kashmiri to develop Android app. The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. April 16, 2013.
- 7.Anand, Vishnu. Technology is the key: Up-skill at will!. Asian Age. March 8, 2017.
- 8.Pillai, Sudha. Touch to Reach Kashmir. Bangalore Mirror. August 22, 2014.
- 9.Mehvish. Dial Kashmir. Google Play.
- 10.Behind Every Successful Woman, There is a Story. The New Indian Express. January 17, 2016.
- 11.23-yr-old girl becomes first in Kashmir to launch an Android app. FirstPost. Press Trust of India. April 16, 2013.
- 12.Femina Women's Award 2015. Greater Kashmir.
- 13.Mehvish Mushtaq - First Women App Developer of Kashmir. indianationfirst.in.
- 14.Grassroots Women Decade Harbeen Arora Venkaiah Naidu WEF Women Economic Forum. WEF. 23 December 2015.
- 15.Devi Awards 2016. eventxpress.com.
- 16.Kashmiri girl awarded for innovative thinking. Kasmiri Observer. January 18, 2016.
- 17.Nari Shakti Puraskars: President Kovind Honours the Achievers. News18. Press Trust India. March 9, 2018.
- 18.Women's Day: President honours 39 with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'. The Quint. Indo-Asian News Service. 8 March 2018.
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