Mohammad Imran Khan (born Dec. 05, 1978) is an Indian web developer from Alwar, Rajasthan. 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. Modi said, "My India is in Imran Khan of Alwar."
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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. When he was a student, Khan wanted to be a scientist. 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 Bas.
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Programming and web development
Khan, who is self-taught, 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. He designed ww
w.gktalk.com, a general knowledge-related website, in 2005. He was introduced to app development by Alwar's then district collector Ashutosh AT Pednekar. With 5-10 Lakh installs and 5,898 reviews, General Science in Hindi is the most-downloaded of Khan's apps.
A mobile application, Dishari created by Imran Khan, was launched by higher education minister Kiran Maheshwari November 21, 2017 . The app will help college students prepare for competitive exams (by providing free study materials) and also notify them of the same. The app will also provide latest updates and job alerts.
Khan has donated all his applications to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as a patriotic contribution to Digital India. He has developed over fifty-two educational mobile applications and designed more than a hundred websites. Khan indicated that he would continue developing applications for other regional languages as well.
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". Khan expressed his happiness over Modi's admiration of his "small effort".
Soon afterwards, Khan was given free Internet service by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. MHRD minister Smriti Irani tweeted that Khan has done a "stupendous job". Khan also received a call from the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, who congratulated him. Bharatiya Janata Party state president Ashok Parnami assured Khan of assistance with apps under development.
Rajasthan's Technical and Higher Education Minister Kali Charan Saraf gave Khan INR11,000 (US$170). He also offered him the post of project officer in the Department of Science and Technology, but Khan "politely turned down" the offer.
Bhamashah Award
Imran Khan was nominated for state-level Bhamashah award for giving up the copyright to 60 of his mobile apps on education and gifted the same to HRD ministry.The total estimated value of his apps are Rs 3.32 crores. Education Minister of Rajasthan Mr. Vasudev Devanani with Chairman of state assembly Mr. Kailash Meghwal awarded him in Birla Auditorium on June 28, 2016.
Member of the technical advisory of NIELIT under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Union minister of state for law & Justice, electronics & IT P P Chaudhary has roped in Mohammad Imran Khan as member of the technical advisory of an institute under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to take this initiative forward. His services will benefit the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), the Human Resources Development (HRD) arm of the MeitY, which has decided to develop mobile applications for its wide range of services and courses.
National ICT Award 2016
Imran Khan is awarded by National ICT Award 2016 for his ICT activities in Education by President of India in Vigyan Bhawan on Teachers Day Sep 05, 2017.
TEDx Talk
Imran Khan joined TEDxRTU as speaker on March 17, 2018 at UIT Auditorium, Kota (Rajasthan).
References
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