’app’ for Ramzan by local technos

Mangalore Today News Network

Manipal, June 14, 2015 : As per reliable reports,  Mohammed Yunus Rahmathullah Tonse (26) and Nihal Karkala (23),  of Manipal, have launched an app called ’eRamadan’ that will cater to the needs of a section of people during Ramzan.

Mohd. Yunus,  graduated from Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangaluru, and did his postgraduation from School of Information Sciences, Manipal University. He is heading  ’Tonse Technologies’ located at the Manipal University Technology Business Incubator (MUTBI) here, which has developed the app. Nihal, a creative analyst, has done Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, and  is leading this project.

The features in the app include special supplications throughout Ramzan and the year, prayer timings according to location, location of nearby masjids, fasting guide and benefits.

Mohammed Yunus Rahmathullah Tonse stated that the  target audience users are  religious and tech-savy, adding to the apps of lifestyle segment. One feature to be included soon would be availability of the holy book Quran in several local languages.   This satisfy the need to do something new. This impressed them  as there various apps related to Quran in the mobile software. To develop an app which has all features together including Quran and Dua’s related to Ramzan and Hadith.   The team that developed the app are: Prashant A., Director, TTech, eRamadan Mentor;  Tonse, CEO, TTech, eRamadan Head;  Karkala, Creative Analyst, TTech, eRamadan Lead; Hariharan, Server Architect, TTech, eRamadan WebApp and Naresh Shetty and Mahesh Hande, Technical Leads, MCA from Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), eRamadan mApp.