Rajamanohar
| Rajamanohar Somasundaram | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
1980 Chidambaram, India |
| Residence | Chennai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, Harvard Kennedy School, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Founder, CEO of Hexolabs Interactive |
| Known for | Entrepreneurship, Emerging markets, telecommunication |
| Awards |
Young Global Leader at World Economic Forum[1] Fellow at TED conference Fellow at NIXI The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) by JCI Osaka Young Visionaries 2012 at Indiafrica[2][3] |
| Website | http://www.hexolabs.com |
Rajamanohar (Tamil: இராஜமனோகர் Hindi: राजमनोहर ) is an Indian entrepreneur who runs mobile technology-driven businesses. He is the Founder and CEO of Hexolabs Interactive, a mobile value added services company offering services[4][5][6] in emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya and Brazil.[7]
His organization offers solutions for low-end mobile phones (under $40) to address the needs of the non-smartphone mobile consumers in emerging markets.[8][9] His team has been named among the TR35 - TOP 20 Young Innovators in India and received ‘Social Innovator of the year 2012’ by MIT Tech Review India for the development of speech enabled mobile solutions for Indian market.[10][11]
World Economic Forum, Geneva has recognized Raja as a "Young Global Leader in 2012. The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a multistakeholder community of young leaders who share a commitment to shaping the global future.[12][13][14] He has also been named as The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) by Junior Chamber International Osaka. TOYP program serves to formally recognize young people who excel in their chosen fields.[15] <sup class="noprint Inline-Template "noprint Inline-Template"" style="white-space:nowrap;">[check quotation syntax] He is one of the "Young Visionaries 2012" chosen by Indiafrica, a fellowship program supported by Public Diplomacy division, Government of India that recognizes young entrepreneurs in India & Africa and offering them opportunities for growth and collaboration. In 2010, He was awarded "NIXI fellowship" constituted by Department of Information Technology, India and National Internet Exchange of India. NIXI fellowship grooms the thought leaders in the field of internet technology, policy and business to enlarge Indian presence in Internet governance forums. Raja was a part of NIXI delegation to Internet Governance Forum 2011 held at United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya.
Raja is a TED Fellow[16] at TED conference since 2009. He holds a graduate degree in Industrial design from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
References
- ↑ Eleven Indians among Young Global Leaders
- ↑ Young Visionaries Fellowship, Indiafrica
- ↑ Raja Represented Indiafrica at Young Bled Strategic Forum, Slovenia
- ↑ Mobile Antakshari service featured in Livemint & Wall Street Journal
- ↑ Talk to your TV, Sing to your Phone: Mobile Antakshari service featured in Midday
- ↑ The New VAS
- ↑ 60 Seconds Chief, The Hindu Businessline
- ↑ Hexolabs helps Haryana Government to train health workers over cellphones
- ↑ Now, mobiles come to aid of health workers in Haryana
- ↑ Team Hexolabs in INDIA'S 2012 TR35: TOP INNOVATORS UNDER 35
- ↑ Hexolabs wins mBillionth Award South Asia
- ↑ Young Global Leaders from India: Rediff
- ↑ List of 2012 Young Global Leaders Honourees
- ↑ World Economic Forum Announces Young Global Leaders for 2012
- ↑ The Outstanding Young Persons of the World - JCI Osaka
- ↑ TED Fellows Network