A 'Made In India' social media app called Elyments has been developed by more than 1,000 volunteers of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living , which was launched by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. The app competes with the likes of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar tweets that, on Elyments, people will be able to connect globally and shop locally. "From Day Zero, Elyments has been built with user's privacy as a primary concern. Data of users is stored in India and user's data will never be shared with a third party without user's consent."
Elyments allows users to stay in touch with friends through a vibrant feed, seamless free audio/video calls, and a private chat connection. Users can also shop from a multitude of Indian stores, get latest news on their fingertips, follow verified Indian personalities, and play games without having to leave the app.
The app is available on both the platforms, Apple's App Store as well as Google Play Store and will be available in eight Indian languages.
While launching the app virtually the Vice President said, "I am happy to note that more than one thousand IT professionals, who are also the volunteers of the Art of Living, have together created an indigenous app named Elyments. It's appreciable that the app will be available in eight Indian languages.”
The announcement comes on the backdrop on Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, on Saturday urged India's IT workforce to take part in an innovation challenge to 'code for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Earlier last week, Government of India banned 59 Chinese mobile phone apps on grounds of risk to the country's sovereignty, security, defence, and public order.
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