Digital revolution and India

Udaipur, India
September 29, 2015 12:34pm CST
Prime minister Modi has been much in the news of late, pitching for digital India in the Silicon valley. But I have been witness to a different kind of digital revolution happening in our country. There is this maid in Hyderabad, who helps me with cleaning whenever I go to my house there. She is totally illiterate and can't read even the numbers. She however has a cellphone and is available only on the phone. Whenever I call her, she immediately recognises who is at the other end. I was perplexed how she did it and asked her one day. She showed me her phone. It had different pictures for each of her clients so that she could recognise the caller. A simple but ingenious method! I was impressed. Indeed, where there is a will, there is a way! Do you knew of other such amazing stories?
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
29 Sep 15
That technology has made it possible for the simplest of us to accomplish things that perhaps before were not possible. I have read recently of a boy who cannot speak and he is 10 yrs old, never a word, but now can use his eyes to manipulate computer to speak. Good for that maid!
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Sep 15
It is amazing the technology now days to help in these ways.
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Mohd. Irfan Alam
@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
30 Sep 15
This one surely is a tech savvy generation.
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Shyamala annavarapu
@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
30 Sep 15
Yet another example of how technology can be put to such good use!
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Joanie
@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
29 Sep 15
I do have all my children's photos attached to their phone number so when they call I know who is calling . That feature is very common here and you can do it on even the cheapest smartphone. But I also see folks here who receive government assistance and are considered poor, with iPhones. Really?
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Mohd. Irfan Alam
@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
30 Sep 15
Looks like mobile connectivity-has become a necessity-something indispensable.
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
30 Sep 15
The story of maid sounds amazing.. Now you could see every person holding a cell phone her in India, be it a mason, laborer or a vegetable seller. And in the Metro cities many know about whatsapp, Facebook and email.
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Shyamala annavarapu
@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
30 Sep 15
So true! A person may be living in a hut, but 2 things he is sure to have are a cellphone and a television with a satellite dish!
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Mohd. Irfan Alam
@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
29 Sep 15
That's wonderful, shows how much cellphones have affected us. we had one such mobile savvy maid, she always pestered us for mobile recharges! It was a difficult thing to head off those requests.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
29 Sep 15
That's phantastic! But why don't you help her learn to read?
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Shyamala annavarapu
@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
29 Sep 15
I would like to. But she is too busy and doesn't have the time for such trivial things (in her opinion, not mine). But jokes apart, she is such a smart lady, she could have achieved so much more, if only she had the education
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Sep 15
@Shyamalaa Why is it she never went to school to learn?
Shyamala annavarapu
@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
30 Sep 15
@Marcyaz There are lots of people like that in India still, particularly in the rural areas. But with all the incentives the Government is offering, many people are sending their children to school. Things are changing slowly but surely.
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Amita Dahiya
@amdream (29)
• Gurgaon, India
30 Sep 15
Right and incredible people having no education can also connect with others with technology.. :)
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Sep 15
I know of some people who are severely disable but use a voice program to communicate with others, now how amazing is that.
marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Sep 15
@Shyamalaa It is very frustrating when you try to communicate and are not able to so for this type of person this voice activation device opens up a whole new world to this young man. We should all be so brave.
Shyamala annavarapu
@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
30 Sep 15
That is truly amazing! Instead of going into depression, to have found an alternative method of communication is so inspiring!
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