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LIVE WIRE // 2024–2026 VOL. I · BENGALURU & NATIONAL ARCHIVE ▪ 45+ ARTICLES

[ 01 ] CIVIC TECH & INFRA

The Hindu BusinessLine ↗

Tinder for Footpaths: A Teenage Developer Takes on Bengaluru's Streets, Builds Rasthe App

NDTV ↗

14-Year-Old Builds "Tinder For Footpaths" App To Let Bengaluru Citizens Rate, Report Broken Pavements

Hindustan Times ↗

"Tinder for Footpaths": Bengaluru Teen Develops App Where Users Can Swipe, Rate and Report Footpaths to BBMP

Moneycontrol ↗

14-Year-Old Builds "Tinder For Footpaths" App; Lets Bengaluru Citizens Swipe And Report Broken Pavements

Moneycontrol ↗

14-Year-Old Bengaluru Boy Who Built Footpath App Has Three Suggestions For Government

Times Now ↗

14-Year-Old Bengaluru Boy Builds "Tinder For Footpaths" App; Users Can Swipe, Rate, Report Issues to BBMP

NDTV Profit ↗

Swipe Left On Potholes: Bengaluru Teen Builds "Tinder For Footpaths" To Fix City Infra

Analytics India Magazine ↗

This 14-Year-Old Wants AI And Citizens To Fix Bengaluru's Footpaths

Bangalore Mirror ↗

Teenager Uses Tech To Pin Down City Crater Menace

The Logical Indian ↗

Meet 14-Year-Old Surya Utkarsha: Building Technology Solutions For Safer Roads & Better Cities

Inshorts ↗

Bengaluru Teen's "Tinder For Footpaths" Idea Goes Viral

MSN India ↗

14-Year-Old Builds "Tinder For Footpaths" App To Let Bengaluru Citizens Rate, Report Broken Roads

[ 02 ] ADVOCACY & SAFETY

The Better India ↗

Teen Road Safety Initiative Sparks Awareness Among 100,000+ Children Nationwide

The Better India (Video) ↗

He Taught 50,000 People Road Safety At 14

The New Indian Express ↗

Towards Making Bengaluru Roads Safer: Youth Movement Collaborates With Traffic Police

Indulge Express ↗

Swipe Right To Fix Your Nearby Footpath: Teen Builds A "Tinder For Footpaths" For Bengaluru

Deccan Herald ↗

"Tinder For Footpaths": Bengaluru Teen Builds App To Tackle City's Traffic & Pothole Issues

Deccan Herald ↗

Class 10 Student In Bengaluru Makes Game To Promote Road Safety Among Kids

News18 ↗

14-Year-Old Bengaluru Boy Turns Painful Childhood Accident Memory Into Road Safety Game For Kids

News18 ↗

"Tinder For Footpaths": 14-Year-Old Bengaluru Boy Creates App To Improve Pedestrian Safety, Internet Reacts

Startup Pedia ↗

13-Yo Bangalore Student Is Building A Gaming App To Raise Road Safety Awareness Among Children

Bharat.inc ↗

Let's Build A Startup With A 13-Year-Old: Building For Civic Infra

The Siasat Daily ↗

Bengaluru Teen Develops Rasthe App To Flag Potholes And Damaged Footpaths

Curly Tales ↗

Did You Know Bengaluru Has A "Tinder For Footpaths"? You Can Swipe, Report & Fix Footpaths

[ 03 ] STARTUPS & AI WIRES

Firstpost ↗

YC Startup School In India: Inside The Youth-Led AI Wave Redefining The Future Of Work

Business Today ↗

"Tinder For Footpaths": Teen Creates App That Lets Bengaluru Swipe On Broken Footpaths

India Today ↗

Bengaluru Teen Builds "Tinder For Footpaths" To Fix Broken Pavements

NewsBytes ↗

Y Combinator To Host Its First Startup School In India

Dailyhunt / NewsKarnataka ↗

Teen Develops AI-Powered App To Make Bengaluru Footpaths Safer

PressReader ↗

The Hindu BusinessLine Print Edition Feature on Rasthe

Times Now (Tamil) ↗

Bengaluru Teenager Built Rasthe App Against Footpath Encroachment

Zee News (Hindi) ↗

14-Year-Old Bengaluru Boy Creates Rasthe App; Citizens Report Footpath Conditions

OneIndia (Kannada) ↗

Bengaluru Teen Builds Tinder For Footpaths Rasthe App

Asianet Newsable ↗

Viral Alert: Bengaluru Teen Creates "Tinder For Footpaths" App To Fix Broken Roads

V6 Velugu (Telugu) ↗

14-Year-Old Bengaluru Student Builds App To Fix Footpath Encroachments

Zoomout Substack ↗

Y Combinator Comes To India: Inside The Builders Community