Triggered by a bullying incident five years ago, Anoushka Jolly of Gurugram came up with a anti-bullying app
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<strong>She is all but 13 who has made her parents and school proud. Meet Anoushka Jolly who has received Rs.50 lakhs from Indian entrepreneurs for her app &lsquo;Kavach&rsquo; &ndash; an anti-bullying app &ndash; that she pitched at reality show &ldquo;India Shark Tank&rdquo; as its youngest contestant.</strong></p>
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Class VIII student of Gurugram&#39;s Pathway School, Jolly&rsquo;s mobile application allows students and parents to report incidents of bullying anonymously, giving an opportunity to schools and counsellors to tactfully intervene and take action.</p>
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The seed of her decision to make this app was sown five years back when she witnessed a fellow student being mocked during a school event. Talking to the media she recalled: &quot;I was attending the school annual day when my friends decided to bully the six-year-old girl who they found annoying. They walked up to her and started calling her names and laughed at her. Soon, I realised how common the problem is and saw many other children of my age being victims of bullying and losing confidence,&quot;</p>
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This triggered her to launch a social initiative to halt bullying while providing a platform for students and parents to report anonymously.</p>
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Speaking about the &#39;Anti Bullying Squad (ABS)&#39; Jolly informed that she started it with assistance from educational institutions, social organisations and experts and it has helped more than 2,000 students from over 100 schools and universities.</p>
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&quot;I have been running the ABS digital platform for over three years with an aim of spreading awareness about bullying which leaves many scarred and desolated. The platform acts as a community where specialists come together to organise one-on-one sessions in schools against bullying,&quot; she told the media.</p>
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Working on the platform she realised that a large number of these incidents go unreported. &rdquo;So I came up with an idea of creating a bullying reporting mobile app &#39;Kavach&#39; to anonymously report incidents.&rdquo;</p>
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