: US-Based Techie Couple Create SOS App to Bring Safety To At-Risk People Back Home #IndiaNEWS #Technology This article has been sponsored by Sahas. After a long day at work, you book a ride back

US-Based Techie Couple Create SOS App to Bring Safety To At-Risk People Back Home #IndiaNEWS #Technology
This article has been sponsored by Sahas.

After a long day at work, you book a ride back home but the driver takes an unfamiliar route. Alarmed, your sense of self-preservation pushes you to reach for your bag. With one hand clenching a bottle of pepper spray and the other firmly holding your house keys between your fingers, you wait, deliberating on a dilemmashould I be scared or not?
It is this emotion of fear that many women grapple with on a daily basis in India. At home, on empty streets, in workplaces or while travelling on public transport, fear is a constant companion in a country where at least one woman gets raped every 15 minutes.
But, imagine if there was a quick solution to this problem- a voice command that would instantly send an SOS alert with your live location to your loved ones. This and a lot more is now possible, thanks to a personal safety system called Sahas.
Started by a US-based Indian couple, Sahas is a personal safety app that lets a user send SOS alerts to their loved ones with just a voice command. Going beyond alerts, it has multiple SOS ‘Panels’ within the app that give the user access to a number of safety features to keep them safe.
Empowering with Sahas
Started in 2020, Sahas is a swift response solution to the overwhelming problem of safety that not only ails the women but also several vulnerable and marginalised communities like senior citizens or the LGBTQIA+ community.
A mobile application, Sahas can empower its user to plan an exit strategy to come out of uncomfortable situations using a fake phone call feature or even send an SOS message to their loved ones, with just a single click.
Talking about their motivation behind this innovation, the founder and US-based techie, Nilanjan, says, “There is no single trigger point that led us to start this initiative. It was an ongoing process of frustration building up since the 2012 Nirbhaya case. Despite the huge coverage the case received, there was no dip in the number of rape or sexual violence cases in India revealing an existing gap in public safety. This was further crystallised when the news about the 2019 Hyderabad gang rape came to light. All of that together pushed me and my wife, Shreya, to find a solution that led to the making of the Sahas app. ???
But, how does a mobile app solve this? Nilanjan replies, “By empowering the user. ???
According to the founder, Sahas lets you send alerts based on the type of situation you are in. It works under two categories the Orange alert and the Red alert. Once encountered with an uncomfortable situation, the user can select one of these alerts that will automatically connect them to a specific network of friends and family to call for help.

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