Every day, Sachin Teke goes to work like any other Mumbaikar — in a local train. But, unlike the others, who mostly sleep, Teke has a wide smile on his face. That’s because Teke is the creator of the immensely popular and must-have application, m-indicator.

Sachin Teke

“M is for Mumbai, and ‘mobile’. Indicator is something we all know,” says Teke, who is an IT engineer from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) in Matunga. In 2006, after graduation, he worked for a software firm and developed mobile applications. “I travelled from Nerul to my office in Seepz, Andheri. I used all modes of transport — I took a train to Kurla, a bus and finally an auto to my office. Every day was a struggle, especially in the evenings, when we had no clue when the next train to Belapur was scheduled. There was simply no way to know,” he recalls.