<s>
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
Indian	O
smartphone	B-Application
application	O
and	O
content	O
discovery	O
platform	O
based	O
on	O
Android	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
to	O
brings	O
the	O
users	O
,	O
developers	O
and	O
smartphone	B-Application
brands	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
and	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
Indian	O
smartphone	B-Application
ecosystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
is	O
addressing	O
the	O
low	O
smartphone	B-Application
adoption	O
,	O
content	O
consumption	O
and	O
linguistic	O
challenges	O
of	O
Indian	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contextual	O
integration	O
provides	O
India	O
's	O
service	O
&	O
content	O
providers	O
a	O
platform	O
to	O
seamlessly	O
distribute	O
their	O
content	O
&	O
services	O
and	O
engage	O
with	O
India	O
's	O
ever-growing	O
smartphone	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2013	O
by	O
Rakesh	O
Deshmukh	O
,	O
Akash	O
Dongre	O
and	O
Sudhir	O
B	O
;	O
all	O
three	O
are	O
alumni	O
of	O
the	O
Indian	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
,	O
Bombay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
has	O
offices	O
in	O
Mumbai	O
,	O
Delhi	O
and	O
Singapore	O
and	O
currently	O
has	O
an	O
84-member	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
was	O
initially	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
First	O
Touch	O
OS	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Micromax	O
Informatics	O
started	O
shipping	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
(	O
Unite	O
3	O
)	O
of	O
its	O
Unite	O
series	O
smartphones	B-Application
with	O
Firstouch	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	O
publishers	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
include	O
Truecaller	B-Application
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
Winzo	O
Games	O
,	O
Blacklight	O
Studio	O
,	O
Sharechat	B-Application
,	O
Junglee	O
Games	O
,	O
Ola	O
,	O
Meesho	O
,	O
MSN	O
,	O
Times	O
Group	O
,	O
Editorji	O
,	O
Inshorts	O
,	O
Rebel	O
Group	O
,	O
Opera	O
News	O
,	O
mpokket	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
collaborated	O
with	O
The	O
Government	O
of	O
India	O
for	O
Aadhar	O
authentication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
also	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
India	O
's	O
MeitY	O
(	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Electronics	O
and	O
IT	O
)	O
to	O
introduce	O
Indus	O
Reader	O
,	O
an	O
OS	O
level	O
,	O
offline	O
Text-to-Speech	O
technology	O
in	O
9	O
Indian	O
Languages	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
won	O
the	O
'	O
Digital	O
Startup	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Award	O
 '	O
at	O
the	O
Drivers	O
of	O
Digital	O
Awards	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
was	O
declared	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
OS	O
in	O
India	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
research	O
study	O
conducted	O
by	O
Counterpoint	O
Research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASSCOM	O
announced	O
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
startups	O
in	O
India	O
during	O
the	O
NASSCOM	O
Product	O
Conclave	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GSMA	O
nominated	O
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
for	O
its	O
annual	O
Global	O
Mobile	O
Awards	O
at	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
,	O
Barcelona	O
2017	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Innovation	O
for	O
Emerging	O
Markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
won	O
the	O
Brand	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
Technology	O
category	O
by	O
World	O
Consulting	O
and	O
Research	O
Corporation	O
in	O
Mumbai	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mint	O
(	O
newspaper	O
)	O
and	O
MIT	O
Technology	O
Review	O
named	O
Akash	O
Dongre	O
,	O
the	O
Co-Founder	O
&	O
Chief	O
Product	O
Officer	O
at	O
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
innovators	O
under	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
35	O
from	O
India	O
at	O
the	O
EmTech	O
2017	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
has	O
also	O
been	O
named	O
as	O
the	O
SuperBrand	O
's	O
Super	O
Startups	O
which	O
is	O
awarded	O
to	O
the	O
30+	O
most	O
innovative	O
business	O
models	O
from	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
Indus	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Confederation	O
of	O
Indian	O
Industry	O
Industrial	O
Innovation	O
Award	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
10	O
Startup	O
from	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
