Keying in an Indian theme

Kika Tech sees big opportunity in digital keyboards for subcontinent

Abhishek Shome, a 26-year-old Indian working with a Chinese smartphone keyboard app developer in Beijing, speaks six languages: English, Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi and Assamese. The last three are provincial languages while Hindi is India's national language.

Shome received his master's degree in computer science from Jain University in India in 2013.