The app, which would soon be available on Google Play, allows victims to report their bullies to teachers, parents, and friends secretly. “Users can provide details of the incidents, including the name of the bully, and send the messages to people concerned. This allows the authorities to take necessary actions,” Majaw explained.

Majaw were praised by state education minister Lakmen Rymbui. “I wish Majaw the bestin her efforts to fight social ills. She will be a responsible citizen. I congratulate her parents, too, for guiding her,” Rymbui added. A 2017 survey found that 42 percent of kids in India were bullied in schools.

Dasumarlin Majaw, her mother, said that the girl had attended an app-development course inSeptember last year, and learned the skills within a few months. “She would attend classes for an hour every day. Before we knew, she had come up with 40 apps,” Dasumarlin said. Majaw was hopeful that she would be among the young coding experts from India to have earned a scholarship for travelling to the Silicon Valley.