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Our Name

Shoonya also pronounced as Shunya in the mathematical context means “Zero” and in Sanskrit means “voidness” or “emptiness”. It is believed that Shoonya is one of India’s biggest mathematical contribution to the world by an Indian mathematician and astronomer, Aryabhata, around 498 AD.

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At Shoonya we believe, “It all begins here!”

Meet Our Team

Our core team has decades of combined experience in education, software development, and content creation for children

rashi
Rashi Bahri Chitnis

CEO & Founder
Former Media Exec &
Montessori Board Member

andrew
Andrew Duncan

Director of Engineering
Former Chief Architect, Citrix

mary
Mary Gower

UX Research & Design
Former Teacher, NYC Schools

jose
José Vázquez

 Sales Lead
Former VP Sales, Apptegy

Febe
Febe Jimenez

Animator
Bilingual Designer

Ashutosh
Ashutosh Chitnis

Advisor
SaaS/eCommerce

Lane
Lane Rankin

Advisor
Educator &

Illuminate Founder

barbara
Dr. Barbara Flores

Bilingual Education Advisor
CSUSB Prof. Emeritus

zach
Zach Rankin

Architect
Kelvin Education Founder

What People Are Saying About Shoonya

Parents and educators alike are loving Shoonya Kids!

“The bright colors, beautiful graphics, and funny animations really make this app stand out! You can tell there was a lot of thought put into every element and we especially loved the peacock and building characters in the rewards center! Super glad to have found this in time for summer.”

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Parent

“As the director of multilingual education, I know the research is clear about the many additional benefits to the exposure of a bilingual education in early childhood. These include increased problem-solving abilities, better working memory and improved capacity for abstract thinking, among other benefits. Having the opportunity to experience the multilingual Shoonya app will contribute to the benefits and will also expand our students’ multicultural awareness and stimulate their curiosity about other parts of the world. We are excited to get started with Shoonya!”

Marisol Guillen

Marisol Guillen

Senior Director, Multilingual Education Hueneme Elementary School District

“I love Shoonya Kids because it is so dynamic, it is game-based, it provides social interaction, kids can see themselves in it, its equitable, and it’s fun!

The kids are interacting with the game based platform and they can move from language to language - and that’s awesome!”

Barbara Flores

Dr. Barbara Flores

Former President, CABE

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