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What is Shoonya?

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.​

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

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.

Meet Our Team

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

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Andrew Duncan
Director of Engineering

Former Chief Architect, Citrix

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Mary Gower
UX Research & Design

Former Teacher, NYC Schools

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Monica Moreno
Director of Sales

Bilingual Educator & Former Client Experience Director

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Febe Jimenez
Animator

Bilingual Designer

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Ashutosh Chitnis
Advisor

SaaS/eCommerce

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Lane Rankin
Advisor

Educator & Illuminate Founder

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Dr. Barbara Flores
Bilingual Education Advisor

CSUSB Prof. Emeritus

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Zach Rankin
Architect

Kelvin Education Founder

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Rashi Bahri Chitnis
Ceo & Founder

Former Media Exec & Montessori Board 

What People Are Saying About Shoonya

Parents and Educators Alike Are Loving Shoonya Kids!

“A stunningly beautiful, culturally rich app for children to learn multiple languages and be exposed to other cultures. Different types of interactions for different ages and learning styles are cleverly integrated into the app.“

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Prof. Dorothy Chun

Second Language Acquisition Expert, UCSB

“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!”

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Marisol Guillen

Senior Director, Multilingual Education Hueneme Elementary School District

“Shoonya’s multicultural and multilingual interactive digital platform is the state-of-the-art in beginning language(s) and multiliteracy development! It embeds equity, access and language play all at once!”

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Dr. Barbara Flores

Former President, CABE

“A stunningly beautiful, culturally rich app for children to learn multiple languages and be exposed to other cultures. Different types of interactions for different ages and learning styles are cleverly integrated into the app.“

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Prof. Dorothy Chun

Second Language Acquisition Expert, UCSB

“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!”

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Marisol Guillen

Senior Director, Multilingual Education Hueneme Elementary School District

“Shoonya’s multicultural and multilingual interactive digital platform is the state-of-the-art in beginning language(s) and multiliteracy development! It embeds equity, access and language play all at once!”

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Dr. Barbara Flores

Former President, CABE

Meet Our Team

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

Rashi.png
Rashi Bahri Chitnis
Ceo & Founder

Former Media Exec & Montessori Board 

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Andrew Duncan
Director of Engineering

Former Chief Architect, Citrix

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Mary Gower
UX Research & Design

Former Teacher, NYC Schools

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José Vázquez
Sales Lead

Former VP Sales, Apptegy

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Febe Jimenez
Animator

Bilingual Designer

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Ashutosh Chitnis
Advisor

SaaS/eCommerce

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Lane Rankin
Advisor

Educator & Illuminate Founder

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Dr. Barbara Flores
Bilingual Education Advisor

CSUSB Prof. Emeritus

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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!”

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Marisol Guillen

Senior Director, Multilingual Education Hueneme Elementary School District

"Shoonya's multicultural and multilingual interactive digital platform is the state-of the-art in beginning language(s) and

multiliteracy development! It embeds equity, access and language play all at once!”

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Dr. Barbara Flores

Former President, CABE

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Rashi Bahri Chitnis

CEO & Founder

Former Media Exec & Montessori Board Member

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Andrew Duncan

Director of Engineering

Former Chief Architect, Citrix

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Mary Gower

UX Research & Design

Former Teacher, NYC Schools

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Monica Moreno

Director of Sales

Bilingual Educator & Former Client Experience Director

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Febe Jimenez

Animator

Bilingual Designer

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Ashutosh Chitnis

Advisor

SaaS/eCommerce

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Lane Rankin

Advisor

Educator & Illuminate Founder

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Dr. Barbara Flores

Bilingual Education Advisor

CSUSB Prof. Emeritus

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Zach Rankin

Architect

Kelvin Education Founder

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