A lot of people struggle in using pen drives, various file transfer software packages such as WeTransfer or Google Drive to even transfer small files, with computers within the same network. This reduces their productivity and it's quite a hassle. To solve this issue, a team of students from Amrita Vidyalayam Senior Secondary School, Nesapakkam in Chennai have developed a software that can seamlessly transfer files from one device to the other without the usage of any hardware.

Amrita Vidyalayam Senior Secondary School has also recently become recognised as one among the top 20 innovators of the ATL Marathon 2019, organised by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), an initiative launched by the Government of India to encourage students to develop entrepreneurial skills needed for the upcoming generations.

Amrita Vidyalayam's representative team, Developers Crazy that secured the spot in the top 20 includes Class 9 students S Harsith Priyan, G Sanjay and S Gowtham and their mentor, Santhosh Kumar, who guided them throughout. Their software is called Panda File Transfer Protocol, which is aimed at enabling the smooth and easy transfer of files. "High speed is the highlight or the advantage of this innovation found by our students. Our innovation is made with python and open source dependencies. Also, it is easy to use and there is no need for pen drives or GDrive to transfer files within computers in the same network," explains their mentor Santhosh. Quite similar to the software SHAREit, which was banned in the country recently, the students' software is taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Vocal for Local call.

Santhosh adds that they have plans to modify the software to make it more efficient, "Improvising the android version of this project and getting a copyright for it is the next step. Right now, we are having versions for android and PC. If the competition increases, soon we will bring an iOS version. We don’t have any plans of raising funds before launching it in the market as we don’t have any expenses currently and it's all based on coding."

The marathon was conducted in four phases, with up to 1,800 participant teams in the starting phase. Each team had about 3-4 members from Classes 6-12 who worked together to unfold an idea that aligned with the theme of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to consequently reimagine the outlook of our country.

ATL is a workspace where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands-on do-it-yourself mode and learn innovation skills. The vision is to cultivate one Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators. Realising the need to create scientific temper and cultivate the spirit of curiosity and innovation among young minds, AIM proposes to support the establishment of a network of Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATL) under NITI Aayog.