Balachandar Karthikeyan is the only Indian to have contributed to both WhatsApp and Signal, the two biggest messaging platforms in the world.
Balachandar and the founder of these messaging apps have a close working relationship.Balachandar, self-taught and learned all technical skills through books and Internet searches, astounded everyone with his contribution despite not having a degree from a prestigious college like IIT or Stanford.
Balachandar, who struggled in school and college and received lower grades, is the only Indian who has contributed to WhatsApp and Signal.For the opportunity to collaborate directly with WhatsApp's co-founder, Balachandar did not go through the typical interview process.
After dropping out of college in 2015, Balachandar found the WhatsApp security flaw and reported it to the WhatsApp team, which caught the attention of the company co-founder, who later gave Balachandar a chance to contribute to WhatsApp.
