Samir Dash

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{{short description|Indian businessman}}

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| name = Samir Dash

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| caption = Samir presenting Pocket Travel Assistant at Nokia900 launch event at Bangalore, India

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|07|05}}

| birth_place = Rourkela, Odisha, India

| occupation = techie, entrepreneur

| years_active = 2007–present

| spouse = Sangeeta Dash

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Samir Dash is a techie and an entrepreneur{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/go-mobile-with-pocket-travel-guide/cid/616822 | title=Go mobile with pocket travel guide | date=1 June 2009 | newspaper=The Telegraph | location=India | accessdate=2 February 2019 }} from Rourkela, Orissa.

In 2007, Samir hosted "MobileWish" — a unique software application that can be used to send and receive animated and customised e-greetings on GPRS-enabled mobile phones with Internet connection.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090109142714/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070824/asp/jharkhand/story_8224020.asp Techie creates greeting software, The Telegraph, Friday, 24 August 2007]

In 2009 he developed and launched "Pocket Travel Assistant" (PTA) — a mobile application that can be downloaded to symbian mobile phones — provided every possible information needed by a traveller.

Samir has been awarded globally for his initiatives in mobile content and applications, namely "The Manthan Award South Asia 2009",[http://manthanaward.org/section_full_story.asp?id=858 Manthan Award South Asia '09 > Award Winners ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903104058/http://manthanaward.org/section_full_story.asp?id=858 |date=2014-09-03 }} "World Summit Award Mobile 2010".[http://www.wsa-mobile.org/sites/default/files/Press_Release_WSA-mobile_Winners2010_short_final_101109.pdf WORLD SUMMIT AWARD MOBILE : Local beats global in mobile Apps World Awards ]

Samir authored a number of books on critical theory & UX, namely "Beginners Guide To Modern Critical Theory"[https://sapnaonline.com/beginners-guide-to-modern-critical-theory-120123 Beginners Guide To Modern Critical Theory, Prakash Book Depot, India ] and "Quick and Dirty Guide for Developers: Adobe Edge Preview 3 in 4 Hours"[https://books.google.com/books?id=JQhyWUFX4t8C Google Books]