India, Aug. 19 -- We've all had that heart-in-mouth moment while driving when a sudden thump, a bruised car suspension, and a string of unspeakable words get directed at the authorities due to the pothole on the road. But while most of us just vent on social media and move on, Gaurav Sen, a young engineer decided that he had enough of his Bengaluru city's notorious road craters wrecking his vehicle's wheels and created an app: Pothole Detector.

Tired of navigating the ruined roads Sen built the app to not just spot potholes while a driver is on the road, but also digs up government records to find the exact contractor responsible for that patch and aids in filing a complaint to repair it. "There is always so much discussion around how de...