# Multilingual Obituary Platforms Shradhanjali Helps Indians Remember Deceased Loved Ones By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-03-24 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/obituary-website References: [yourstory](http://yourstory.com/2016/03/shradhanjali/) & [shradhanjali](http://shradhanjali.com/) Shradhanjali is an innovative obituary website and platform, developed by Indian entrepreneurs Vivek Vyas and Vimal Popat, that is designed to make it easier than ever for Indians to [commemorate and remember their deceased ancestors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifenote). Whats great about this platform is that's available in an array of ten languages that include English, Hindi, Tamil and Sanskrit, with new languages set to be added in the coming months. The platform lets people [post comments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/times-of-my-life), and users can also set reminders for birth and death anniversaries. The newspaper obituary market is a scattered one, making it difficult to gauge its size. Shradhanjali is bidding to create a one-stop platform that Indians as well as the sizable Indian diaspora living abroad can use to memorialize their loved ones and maintain [credible online legacies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-memory) in their native languages. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 8% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [New Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/newventures) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Multilingual Obituary Platforms:** Shradhanjali's innovative platform shows an opportunity for online memorialization in different languages. - **Personal Legacy Management:** Shradhanjali's platform opens a new market for personal legacy management in the Indian region. - **Cultural Sensitivity in Obituary Services:** Shradhanjali's multilingual approach disrupts the traditional obituary market by catering to Indian-specific cultural needs. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Funeral Services:** Shradhanjali's platform offers a new and innovative approach to funeral services through multimedia obituaries. - **Language Translation and Localization:** Shradhanjali shows the need for language translation and localization services for online platforms. - **Digital Media and Publishing:** Shradhanjali's online platform disrupts the traditional print media obituary market and offers a new avenue for digital media and publishing. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Obituary Composers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/obituary-composer.md) - [Digital Guestbook Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/visitation-book.md) - [Digital Memorialization Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remembermeai.md) - [Tribute Writing Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eulogy-generator-platform.md) - [Bereavement Gift Registries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bereaveme.md) - [Posthumous File Sharing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bequeath.md) - [Private Family Media Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lalo.md) - [AI Posthumous Digital Communication](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/continyou.md) - [Virtual Faith-Based Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sri-mandir.md)