Photos: Meet The 14 Year Old Indian Boy Who Invented Email 32 Years Ago. But Sadly, Nobody Remembers Him

Yes, you heard that right. No matter how difficult it may be to believe, email really was invented by an Indian. But sadly, he has been forgotten.

This is the story of VA Shiva Ayyadurai, a 14 year old Indian-American boy who made one of the most noteworthy inventions in the world history of technology. You heard that right too – he was just 14 when he invented the email.

On July 15th, as the email completed 32 years of its existence, a post by Beyond Concepts Advertising & Designing surfaced on the internet and we were stunned to read Shiva’s awe inspiring story. Here it is!