Originally reported and written in May 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content.

In 2013, Rahul Rastogi was leading a team of more than 250 engineers at Samsung’s research and development laboratory in Noida, while his wife Neha worked as a module lead at a software giant. They were young working professionals climbing up the corporate ladder.

However, their lives dramatically changed when Rahul’s father, Arun Kumar, suffered a heart attack. A seemingly fit man, he was saved by doctors in the nick of time.

“After this episode, we were worried about what if something suddenly happens to him in their absence which is not detected on time,” recalls Rahul, speaking to The Better India.

They looked for devices that could detect Arun’s heart problem early. Moreover, it had to be a device for a layman who isn’t very tech-savvy, like Rahul’s father, to monitor his heart condition regularly and can instantly connect with a doctor in the event of a problem.

“When we did not find anything, we decided to design a device on our own. Since both of us are electronics and telecommunications engineers and had experience in designing hardware and software products respectively, we set up a lab at home and started working on a prototype. That’s how SanketLife was born. Unfortunately, Rahul lost his father in 2021 to cancer, but till he was alive, he was effectively monitoring his heart through Sanketlife,” recalls Neha.

By 2015, they formally established their venture Agatsa Software Private Limited to build this device. It took them nearly three years to launch the beta version of the device in 2016. Eventually, the device was launched on Amazon in April 2017. In 2018, however, they launched a newer version of the device, SanketLife 2.0, a 100% ‘Made in India’ product.

“It is the world's smallest wireless 12-lead portable ECG monitoring device used by medical professionals, doctors, and individuals. The device records ECG and displays the results on Android/IOS smartphones via the SanketLife Application. With SanketLife 2.0, cardiac symptoms can be detected in just one ECG. Information from the captured ECGs can be easily shared with doctors or healthcare providers in real-time, enabling them to assist with cardiac health instantly,” says Rahul.

“The device has registered more than ten million ECGs so far and has been highly........

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