Because I come from an extended Indian family, I have numerous uncles, aunties, cousins, and second cousins. The list just keeps going. And like most Indian kids, it was almost a duty, usually assigned by parents, to wish every single one of them.

“Rishi, did you wish Rita aunty on her birthday?”

Oops, I hadn’t.

“Rishi, did you wish Shekhar on their anniversary?”

Honestly, the last thing on my mind.

Another thing I realized was that I never really knew what to write. The best I could come up with was something like, “Hey, have a good one. Cheers.”

Then with the advent of AI, it struck me that both these problems could be solved in one shot with a mobile app. And that led to the creation of WishDay.

The core idea is simple. WishDay reminds you of birthdays, anniversaries, or any occasion you want to add, and creates a greeting based on your preferences for tone, length, emojis, and more.…