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Ansh Arora

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ansh
Joined February 2024
Bangalore
https://www.ansharora.in/
Programs at FOSS United. Open Source Lobbyist
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About
About

I manage programs and partnerships at FOSS United

Experience
Community Manager
November 2023 - Present
FOSS United Foundation
Remote


Community Evangelist
August 2023 - October 2023
Openweaver
Remote


Software Developer
June 2023 - August 2023
essentia softserve
Remote


Education
No education added.
Projects
No projects to showcase.
Activity

Talks Given

MANGALORE
October FOSS Activity
Birds of Feather(BoF)
FOSStering Education
12 Oct 2025 | Karmic Design Pvt Ltd
Approved
BENGALURU
IndiaFOSS 2025
Talk
Welcome to IndiaFOSS 2025 - Opening Note, FOSS United Annual Report and Plan for 2025-26
20 Sep 2025 | NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
BENGALURU
IndiaFOSS 2025
Panel Discussion
OSS Health and Sustainability in 2025
20 Sep 2025 | NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
BENGALURU
IndiaFOSS 2025
Birds of Feather(BoF)
FOSS at organisations
20 Sep 2025 | NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
MUMBAI
FOSS Meetup Mumbai
Lightning Talk
Enabling discoverability for FOSS funding
21 Jun 2025 | Remiges Technologies Pvt Ltd, 3rd floor
Approved
CHENNAI
Software Freedom Day 2024
Talk
Strengthening India's FOSS Community
21 Sep 2024 | SurveySparrow Chennai One IT Park
Approved
BENGALURU
IndiaFOSS 2024
Talk
Integrating Open-Source in Software Engineering Education
07 Sep 2024 | NIMHANS Convention Center
Approved
LUCKNOW
LucknowFOSS
Talk
FOSStering Education
12 Apr 2025 | IIIT Lucknow
Approved

CFPs Proposed

MANGALORE
MangaloreFOSS
Birds of Feather(BoF)
Planning IndiaFOSS 2026
17 Jan 2026 | National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore
Review Pending
MANGALORE
October FOSS Activity
Birds of Feather(BoF)
FOSStering Education
12 Oct 2025 | Karmic Design Pvt Ltd
Approved
BENGALURU
IndiaFOSS 2025
Talk
Welcome to IndiaFOSS 2025 - Opening Note, FOSS United Annual Report and Plan for 2025-26
20 Sep 2025 | NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
BENGALURU
IndiaFOSS 2025
Panel Discussion
OSS Health and Sustainability in 2025
20 Sep 2025 | NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
BENGALURU
IndiaFOSS 2025
Birds of Feather(BoF)
FOSS at organisations
20 Sep 2025 | NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
BENGALURU
IndiaFOSS 2025
Workshop
Test talk
20 Sep 2025 | NIMHANS Convention Centre
Rejected
MUMBAI
FOSS Meetup Mumbai
Lightning Talk
Enabling discoverability for FOSS funding
21 Jun 2025 | Remiges Technologies Pvt Ltd, 3rd floor
Approved
MANGALORE
FOSS Meetup
None
From Cathedral to the Bazaar: Learnings from accidental revolutions
20 Apr 2024 | Pacewisdom Solutions, Mangalore
Rejected
CHENNAI
FOSS meetup Chennai
Talk
Understanding toxicity in Open Source Discussions
26 Oct 2024 | Tiger Analytics Chennai
Review Pending
CHENNAI
Software Freedom Day 2024
Talk
Strengthening India's FOSS Community
21 Sep 2024 | SurveySparrow Chennai One IT Park
Approved
BENGALURU
IndiaFOSS 2024
Talk
Integrating Open-Source in Software Engineering Education
07 Sep 2024 | NIMHANS Convention Center
Approved
LUCKNOW
LucknowFOSS
Talk
FOSStering Education
12 Apr 2025 | IIIT Lucknow
Approved

Chapter Volunteership

LUCKNOW
LUCKNOW
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

BENGALURU
BENGALURU
Volunteer
City Community | Active

MUMBAI
MUMBAI
Volunteer
City Community | Active

KANPUR
KANPUR
Volunteer
City Community | Active

COIMBATORE
COIMBATORE
Volunteer
City Community | Active

CHENNAI
CHENNAI
Volunteer
City Community | Active

MANGALORE
MANGALORE
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

INDIAFOSS
INDIAFOSS
Core Team Member
Conference | Active

FOSSXPOLICY
FOSSXPOLICY
Volunteer
Virtual | Active

BANGALORE
BANGALORE
Volunteer
City Community | Active

HYDERABAD
HYDERABAD
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

DELHI
DELHI
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

JALANDHAR
JALANDHAR
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

PONDICHERRY
PONDICHERRY
Volunteer
City Community | Active

SHIVAMOGGA
SHIVAMOGGA
Volunteer
City Community | Inactive

DEHRADUN
DEHRADUN
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

Events Attended

FOSSXPOLICY
09 Jan 2026
You Bought It. Can ...
Virtual
FOSSXPOLICY
20 Dec 2025
Unpacking the Digi...
Virtual
FOSSXPOLICY
06 Oct 2025
Reading group : Pol...
Jitsi Meet
BENGALURU
19 Sep 2025
Maintainer Summit 2025
Church Street, Bangalore
BENGALURU
12 Jul 2025
FOSS meetup Bangalo...
Samagata Foundation
BENGALURU
24 May 2025
FOSS meetup Bangalore
Samagata Foundation
BENGALURU
26 Apr 2025
FOSS meetup Bangalore
Samagata Foundation
BENGALURU
23 Mar 2025
FOSS meetup Bangalore
Samagata Foundation
CHENNAI
25 Jan 2025
January FOSS Meetup
YuniQ ,4th Floor, TICEL BIO...
BENGALURU
18 Jan 2025
Must Attend
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
Indiqube Garden, Koramangal...
PONDICHERRY
15 Feb 2025
FOSS meetup Pondicherry
Zemuria Inc., 4rd Floor, Pu...
HYDERABAD
14 Dec 2024
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
CAW Studios, Raidurgam
BENGALURU
23 Nov 2024
FOSS meetup Bangalore
Samagata Foundation
BENGALURU
20 Jul 2024
FOSS Meetup
Codewave
CHENNAI
20 Jul 2024
FOSS Meetup
Build Lab - Deepaks Den, II...
BENGALURU
29 Jun 2024
FOSS Meetup
Samagata Foundation
BENGALURU
20 Sep 2025
Must Attend
IndiaFOSS 2025
NIMHANS Convention Centre

Hackathons Attended

FOSS Hack
22 Feb 2025
Entrepreneur First Office , HSR Layout | Bangalore
FOSS Hack
27 Jul 2024
Samagata Foundation | Bangalore (Church Street)