Krishna Chaitanya has been a volunteer for several year in various capacities, both in content and technical areas, and is a part of Indic MediaWiki Developers UG. In his professional capacity, he works with the Product Analytics team at the Wikimedia Foundation.
Manavpreet Kaur
Manavpreet Kaur is a governance and strategy professional working in the open knowledge movement. She supports committees and policy programs, using data-informed facilitation to strengthen collaboration and decision-making. A committed advocate for gender equity, she contributes to efforts that make participation in global communities more inclusive and accessible.
Saumya Naidu
Saumyaa is an independent researcher working on digital rights, specifically focusing on design, digital infrastructures, and digital cultures. Her recent work includes an exploratory study of feminist infrastructures in India through online feminist publications.
Sneha PP
Puthiya Purayil Sneha is a researcher working in the areas of digital media and cultures, open knowledge, arts and humanities scholarship and pedagogy, gender and digital rights. Currently, in her role as Senior Research Manager with the Open Knowledge Initiatives programme, Raj Reddy Centre for Technology and Society, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, she leads research on open knowledge infrastructures and communities in India.
PDas (WMF) - Observer
Praveen Das is the Lead Partnerships Manager, South Asia and Partnerships Resource Program Manager, India at the Wikimedia Foundation. In these roles, he oversees partnership resources for Indian communities and look after partnerships across South Asia, identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities with mission-aligned companies, nonprofit organizations, governments, and other entities to advance free knowledge mission, strengthen local language communities, and build inclusive digital ecosystems.
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Dr Aniket Alam
Dr Alam is a historian who has worked as a journalist, editor, publisher, and international non-governmental organisation employee over the past 24 years. At IIIT, Hyderabad, he teaches History and other courses. He helped in establishing the Human Sciences Research Centre and started the BTech/MS dual degree programme, which combines the computer and human sciences in one teaching and research curriculum.
Kalpana Ramesh
Kalpana Ramesh is a Hyderabad-based Interior Designer and a trained Architect. Kalpana turned a water conservation champion by leading initiatives like Save 10K bores, Live the Lakes, and Blue Hyderabad, aimed at creating awareness and increasing civic & moral responsibility towards protecting water, its sources and restoring them to their former glory. She started modestly with building a sustainable tanker-free home, and now she has been recognised as a Water Hero by the Jal Shakti Ministry of India. Kalpana spearheads the initiatives through her social enterprise, The Rainwater Project, which provides integrated water solutions.
Ravishankar Ayyakkannu
Ravi is a seasoned expert in knowledge empowerment and community building, with a track record of impactful projects across global organizations. As the former Head of Strategic Partnerships (Asian and Eastern European region) at the Wikimedia Foundation, he has collaborated with governments, open-source movements, and multinational firms like Google.
Satdeep Gill
Satdeep Gill is a Senior Program Officer in the Content Enablement team at the Wikimedia Foundation. He works at the intersection of community, technology, and partners.
Sailesh Patnaik (RP & observer)
Sailesh have been part of the Wikimedia movement since March 2012. He was associated with the A2K team at CIS and worked as a Community Advocate (Contract) for the Odia Wikimedia projects. Currently, he is working in the Community Development Team as a Senior Program Officer, focusing his time on supporting the Wikimedia Hub fund and hub structures at the Wikimedia Foundation.
Sayad Raza Hussain Zaidi
Syed Raza Hussain Zaidi is a gender rights advocate, mental health practitioner-in-training for queer people, and social development professional with over 8 years of experience. He is currently the Director of Partnership and Development Strategies at Balarc & Naz Foundation International, where he leads national and global collaborations to build inclusive systems for LGBTQIA+ communities, female sex workers, and other marginalised groups.
Dr Soni Wadhwa
Soni Wadhwa teaches Literature Studies at SRM University-AP. She is an archivist working in Sindhi Studies. Her digital archiving work includes PG Sindhi Library, Sindhi Halchal Archive, and Sindhi Sanchaya. Her recent project on Wikimedia Commons is Barracks of Ulhasnagar.
Sai Rahul Poruri is the CEO of FOSS United and a contributor to the FOSS ecosystem for more than eight years, with expertise in Python and open-source scientific tools. He is also working as Head of Software at Softcircuits Labs and is an advisor to the Saryan Vigyan Foundation.
