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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

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.
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

LUCKNOW
LucknowFOSS 2.0
Talk
The Hitchiker's guide to Open Source
04 Apr 2026 | IIIT Lucknow
Review Pending
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 & Event Volunteership

BENGALURU
BENGALURU
Volunteer
City Community | Active

CHENNAI
CHENNAI
Volunteer
City Community | Active

COIMBATORE
COIMBATORE
Volunteer
City Community | Active

DELHI
DELHI
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

FOSSHACK
FOSSHack
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active

FOSS UNITED ORGANISATION
FOSS United Organisation
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active

FOSSXPOLICY
FOSSXPOLICY
Volunteer
Virtual | Active

HYDERABAD
HYDERABAD
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

INDIAFOSS
INDIAFOSS
Core Team Member
Conference | Active

JALANDHAR
JALANDHAR
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

KANPUR
KANPUR
Volunteer
City Community | Active

LUCKNOW
LUCKNOW
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

MANGALORE
MANGALORE
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

MUMBAI
MUMBAI
Volunteer
City Community | Active

BANGALORE
BANGALORE
Volunteer
City Community | Active

PONDICHERRY
PONDICHERRY
Volunteer
City Community | Active

FOSS MEETUP PUNE
FOSS Meetup Pune
Volunteer
Event | 4 Jan 2025

OPEN SOURCE SECURITY M...
Open Source Security Meetup
Volunteer
Event | 8 Feb 2025

FOSSMEETUP DEHRADUN
FOSSMeetup Dehradun
Core Team Member
Event | 21 Sep 2024

FOSS MEETUP
FOSS Meetup
Volunteer
Event | 12 Jul 2024

FOSS MEETUP DEHRADUN
FOSS Meetup Dehradun
Core Team Member
Event | 19 Oct 2024

DECEMBER MEETUP
December Meetup
Volunteer
Event | 23 Dec 2024

PUNEFOSS 2.1
PuneFOSS 2.1
Volunteer
Event | 24 Aug 2024

Events Attended

FOSS Meetup
DELHI
FOSS Meetup
21 Sep 2024 03:00 PM | LambdaTest, Noida
FOSS Meetup | October 2025
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | October 2025
25 Oct 2025 03:00 PM | Thoughtworks Technologies
FOSS United Chennai August Meetup
CHENNAI
FOSS United Chennai August Meetup
23 Aug 2025 10:00 AM | Thoughtworks, Taramani
FOSS Meetup
MUMBAI
FOSS Meetup
31 Aug 2024 02:00 PM | Thoughtworks, Powai
FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
FOSS Meetup
16 Nov 2024 10:00 AM | Stepper Hall, room 207, E-block, BBDITM
Builder Profiles #2 With Ramya Raghupathy
FOSSHack
Builder Profiles #2 With Ramya Raghupathy
14 Mar 2026 11:00 AM | Jitsi Meet
FOSS City Meetup
KANPUR
FOSS City Meetup
17 May 2025 10:00 AM | Senate Hall, CSJMU Kanpur
August FOSS Activity
MANGALORE
August FOSS Activity
31 Aug 2025 10:00 AM | Empowerment Lab, SEARCH, NITK Surathkal
Reading group : Policy on Adoption of OSS for GoI
FOSSXPOLICY
Reading group : Policy on Adoption of OSS for GoI
6 Oct 2025 09:00 PM | Jitsi Meet
FOSS Meetup
SHIVAMOGGA
FOSS Meetup
12 Jul 2024 10:30 AM | Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering, Shivamogga
FOSS meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bengaluru
24 Jan 2026 11:00 AM | Samagata Foundation
October FOSS Activity
MANGALORE
October FOSS Activity
12 Oct 2025 10:00 AM | Karmic Design Pvt Ltd
You Bought It. Can You Break It? | Jailbreaking, interoperability, circumvention in Indian IT Law
FOSSXPOLICY
You Bought It. Can You Break It? | Jailbreaking, interoperability, circumvention in Indian IT Law
9 Jan 2026 07:30 PM | Virtual
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
23 Aug 2025 04:00 PM | Stacknexus Technologies Pvt Ltd
FOSS Meetup Delhi
DELHI
FOSS Meetup Delhi
19 Oct 2024 11:00 AM | A007, IIIT-Delhi
FOSS Meetup Mumbai x MumPy
MUMBAI
FOSS Meetup Mumbai x MumPy
8 Mar 2025 02:00 PM | IDfy, Marol
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
11 Jun 2022 05:00 PM | TBA
February FOSS Activity
MANGALORE
February FOSS Activity
28 Feb 2026 10:00 AM | Niveus Solutions Pvt. Ltd (Part of NTT DATA), Udupi
FOSS Meetup Pune
PUNE
FOSS Meetup Pune
4 Jan 2025 10:30 AM | Peerlist, Pune
TOSSConf 2025
CHENNAI
TOSSConf 2025
18 – 19 Jul 2025 | St.Josephs College of Engineering
January FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
January FOSS Meetup
25 Jan 2025 11:00 AM | IIIT Lucknow
FOSS Meetup
CHENNAI
FOSS Meetup
8 Jun 2024 02:00 PM | Mako IT Lab, Chennai
FOSS Meetup
MANGALORE
FOSS Meetup
16 Feb 2025 03:00 PM | InUnity, Mangalore, India
October informal meetup
HYDERABAD
October informal meetup
13 Oct 2024 03:00 PM | Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
Workshops @ IndiaFOSS 2025
INDIAFOSS
Workshops @ IndiaFOSS 2025
19 Sep 2025 10:00 AM | RV University
FOSS Meetup | November 2025
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | November 2025
29 Nov 2025 02:00 PM | iamneo.ai
FOSS meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore
26 Apr 2025 02:00 PM | Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup
MANGALORE
FOSS Meetup
23 Jun 2024 09:30 AM | Karmic Design Pvt Ltd, Manipal
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
11 Jan 2025 03:00 PM | StackNexus
January Meetup
CHENNAI
January Meetup
10 Jan 2026 09:00 AM | Yuniq, Chennai
MangaloreFOSS
MANGALORE
MangaloreFOSS
Must Attend
17 – 18 Jan 2026 | National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore
FU Community Call
FOSS United Organisation
FU Community Call
2 Mar 2026 07:00 PM | Virtual
Open check-in
FOSSHack
Open check-in
5 Mar 2026 07:00 PM | Jitsi Meet
FOSS Meetup
MANGALORE
FOSS Meetup
27 Oct 2024 09:30 AM | Manipal Dot Net Pvt. Ltd., Manipal
FOSS Meetup Mumbai
MUMBAI
FOSS Meetup Mumbai
2 Aug 2025 02:00 PM | Frappe, Vidyavihar
FOSS meetup
COIMBATORE
FOSS meetup
22 Nov 2024 05:00 PM | Thoughtworks Technologies
FOSSMeetup Dehradun
DEHRADUN
FOSSMeetup Dehradun
21 Sep 2024 12:00 PM | DIT University
FOSS Meetup Delhi
DELHI
FOSS Meetup Delhi
30 Nov 2024 04:00 PM | Whizdom Club, Gurugram
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
12 Jul 2025 04:00 PM | Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup
CHENNAI
FOSS Meetup
20 Jul 2024 02:00 PM | Build Lab - Deepaks Den, IITM Back Gate C Block 5th Floor
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
14 Dec 2024 03:00 PM | CAW Studios, Raidurgam
IndiaFOSS 2025
INDIAFOSS
IndiaFOSS 2025
Must Attend
20 – 21 Sep 2025 | NIMHANS Convention Centre
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
9 Nov 2024 03:00 PM | IDRBT (Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology)
Open Source Security Meetup
PUNE
Open Source Security Meetup
8 Feb 2025 10:00 AM | One2N office, Aundh, Pune
FSF 40 Event
CHENNAI
FSF 40 Event
24 May 2025 10:00 AM | Freshworks, Global Infocity, Perungudi
FOSS meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore
24 May 2025 04:00 PM | Samagata Foundation
FOSS United Chennai & Namma Flutter September
CHENNAI
FOSS United Chennai & Namma Flutter September
27 Sep 2025 09:30 AM | YuniQ, Tharamani
FOSS Meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bangalore
19 Oct 2024 03:00 PM | Samagata Foundation, Church Street
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
9 Aug 2025 02:00 PM | Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup Delhi
DELHI
FOSS Meetup Delhi
23 Aug 2025 02:00 PM | Essentia.dev // Sector 62, Noida
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
BENGALURU
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
Must Attend
18 Jan 2025 12:00 PM | Indiqube Garden, Koramangala, Bengaluru
FOSS Meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup
20 Jul 2024 10:00 AM | Thoughtworks office, Rajapushpa Summit, Financial District
FOSS Meetup Mumbai
MUMBAI
FOSS Meetup Mumbai
21 Jun 2025 10:00 AM | Remiges Technologies Pvt Ltd, 3rd floor
FOSS meetup Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
FOSS meetup Pondicherry
15 Feb 2025 02:00 PM | Zemuria Inc., 4rd Floor, Pulsebay Coworking HQ
December Meetup
SHIVAMOGGA
December Meetup
23 Dec 2024 10:00 AM | TBA
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
10 May 2025 04:00 PM | plane.so,1st Floor, Wavelabs Building
January FOSS Meetup
CHENNAI
January FOSS Meetup
25 Jan 2025 02:00 PM | YuniQ ,4th Floor, TICEL BIOPARK, 5, CSIR Rd, Phase II, Tharamani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600113
April FOSS Meetup
CHENNAI
April FOSS Meetup
26 Apr 2025 02:00 PM | Full Creative, Tharamani
PuneFOSS 2.1
PUNE
PuneFOSS 2.1
24 Aug 2024 10:00 AM | Coditas
Mozilla X FOSS United on the future of Open Source AI
BENGALURU
Mozilla X FOSS United on the future of Open Source AI
Must Attend
21 Feb 2026 03:00 PM | Takshashila Institution, Church Street
Hackathon Kick-off
FOSSHack
Hackathon Kick-off
1 Mar 2026 11:00 AM | Jitsi Meet
March FOSS Meetup
CHENNAI
March FOSS Meetup
22 Mar 2025 02:00 PM | Tiger Analytics
December FOSS Activity
MANGALORE
December FOSS Activity
14 Dec 2025 10:00 AM | UniCourt(Mangalore Infotech Solutions Pvt. Ltd)
February Meetup
LUCKNOW
February Meetup
28 Feb 2026 11:00 AM | InMobi , Awfis - CoWorking, 5th Floor, Fun Republic Mall, Lohia Path, Nehru Enclave, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226010
FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
FOSS Meetup
12 Jul 2024 11:00 AM | Mini Audi 1, Goel Institute of Technology and Management
FOSS Meetup Mumbai x MumPy
MUMBAI
FOSS Meetup Mumbai x MumPy
19 Oct 2024 02:00 PM | IDfy, Marol
FOSS meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore
23 Nov 2024 03:00 PM | Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup | December 2025
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | December 2025
27 Dec 2025 10:00 AM | KlyONIX Tech, Pollachi
FOSS Meetup
MANGALORE
FOSS Meetup
24 Aug 2024 03:00 PM | National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India
FOSS Meetup
JALANDHAR
FOSS Meetup
31 Aug 2024 09:30 AM | LPU, Phagwara
LucknowFOSS
LUCKNOW
LucknowFOSS
Must Attend
12 Apr 2025 10:00 AM | IIIT Lucknow
FOSS Meetup
DELHI
FOSS Meetup
18 May 2024 02:00 PM | Internet Freedom Foundation
FOSS Meetup Mumbai
MUMBAI
FOSS Meetup Mumbai
30 Nov 2024 02:00 PM | Flexiloans, Parel
Tech 4 Social Good
INDIAFOSS
Tech 4 Social Good
19 Sep 2025 01:00 PM | RV University
Unpacking the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (and the Rules)
FOSSXPOLICY
Unpacking the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (and the Rules)
20 Dec 2025 11:00 AM | Virtual
Open check-in
FOSSHack
Open check-in
12 Mar 2026 07:00 PM | Jitsi Meet
Maintainer Summit 2025
INDIAFOSS
Maintainer Summit 2025
19 Sep 2025 09:00 AM | Church Street, Bangalore
Good Design Made Simple
INDIAFOSS
Good Design Made Simple
19 Sep 2025 02:00 PM | RV University
FOSS United X OSDG @ IIIT H Meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS United X OSDG @ IIIT H Meetup
24 Aug 2024 03:00 PM | IIIT Hyderabad
FOSS Meetup
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup
20 Jul 2024 11:00 AM | Codewave
FOSS Meetup | September 2025
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | September 2025
27 Sep 2025 02:00 PM | Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
8 Feb 2025 03:00 PM | Vianney hall, St. Joseph's PGDM College, Gun Foundry
FOSS United Chennai & JSLovers
CHENNAI
FOSS United Chennai & JSLovers
21 Jun 2025 02:00 PM | zoominfo, perungudi
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
6 Apr 2022 04:00 PM | TBA
Linux Install Fest
LUCKNOW
Linux Install Fest
1 Mar 2025 11:00 AM | Amity University, Lucknow.
Builder profile - Contrapunctus @ OSM
FOSSHack
Builder profile - Contrapunctus @ OSM
7 Mar 2026 11:00 AM | Jitsi Meet
November Meetup
LUCKNOW
November Meetup
15 Nov 2025 11:00 AM | IIIT Lucknow
August Meetup
LUCKNOW
August Meetup
2 Aug 2025 11:00 AM | IIIT Lucknow
Release PartyTrixie
DELHI
Release PartyTrixie
9 Aug 2025 04:00 PM | Noida
FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
FOSS Meetup
21 Dec 2024 11:00 AM | Goel Institute of Technology and Management
December Meetup
CHENNAI
December Meetup
20 Dec 2025 09:00 AM | Poshmark, Chetpet
FOSS Meetup
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup
29 Jun 2024 03:00 PM | Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
FOSS Meetup
24 May 2025 11:00 AM | TBA
FOSS Meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup
22 Jun 2024 10:00 AM | Plane.so office
FOSS Meetup
MANGALORE
FOSS Meetup
15 Dec 2024 03:00 PM | National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
FOSS meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore
23 Mar 2025 04:00 PM | Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
17 Sep 2022 05:00 PM | TBA
OASIS Spark
BANGALORE
OASIS Spark
22 Jan 2025 10:00 AM | Bengaluru
FOSS Meetup Delhi
DELHI
FOSS Meetup Delhi
19 Apr 2025 03:00 PM | Essentia.dev, Third Floor, C56/A28, C Block, Phase 2, Industrial Area, Sector 62, Noida
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
8 Oct 2022 03:00 PM | TBA
FOSS MEETUP KANPUR
KANPUR
FOSS MEETUP KANPUR
6 Sep 2025 12:30 PM | Senate Hall, CSJMU, Kanpur
FOSS meetup Chennai
CHENNAI
FOSS meetup Chennai
26 Oct 2024 02:00 PM | Tiger Analytics Chennai
FOSS Meetup Dehradun
DEHRADUN
FOSS Meetup Dehradun
19 Oct 2024 12:00 PM | DIT University
February FOSS Meet Up
CHENNAI
February FOSS Meet Up
28 Feb 2026 09:00 AM | Poshmark
FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
FOSS Meetup
11 May 2024 11:00 AM | BBD NIIT Seminar hall
FOSS Bengaluru Meetup - Feb
BENGALURU
FOSS Bengaluru Meetup - Feb
1 Mar 2026 11:00 AM | Samagata Foundation, Church Street
FOSS meetup
COIMBATORE
FOSS meetup
12 Jul 2025 03:00 PM | Coimbatore Institute of Technology
FOSS Meetup | January 2026
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | January 2026
31 Jan 2026 02:00 PM | Thoughtworks Technologies
November Meetup
CHENNAI
November Meetup
15 Nov 2025 09:00 AM | CS 25 Seminar Hall, IITM
FOSS Meetup Delhi
DELHI
FOSS Meetup Delhi
14 Jun 2025 12:00 PM | Internet Freedom Foundation, Chittaranjan Park
FOSS Meetup Delhi
DELHI
FOSS Meetup Delhi
25 Jan 2025 03:00 PM | Hansraj College, Delhi University
FOSS Meetup
DELHI
FOSS Meetup
22 Jun 2024 03:00 PM | ThoughtWorks Technologies, Gurugram

Hackathons Attended

FOSSHack
01 Mar 2026
Hybrid
FOSSHack
22 Feb 2025
Entrepreneur First Office , HSR Layout | Bangalore
FOSSHack
27 Jul 2024
Hybrid