Azad is one of our 2024 Google Summer of Code (GSoC) participants working on our Talawa projects. He started participating earlier this year, and was formally accepted as a GSoC participant in May. He has been collaborating with other participants and mentors on his various GitHub pull requests.

Welcome Azad!

Hello everyone, I’m Azad, a final-year computer science undergraduate with a strong passion for building software solutions to everyday problems. I enjoy tackling challenges that seem chaotic and progressively breaking them down to find solutions, building the solutions interatively at each step. I strongly believe in learning by doing, which often leads me to put myself in tough situations, and that’s where I expand my skillset. This curiosity is what brought me to GSoC and open-source. Initially, open-source seemed very challenging, but that’s exactly what made it more intriguing and engaging for me.

My GSoC project, Talawa Offline Capability Enhancement, stems from my curiosity where I identified a gap in the Talawa mobile application and proposed it as a potential idea to the mentors. My project brings essential offline features that any modern, user-centric mobile app should have. Alongside this, I also lead a tech community at my college where we collaborate on projects, share knowledge, and explore exciting new ideas together. I’m also deeply interested in building startups and scaling the solutions we create.

Divyanshu is one of our GitHub code maintainers. He’s been actively participating in the repository for the past year, starting with the refactoring of our Talawa code base to make it better support multiple organizations. In recent months Divyanshu has been providing further guidance on our strategy to migrate from Talawa’s MongoDB supported API, to a more suitable PostgreSQL back end database. Great work Divyanshu!

Hi! I’m Divyanshu Gautam, a Computer Science student at JKLU, passionate about problem-solving and bringing ideas to life through technology. My interest in coding sparked during college, and since then, I’ve been dedicated to exploring and learning the latest advancements in the tech world.

The Palisadoes Foundation first came to my attention while I was researching Google Summer of Code (GSOC) organizations. Their mission to uplift under-served communities through tech education aligned perfectly with my personal values, sparking my interest in contributing. Becoming part of the Talawa project was a transformative experience—not only because of the project’s open-source nature and excellent documentation but also due to the supportive, collaborative community behind it.

Through the Palisadoes Foundation, I was given the opportunity to become an official member of the organization, allowing me to contribute on a higher level. This experience has enriched my skills, broadened my understanding of collaborative development, and deepened my commitment to making a positive impact through technology.

I’d love to connect and share ideas—feel free to reach out!

Github: https://github.com/gautam-divyanshu
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautam-divyanshu/

Pranshu is one of our GitHub code maintainers. He’s been actively participating in the repository for the past year, starting with the refactoring of our Talawa code base to make it better support multiple organizations. In recent months Pranshu has been providing further guidance on our strategy to migrate from Talawa’s MongoDB supported API, to a more suitable PostgreSQL back end database.

Great work Pranshu!

I am a software engineering student with a strong interest in development, data structures, and algorithms. Currently, I’m contributing to the Palisadoes Foundation’s Talawa project, where I’m working on its admin and API components. Being involved in Talawa has provided me with hands-on experience in open-source development and an opportunity to collaborate on software that serves a community-oriented purpose.

In addition to my development work, I help guide other contributors and work with them to review pull requests, ensuring code quality and alignment with project goals. Sharing insights and fostering a collaborative environment has been both fulfilling and educational. I’m excited to keep learning, growing, and contributing to Talawa alongside a team committed to making an impact through technology.

Excited to connect with those who share a passion for impactful technology—reach out anytime! 🚀

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/pranshu54
GitHub: https://github.com/pranshugupta54

Meetul is one of our 2024 Google Summer of Code (GSoC) participants working on our Talawa projects. He started participating earlier this year, and was formally accepted as a GSoC participant in May. He has been collaborating with other participants and mentors on his various GitHub pull requests.

Welcome Meetul!

Hey there, I’m Meetul. I’ve been fortunate enough to join Talawa as a GSoC 2024 participant, working alongside some incredibly vibrant contributors. Talawa is my first step into the open-source world, and honestly, it’s been one of the best experiences of my life.

For a long time, I was pretty confused and uncertain about my path in life. I kept wondering what others were doing with their lives and what the ‘right’ way was. Because of this, I’ve been a bit late to the party in some areas. Unlike most of my fellow contributors, I’m a graduate, and this is my first work experience.

I like programming, but I can’t say I’ve always been in love with it. In fact, for a long time, I downright hated it. But the last few months have been a game-changer. Since joining this community, everything has shifted. The collaborative experience—the thrill of making meaningful contributions, helping others, solving bottleneck problems, and so on—hits just right. It creates a drive and passion that’s hard to come by. It’s making me love open source and programming more and more, and it’s given me a sense of purpose and curiosity about this world.

I firmly believe it’s never too late to start anything in life. Just take that first step, keep your head high, face the challenges, overcome them… keep doing it, and keep improving yourself. And who knows? You might even end up loving the things you once dreaded.

Shaik is one of our 2024 Google Summer of Code (GSoC) participants working on our Talawa projects. He started participating earlier this year, and was formally accepted as a GSoC participant in May. He has been collaborating with other participants and mentors on his various GitHub pull requests.

Welcome Shaik!

Hi! I am Shaik Mahammad Nabi Azad, a third-year student of computer science at Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies in Andhra Pradesh, and I am having a great time. I’m excited to get started on the GSoC 2024 project, “Talawa Mobile Offline Capability Enhancement”!

Alright, let me to briefly introduce myself. You know, I’ve always been a huge tech fan. Like, how in the world do these 100-200 MB software programs manage to fix millions of people’s issues every single day? That question really sparked my interest in coding and other things.

I experimented with learning many programming languages in an attempt to comprehend the mysteries underlying these incredible apps. But hey, what do you know? Nothing made sense to me until I discovered open-source software. Open source really amazed me! It’s this global community of people working together to create useful products that are accessible to all.

For me, diving into open source went beyond just learning to code. It was similar to discovering an entirely new realm of collaboration and problem-solving. And so here I am, launching into the Talawa project and prepared to takle any constructive problems that may arise.

I really think that everybody with coding skills need to experiment with open source and Talawa is a great place to start. You won’t want to leave once you experience that collaborative vibe, I promise. It resembles an intense, never-ending creative and collaborative roller coaster!