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Vishal Arya

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Program Director @ FOSS United
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About

Founder, Bodhya | Director, FOSS United.

Experience
Program Director
July 2020 - Present
FOSS United Foundation
New Delhi, India


R&D Intern
May 2019 - July 2019
IIT Guwahati
Guwahati, India


Education
2016 - 2020
Cochin University of Science and Technology
B.Tech, Information Technology
Projects
FOSS Club
FOSS Club
Grow or Create FOSS culture in your college campus
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Event Timeline
Event Timeline
Checkout all the FOSS events happening in India
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Activity

FOSS Hackathon Badges

CFPs Proposed

PUNE
PuneFOSS 4.0
Talk
Let's talk about the IT Rules (Second Draft Amendments), 2026
20 Jun 2026 | Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Hall, Camp
Withdrawn
LUCKNOW
LucknowFOSS 2.0
Talk
Fast Forward using AI and FOSS
04 Apr 2026 | IIIT Lucknow
Withdrawn
BIHAR
FOSS Meetup Bhagalpur
Talk
Why 95% of Tech Internships & Jobs Go to Metro Students
17 Jan 2026 | C201, 2nd floor, Academic Building, IIIT Bhagalpur
Approved
FOSS Club Logo Government Engineering...
Hands on Git and GitHub
Workshop
Git 101
11 Oct 2025 | Seminar Hall, GEC Sheikhpura
Approved
MUMBAI
FOSS Meetup Mumbai
Talk
How can we host a low waste event?
21 Jun 2025 | Remiges Technologies Pvt Ltd, 3rd floor
Review Pending
KOLKATA
Kolkata FOSS x Django India Meetup
Talk
What Can We Learn from South India's FOSS Community?
08 Feb 2025 | Technicise Software & Technologies Pvt Ltd
Approved
PUNE
FOSS Meetup Pune
Talk
Dear DigiYatra Users..
04 Jan 2025 | Peerlist, Pune
Approved
BIHAR
BiharFOSS 2025
Talk
Importance of FOSS Club in your college
22 Mar 2025 | IIT Patna
Approved

Chapter & Event Volunteership

BIHAR
BIHAR
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

DELHI
DELHI
Core Team Member
City Community | Inactive

FIRST COMMIT
FIRST COMMIT
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active

INDIAFOSS
INDIAFOSS
Core Team Member
Conference | Active

LUCKNOW
LUCKNOW
Core Team Member
City Community | Active

KOLKATA FOSS X DJANGO ...
Kolkata FOSS x Django India Meetup
Volunteer
Event | 8 Feb 2025

FOSS CITY MEETUP
FOSS City Meetup
Volunteer
Event | 17 May 2025

FOSS BENGALURU MARCH M...
FOSS Bengaluru March Meetup
Volunteer
Event | 28 Mar 2026

FOSS MEETUP | JULY 2025
FOSS Meetup | July 2025
Volunteer
Event | 12 Jul 2025

COMMUNITY CALL #2
Community Call #2
Volunteer
Event | 4 Oct 2025

FOSS MEETUP | DECEMBER...
FOSS Meetup | December 2025
Volunteer
Event | 27 Dec 2025

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

VIRTUAL MEETUP #1
Virtual Meetup #1
Volunteer
Event | 26 Jul 2025

FOSS MEETUP BANGALORE ...
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
Volunteer
Event | 12 Jul 2025

FOSS MEETUP BANGALORE
FOSS meetup Bangalore
Volunteer
Event | 23 Nov 2024

FOSS MEETUP | NOVEMBER...
FOSS Meetup | November 2024
Volunteer
Event | 22 Nov 2024

FOSS MEETUP
FOSS Meetup
Core Team Member
Event | 25 May 2024

FOSS UNITED KOLKATA NO...
FOSS United Kolkata November Meetup
Core Team Member
Event | 8 Nov 2025

FOSS MEETUP BANGALORE
FOSS meetup Bangalore
Volunteer
Event | 26 Apr 2025

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

FOSS MEETUP BANGALORE ...
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
Volunteer
Event | 9 Aug 2025

5 YEARS OF FOSS UNITED 🎉
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
Volunteer
Event | 18 Jan 2025

GOAFOSS
GoaFOSS
Volunteer
Event | 22 Jul 2023

HYDFOSS 2023
HydFOSS 2023
Volunteer
Event | 29 Jul 2023

FOSS MEETUP BANGALORE
FOSS meetup Bangalore
Volunteer
Event | 24 May 2025

FOSS BENGALURU MEETUP ...
FOSS Bengaluru Meetup - Feb
Volunteer
Event | 1 Mar 2026

FOSS MEETUP | OCTOBER ...
FOSS Meetup | October 2025
Volunteer
Event | 25 Oct 2025

FOSS MEETUP | SEPTEMBE...
FOSS Meetup | September 2025
Volunteer
Event | 27 Sep 2025

FOSS MEETUP | JANUARY ...
FOSS Meetup | January 2026
Volunteer
Event | 31 Jan 2026

FOSS MEETUP GOA
FOSS Meetup Goa
Volunteer
Event | 22 Oct 2023

FOSS UNITED NASHIK FEB...
Foss United Nashik Feb Meetup
Volunteer
Event | 9 Feb 2025

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

FOSS MEETUP BANGALORE
FOSS Meetup Bangalore
Volunteer
Event | 19 Oct 2024

FOSS MEETUP | NOVEMBER...
FOSS Meetup | November 2025
Volunteer
Event | 29 Nov 2025

FOSS MEETUP BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
Volunteer
Event | 8 Oct 2022

SCIPY INDIA COMMUNITY ...
SciPy India Community Call #4
Volunteer
Event | 6 Dec 2025

BANGPYPERS X SCIPY IND...
BangPypers x SciPy India – February Python Meetup
Volunteer
Event | 21 Feb 2026

FOSS UNITED NASHIK JUL...
Foss United Nashik July meetup
Volunteer
Event | 20 Jul 2025

PUNEFOSS 3.0
PuneFOSS 3.0
Volunteer
Event | 5 Apr 2025

COMMUNITY CALL #3
Community Call #3
Volunteer
Event | 1 Nov 2025

FOSS MEETUP BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bengaluru
Volunteer
Event | 24 Jan 2026

FOSS MEETUP BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bengaluru
Volunteer
Event | 24 Jan 2026

MOZILLA X FOSS UNITED ...
Mozilla X FOSS United on the future of Open Source AI
Volunteer
Event | 21 Feb 2026

FOSS MEETUP BANGALORE
FOSS meetup Bangalore
Volunteer
Event | 23 Mar 2025

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

FOSS MEETUP BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
Volunteer
Event | 11 Jun 2022

DECEMBER MEETUP
December Meetup
Core Team Member
Event | 23 Dec 2024

FOSS MEETUP
FOSS Meetup
Core Team Member
Event | 20 Jul 2024

FOSS MEETUP
FOSS Meetup
Core Team Member
Event | 29 Jun 2024

FOSS MEETUP BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
Volunteer
Event | 6 Apr 2022

FOSS MEETUP SRINAGAR
FOSS Meetup Srinagar
Volunteer
Event | 12 Jan 2025

FOSS MEETUP BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
Volunteer
Event | 17 Sep 2022

FOSS MEETUP NASHIK
Foss Meetup Nashik
Volunteer
Event | 20 Oct 2024

PUNEFOSS 2.1
PuneFOSS 2.1
Volunteer
Event | 24 Aug 2024

Events Attended

June Meetup
LUCKNOW
June Meetup
20 Jun 2026 11:00 AM InMobi , Awfis - CoWorking, 5th Floor, Fun Republic Mall, Lohia Path, Nehru Enclave, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226010
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
Proposal Jam @ IndiaFOSS 2026
INDIAFOSS
Proposal Jam @ IndiaFOSS 2026
14 May 2026 07:00 PM Virtual
IndiaFOSS 2025
INDIAFOSS
IndiaFOSS 2025
Must Attend
20 – 21 Sep 2025 NIMHANS Convention Centre
FOSS Meetup Samastipur
BIHAR
FOSS Meetup Samastipur
24 Mar 2026 11:00 AM Room No-33, Main Building, GEC Samastipur
FOSS Meetup | January 2026
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | January 2026
31 Jan 2026 02:00 PM Thoughtworks Technologies
LucknowFOSS 2.0
LUCKNOW
LucknowFOSS 2.0
4 Apr 2026 10:00 AM IIIT Lucknow
FOSS Bengaluru March Meetup
BENGALURU
FOSS Bengaluru March Meetup
28 Mar 2026 02:00 PM Samagata Foundation, Church Street
FOSS Hack 2026
BIHAR
FOSS Hack 2026
1 – 28 Mar 2026 Quad AI, Rajeev Nagar, Patna
FOSS Meetup | September 2025
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | September 2025
27 Sep 2025 02:00 PM Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology
FOSS Meetup | December 2025
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | December 2025
27 Dec 2025 10:00 AM KlyONIX Tech, Pollachi
FOSS Meetup | November 2025
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | November 2025
29 Nov 2025 02:00 PM iamneo.ai, 3rd Floor, SPA SPR Towers
FOSS Meetup | October 2025
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | October 2025
25 Oct 2025 03:00 PM Thoughtworks Technologies
FOSS Meetup | July 2025
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | July 2025
12 Jul 2025 03:00 PM Coimbatore Institute of Technology
FOSS Meetup | November 2024
COIMBATORE
FOSS Meetup | November 2024
22 Nov 2024 05:00 PM Thoughtworks Technologies
Open Source & AI
BIHAR
Open Source & AI
28 Feb 2026 11:00 AM Quad AI, Patna
Bihar Build Day
BIHAR
Bihar Build Day
27 – 30 Dec 2025 Riding Road, Patna
FOSS Meetup Bhagalpur
BIHAR
FOSS Meetup Bhagalpur
17 Jan 2026 11:00 AM C201, 2nd floor, Academic Building, IIIT Bhagalpur
FOSS Bengaluru Meetup - Feb
BENGALURU
FOSS Bengaluru Meetup - Feb
1 Mar 2026 11:00 AM Samagata Foundation, Church Street
BangPypers x SciPy India – February Python Meetup
SciPy India
BangPypers x SciPy India – February Python Meetup
21 Feb 2026 10:30 AM Amadeus Labs, Kadubeesanahalli, Marathahalli, Bengaluru
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
FOSS meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bengaluru
24 Jan 2026 11:00 AM Samagata Foundation
Good Design Made Simple
INDIAFOSS
Good Design Made Simple
19 Sep 2025 02:00 PM RV University
FOSS Meetup Goa
GOA
FOSS Meetup Goa
22 Oct 2023 03:00 PM TBA
First Commit with Sreelakshmi Jayarajan
FIRST COMMIT
First Commit with Sreelakshmi Jayarajan
8 Nov 2025 04:00 PM Online
First Commit with Abhinav Raut
FIRST COMMIT
First Commit with Abhinav Raut
29 Sep 2025 06:00 PM Online
SciPy India Community Call #4
SciPy India
SciPy India Community Call #4
6 Dec 2025 02:00 PM Online
First Commit with Gagandeep Singh
FIRST COMMIT
First Commit with Gagandeep Singh
5 Sep 2025 07:00 PM Online
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
9 Aug 2025 02:00 PM Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup
DELHI
FOSS Meetup
22 Jun 2024 03:00 PM ThoughtWorks Technologies, Gurugram
FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
FOSS Meetup
16 Nov 2024 10:00 AM Stepper Hall, room 207, E-block, BBDITM
FOSS Meetup
DELHI
FOSS Meetup
21 Sep 2024 03:00 PM LambdaTest, Noida
FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
FOSS Meetup
21 Dec 2024 11:00 AM Goel Institute of Technology and Management
FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
FOSS Meetup
24 May 2025 11:00 AM TBA
FOSS Meetup
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup
Must Attend
25 May 2024 11:00 AM Rippling, Embassy Tech Village
FOSS City Meetup
KANPUR
FOSS City Meetup
17 May 2025 10:00 AM Senate Hall, CSJMU Kanpur
First Commit with Sridhar K. N. Rao
FIRST COMMIT
First Commit with Sridhar K. N. Rao
19 Jul 2021 04:00 PM Online
First Commit with Nabarun Pal
FIRST COMMIT
First Commit with Nabarun Pal
22 May 2021 02:16 PM Online
First commit with Goutham Veeramachaneni
FIRST COMMIT
First commit with Goutham Veeramachaneni
20 Mar 2021 03:16 PM Online
First commit wiht Yuvi Panda
FIRST COMMIT
First commit wiht Yuvi Panda
17 Apr 2021 02:16 PM Online
December Meetup
SHIVAMOGGA
December Meetup
23 Dec 2024 10:00 AM TBA
Community Call #3
SciPy India
Community Call #3
1 Nov 2025 02:00 PM Jitsi Meet
Community Call #2
SciPy India
Community Call #2
4 Oct 2025 02:00 PM Online (click here to join)
BiharFOSS 2025
BIHAR
BiharFOSS 2025
Must Attend
22 Mar 2025 09:30 AM IIT Patna
August Meetup
LUCKNOW
August Meetup
2 Aug 2025 11:00 AM IIIT Lucknow
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
BENGALURU
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
Must Attend
18 Jan 2025 12:00 PM Indiqube Garden, Koramangala, Bengaluru
November Meetup
LUCKNOW
November Meetup
15 Nov 2025 11:00 AM IIIT Lucknow
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore - IndiaFOSS sneak-peek!
12 Jul 2025 04:00 PM Samagata Foundation
FOSS United Kolkata November Meetup
KOLKATA
FOSS United Kolkata November Meetup
8 Nov 2025 11:00 AM RCC Institute of Information Technology, Dr. Jaya Deb Roy Auditorium
Workshops @ IndiaFOSS 2025
INDIAFOSS
Workshops @ IndiaFOSS 2025
19 Sep 2025 10:00 AM RV University
Tech 4 Social Good
INDIAFOSS
Tech 4 Social Good
19 Sep 2025 01:00 PM RV University
Maintainer Summit 2025
INDIAFOSS
Maintainer Summit 2025
19 Sep 2025 09:00 AM Church Street, Bangalore
FOSS meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore
24 May 2025 04:00 PM Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup
DELHI
FOSS Meetup
18 May 2024 02:00 PM Internet Freedom Foundation
FOSS Meetup Delhi
DELHI
FOSS Meetup Delhi
25 Jan 2025 03:00 PM Hansraj College, Delhi University
Open Source Security Meetup
PUNE
Open Source Security Meetup
8 Feb 2025 10:00 AM One2N office, Aundh, Pune
FOSS Meetup
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup
29 Jun 2024 03:00 PM Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup
20 Jul 2024 11:00 AM Codewave
FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
FOSS Meetup
12 Jul 2024 11:00 AM Mini Audi 1, Goel Institute of Technology and Management
PuneFOSS 2.1
PUNE
PuneFOSS 2.1
24 Aug 2024 10:00 AM Coditas
FOSSMeetup Dehradun
DEHRADUN
FOSSMeetup Dehradun
21 Sep 2024 12:00 PM DIT University
FOSS Meetup Guwahati
GUWAHATI
FOSS Meetup Guwahati
26 Oct 2024 03:00 PM IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam
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
30 Nov 2024 04:00 PM Whizdom Club, Gurugram
FOSS Meetup Srinagar
SRINAGAR
FOSS Meetup Srinagar
12 Jan 2025 04:00 PM Lal Chowk
January FOSS Meetup
LUCKNOW
January FOSS Meetup
25 Jan 2025 11:00 AM IIIT Lucknow
Kolkata FOSS x Django India Meetup
KOLKATA
Kolkata FOSS x Django India Meetup
8 Feb 2025 04:00 PM Technicise Software & Technologies Pvt Ltd
Linux Install Fest
LUCKNOW
Linux Install Fest
1 Mar 2025 11:00 AM Amity University, Lucknow.
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 Delhi
DELHI
FOSS Meetup Delhi
23 Aug 2025 02:00 PM Essentia.dev // Sector 62, Noida
Release PartyTrixie
DELHI
Release PartyTrixie
9 Aug 2025 04:00 PM Noida
HydFOSS 2023
HYDERABAD
HydFOSS 2023
29 Jul 2023 09:00 AM T-Hub
Virtual Meetup #1
SciPy India
Virtual Meetup #1
26 Jul 2025 10:00 AM Online
Foss United Nashik July meetup
NASHIK
Foss United Nashik July meetup
20 Jul 2025 10:00 AM Winjit Technologies
LucknowFOSS
LUCKNOW
LucknowFOSS
Must Attend
12 Apr 2025 10:00 AM IIIT Lucknow
FOSS Meetup Delhi
DELHI
FOSS Meetup Delhi
19 Oct 2024 11:00 AM A007, IIIT-Delhi
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
6 Apr 2022 04:00 PM TBA
FOSS Meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bangalore
19 Oct 2024 03:00 PM Samagata Foundation, Church Street
FOSS meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore
23 Nov 2024 03:00 PM Samagata Foundation
FOSS meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore
23 Mar 2025 04:00 PM Samagata Foundation
PuneFOSS 3.0
PUNE
PuneFOSS 3.0
Must Attend
5 Apr 2025 08:00 AM MIMA Institute of Management, Balewadi, Pune
FOSS Meetup Pune
PUNE
FOSS Meetup Pune
4 Jan 2025 10:30 AM Peerlist, Pune
Foss United Nashik Feb Meetup
NASHIK
Foss United Nashik Feb Meetup
9 Feb 2025 10:00 AM Sumago Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Nashik
GoaFOSS
GOA
GoaFOSS
22 Jul 2023 10:00 AM International Center Goa
FOSS meetup Bangalore
BENGALURU
FOSS meetup Bangalore
26 Apr 2025 02:00 PM Samagata Foundation
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
8 Oct 2022 03:00 PM TBA
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
17 Sep 2022 05:00 PM TBA
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
BENGALURU
FOSS Meetup Bengaluru
11 Jun 2022 05:00 PM TBA
Foss Meetup Nashik
NASHIK
Foss Meetup Nashik
20 Oct 2024 10:00 AM Solace Infotech Pvt. Ltd
FOSS Meetup Dehradun
DEHRADUN
FOSS Meetup Dehradun
19 Oct 2024 12:00 PM DIT University

Hackathons Attended

FOSSHack
01 Mar 2026
Quad AI School of Technology and Management, Rajeev Nagar, Patna | Patna
FOSSHack
22 Feb 2025
Delhi Technical Campus | Delhi-NCR