Things I've been involved with
(in no particular order)
Managed HasGeek’s Android app, Talkfunnel, worked on Python+Flask+Postgresql for Hasjob, Lastuser, etc. Served as editor of droidconIN 2015, one of India’s Android conferences.
One of India’s largest online movements, which saw over 1 million Indians email their telecom regulator in support of Net Neutrality, leading to a major victory in Feb 2016 with the ban on differential pricing.
Building on the success of the #SaveTheInternet movement, the Internet Freedom Foundation was setup to defend and fight for the digital rights in India. Tackling issues such as net neutrality, censorship, freedom of speech and encryption.
Built a rapid-response crowdsourced site in response to the floods in Chennai. It was used by thousands of people to crowdsource and coordinate places for shelter, food, aid and provide realtime updates from neighbourhoods in the city.
A service and app to help students at VIT University manage their academics. It was built with two friends from college and was my first exploration into product development. It is currently used by over 20,000 students at VIT University.
A campaign aimed at raising awareness about the Ministry of Home Affairs’ proposed draft of the Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016 which saught to curb the use of maps and severely harm technology innovation in India.
In the wake of Aadhaar and the Indian governent’s collection of biometric data of [over a billion] people, I was involved in starting a petition urging the government to recognise and protect your Right to Privacy.
A campaign that pushed the Shyam Benegal Committee to ask for a overhaul of the film censor board(CBFC). I helped setup the email workflow on the saveourcinema.in website.
For Deadpool .
A chrome extension that parses the captcha at IRCTC and autofills it for you.