Talks:
Journey from Aspiration to Realization
"Journey from Aspiration to Realization" - presented at GSoC Community Talks Series, featured on the official Google Open Source YouTube channel
Fostering a Diamond in the Rough: Being a Good Mentor in Open Source
"Fostering a Diamond in the Rough: Being a Good Mentor in Open Source" - presented at Open Source Summit Latin America 2022
GSoC 2017 Summary - Sigmah Organisation
Represented Sigmah Organisation at Google Mentor Summit 2017 at Google Headquarters Mountain view, San Francisco, California, USA, presented the GSoC 2017 recapitulation on behalf of Sigmah.
Open Source and Software Engineering
Delivered 10+ talks at meetup groups in Bangalore and London on various open source and software engineering topics
Awards & Features:
Awards and Features
Honoured as the Distinguished Young Alumni of the university and felicitated by Padmashri recipient Sindhutai Sapkal
Interviewed and featured in Catalyst, the annual magazine of Government College of Engineering Aurangabad.
Received Best Outgoing Student Award -- a cash award of INR 10,000 (Corporate sponsor: Tata Consultancy Services)
Runner-up in WebQuest coding contest organised at Tech Fest at GECA, having over 100 participants
Secured position among the top 3%ile out of 1.2 million students, in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Mains)
International rank 646 in International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO)
National rank 53, District rank 1 in Ganit Pradhya (Mathematics Talent Search Exam) conducted by Ganit Mahamandal
Recipient of Excellence Award by the Government of India for securing rank in the top 1% in the Secondary School exam
1st position amongst 10k+ participants at Holy Faith Publications' general aptitude exam
Scholarships:
Scholarships
Grace Hopper International Scholar - received a scholarship to attend Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC 2017) in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by AnitaB.org Institute and Apple Inc
Grace Hopper Conference India Scholar - received a scholarship to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing, India (GHCI 2017)
Google Udacity Developer Nanodegree Scholar - received a scholarship to learn Frontend development, and was awarded a Nanodegree from Udacity, sponsored by Google
MTSE Scholar - received Maharashtra Talent Search Exam (MTSE) Scholarship by State Government of Maharashtra
Extracurricular Activities:
Extracurriculars
Served on Student Alumni Team of AAGECA (Alumni Association of Govt Engg College Aurangabad)
Yoga - Led the NVS (Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti) under-19 team at the National level of SGFI (School Games Federation of India) for two consecutive years
Music - Learned Indian classical music for 7+ years, was awarded merit certificates for exams conducted by Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mumbai and won various music competitions
Drama - Received honourable mention for performance (with a team of 21) at National Drama Fest at Bal Bhavan Delhi
Bharat Scout Guide - Received the prestigious Rajya Puraskar Award along with proficiency badges
Represented NVS Pune at Bharat Scout Guide National Adventure Camp