Vishal Arya

Social Entrepreneur | Building @joinbodhya in Bihar | @FOSSUnited

[NHAI @NHAI_Official]

NHAI Summer Internship Programme 2026 is live!

NHAI invites applications for its 2-months Summer Internship Programme 2026, offering students a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across National Highway projects nationwide.

Building on the success of previous internship programmes, the initiative has now been expanded to include multiple disciplines—from civil engineering to technology, management, law, commerce and mass communication—providing broader opportunities for young talent.

Selected interns will work under the guidance of experienced professionals at NHAI field offices and headquarters, gaining real-world exposure to India’s infrastructure development ecosystem. A stipend of ₹20,000 per month and a certificate upon completion will be provided.

📅 Application deadline: 15 April 2026

🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/oLjVD5ubyg

@PMOIndia @MORTHIndia @PIBMoRTH #NHAI #BuildingANation

[Vishal Arya @fossdot]

Next stop: Samastipur, Bihar.

Running a Git & GitHub workshop tomorrow at GEC Samastipur, part of the #FOSS Meetup organised with #FOSSUnited Bihar.

If you're a student in the area, register and join us.

📅 24th March | 11am–3pm | Samastipur
🔗 https://t.co/Q2YVMMgeCf

#Bodhya

[kris gopalakrishnan @kris_sg]

Lots of agentic software to be written for enterprises. Sort of similar when digital computers and personal computers took off in 70s and 80s when lots of application software had to written. 1/2

[Vishal Arya @fossdot]

Bodhya is hosting the Patna edition of FOSS Hack 2026, 6th edition of free and open source, hackathon.

We have cash prize of up to Rs. 5L.

The registrations are open now.
https://t.co/BRGYMooW7f

[Vishal Arya @fossdot]

Thank you @NisarHogaya.

Hi Arvind, I recently started Bodhya, a community-driven initiative focused on democratizing tech education and building opportunities for students from Bihar through open-source projects, mentorship, and real-world learning.

Would love to explore how we could collaborate, perhaps start with a short call or chat to exchange ideas on skilling programs and regional outreach.

[Arvind Jha @jalajboy]

As the world looks at more AI talent and AI skills become key to finding and retaining jobs, @MithilaStack, our IT initiative at Darbhanga is doing its bit to help local students gets AI ready.

Next step: scale this to all of Bihar and train 10,000 youth on AI+coding.

[The FOSS Club @thefossclub]

Registrations are open for #FOSSHack2026 💚🐧
Month-long hybrid hackathon promoting Free & Open Source Software
- 1–31 March 2026
- Offline Finale: 28–29 March
- Delhi Technical Campus
- ₹5,00,000 Prize Pool

Register by 20 Feb: https://t.co/3jtyU1uqa0

[Vishal Arya @fossdot]

#1 Event of @joinbodhya in Bihar.

Join us at Bhagalpur tomorrow for a workshop, a talk and to connect with Bodhya members and with Akshit Tyagi, Software Engineer at @aftershootco.

P.S. - We already have 170+ registrations.

https://t.co/3uC0EdJRVT

#GoBihar #Bodhya

[Vishal Arya @fossdot]

@ansharora28 Bas en kitaabon se sahare hi jee rahe hai, Dilli ka hawa hame jeene kahan deti.

[Vishal Arya @fossdot]

and OASIS, supporting the community and connecting during @IndiaFOSS and major events. Excited for this new chapter supporting students, building local communities, and connecting industry and colleges in Bihar.

2/2

[Vishal Arya @fossdot]

Starting January 2026, I will start “Bodhya", an experiment to create tech opportunities for students in #Bihar at home. December 2025 marks my last month as full-time staff at FOSS United, but I’ll continue as a volunteer for @FOSSUnited.

https://t.co/5rxCiUqPS3

1/2

[Ansh @ansharora28]

I have unfortunately decided to move to Delhi. Looking for a 1 BHK in South Delhi along the yellow line . I'm also open to moving in a pre-occupied 2/3 BHK. Please DM if you have leads

[FOSS NIT Srinagar @fossnitsrinagar]

The open-source wave has begun at NIT Srinagar!🌊🚀

Grateful to Hon'ble DSW Prof. M.A. Bazaz & Er. Mustafa Zargar for making "Git Set Go" a success.

Thanks to Mr. Vishal Arya, Program Director, FOSS United, for inaugurating the FOSS Club!
🙌
#FOSSUnited #NITSrinagar #OpenSource

[Vishal Arya @fossdot]

Kindly explain smart marketing in details.

[Gopal Kaul @kaulmegops]

@nileshtrivedi @Nithin0dha Completely agree, huge shoutout to them for their FOSS contribution
Though, this might be smart marketing, dont you say?

[FFmpeg @FFmpeg]

Zerodha's $100k donation to FFmpeg, while by their own admission not using it that much, makes it even more generous.

Companies with businesses depending on FFmpeg should (but probably won't) learn from such generosity.

[Ayush Sahu @Murdock9803]

From doubting about sitting in placements at IIT, to next day meeting people/teams like Mr. Kailash Nadh (@zerodha), @gggodhwani (@CivicDatalab), Samaaj Data, @tattlemade, @Tech_4Good, @frappetech, @FOSSUnited, and so many more.

@IndiaFOSS 2025 was all I needed. FOSS FTW🔥

[Ayush Sahu @Murdock9803]

IndiaFOSS 2025 was amazing! So good to see people curious about foss, public tech and social good.
It was great talking about Build For Bharat Fellowship and listening to @NisarHogaya about it.
applications open 22sep-20oct.
https://t.co/pKcfcfjdKP

#indiafoss #TechForGood

[Ganesha @shastryIN]

Tried to click some pictures @IndiaFOSS

[KC Sivaramakrishnan @kc_srk]

Really nice talk on Bharath Digital Fellowship by Harsh Nisar @NisarHogaya at @IndiaFOSS

https://t.co/YDmmYIRVK2