Team

Vivek Seshadri

Vivek is one of the cofounders of Karya. He has been involved in the design and development of the Karya platform from its inception, including the design of its two-tier software architecture that allows for deployment in regions without internet access. Outside of software development and research, Vivek is also a squash player.

Anurag Shukla

As the Head of Platform at Karya, I thrive at the intersection of technology and leadership. My journey reflects a deep commitment to leveraging my technical skills to uplift underserved communities and drive social good. Guiding teams towards innovative solutions is my passion, and it's a privilege to merge tech with a higher purpose.

Nitin Jerath

Nitin is a designer with a passion for creating desirable and impactful solutions. He approaches design from a process point of view and has a diverse portfolio spanning brands, products, toys, and games. He is interested in exploring design at the intersection of technology and social change.

Ananya Saxena

Ananya Saxena is currently a software developer who has graduated from IIIT Naya Raipur with a bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering. Before joining Karya full-time, she worked as a fellow at Microsoft Research India for a year. She is passionate about arts and crafts and loves to devote free time to her creative pursuits.

Divyansh Kushwaha

I am Divyansh, currently pursuing my Electronics undergraduate degree at IIIT Naya Raipur. I have a keen interest in Software Development. I've had the privilege of making substantial contributions to open-source projects, notably AnkiDroid through Google Summer of Code. At the moment, I am working as a Software Engineer at Karya, where I'm deeply engaged in the development of the Karya Android App.

Deepanshu Pratik

Passionate Android and Desktop Application Developer with 1.5 years of experience, actively contributing toan open source organisation CCExtractor. Dedicated to tech research, aspiring to become a prominent tech domain researcher.

Khushboo Agrawal

A Product Designer often oscillating between design and research, working in various spheres for social good whose eyes light up with each possibility of tinkering with a good problem statement.

Ananya Lohani

A Software Engineer with a proficiency in building scalable and accessible systems. A recent Computer Science & Engineering graduate from IIIT Delhi. Passionate about building products that make a real difference in people's lives.

Manikanteswar Punnam

I am a full stack software developer with 2 years of experience. Good experience in building software systems from scratch. Good exposure to Cloud Platforms like Azure. I have the Capability to utilise the advantages of cloud platforms to build real-time, scalable software systems.

Soumya Ranjan Patnaik

Soumya is passionate developer with a knack for web development and systems development. He has contributed to multiple open source projects in the past and has qualified for programs like Google Summer of Code and Samsung Prism. He's proficient in over six different programming languages and explore new technologies as they come out.

Aditya Yadavalli

I am a Speech/NLP Engineer at Karya. Here, I work on data processing pipelines, quality estimation of crowdsourced datasets, and building assistive tools for crowdsource workers.