Vishal Arya

I'm Vishal Arya, using technology to chip away at a few social problems in Bihar through Bodhya, an initiative I'm building. I'm also a director on the board at FOSS United, which I've been part of since its early days.

Social projects

• School to LivelihoodTraining under-privileged girls in West Champaran
• FOSS United BiharPromoting Free and Open Source in engineering colleges in Bihar

Software projects

• Bihar Scheme TrackerFollowing Bihar's education money — from released, to drawn down, to verified as reaching a school
• Hikmat GamesLearning games that teach English and programming to Hindi speakers — playable in any browser
• RolodexA relationship tracker for organisations

Blog

• What AI Can Fix in Rural Schools Aug 2026 Two months at a girls' school in West Champaran: the inputs are already there, the teachers and the pathway after Class 10 are not, and the narrow place where AI actually helps.
• Bodhya for NPOs Jan 2026 BodhyaHow Bodhya can work with Non-profit organisations to build a modern tech infra for them.
• Introducing Bodhya Nov 2025 BodhyaWhy Bodhya exists and what we’re building for Bihar students

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Elsewhere

• GitHub
• Mastodon
• Twitter / X
• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Contact

Building something in Bihar? Or want to talk about Bodhya, FOSS United, free software or AI? Write to me.

vishal@bodhya.net