Omshivaprakash L
Chief Executive Officer at Anubhava Mantapa Servants Of Knowledge Association
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolOmshivaprakash L is a technology entrepreneur and nonprofit leader with 19 years of experience building language technology, digital publishing workflows, and large-scale digitisation programs for Kannada and other Indic languages. As CEO of Servants of Knowledge and President of Techfiz Inc, he combines enterprise IT infrastructure expertise with a mission-driven focus on open knowledge, having produced 200+ eBooks and led archival projects for major Indian institutions. He co-founded Sanchaya and Sanchi Foundation to advance FOSS language resources and audio-visual cultural preservation, and contributes to high-profile open projects like Mozilla Common Voice and Wikimedia’s jQuery.ime where his work improves Kannada localization and transliteration test coverage—practical efforts that bridge linguistics, QA, and developer tooling. Based in Bengaluru, he pairs hands-on technical depth from system administration to automation with fundraising, institutional partnerships, and community-driven stewardship of public-domain heritage.
19 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)High School, High School at Basaveshwara High SchooliGniit, Computer Certification Course, iGniit, Computer Certification Course at NIITMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, IT, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, IT at The ICFAI University, TripuraPre University College, Computer Science, Pre University College, Computer Science at BNES College, 9/6, 3rd Cross, Mahalakshmi Layout, Bangalore -86
English, Kannada, Hindi
Github Skills (13)
transliteration10
internationalization10
localization10
javascript10
translation10
test-automation10
testing10
jquery9
ftps9
ftp9
voice9
crowdsourcing8
open-data7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
wikimedia/jquery.ime
Nov 2012 - Nov 2012
jQuery based input methods library
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:6 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Omshivaprakash's contributions primarily revolve around enhancing the test suite for Kannada transliteration within the jQuery.ime library. They added and modified numerous test cases to cover various aspects of Kannada transliteration, including vowel combinations, complex consonants, and specific character mappings. The changes focused on ensuring accurate transliteration of Kannada characters and words, with an emphasis on correcting rendering issues and addressing specific edge cases. These efforts significantly improved the test coverage and reliability of the Kannada transliteration feature.
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common-voice/common-voice
Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
Common Voice is part of Mozilla's initiative to help teach machines how real people speak.
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:5 commits, 2 issues in 1 day
Contributions summary:Omshivaprakash's contributions focus on updating and adding Kannada (kn) language localization files within the Common Voice repository. They modified the `messages.ftl` and `cross-locale.ftl` files, updating translations and adding new language-specific content. This involved translating various user interface elements, including general text, home page elements, and contact information, and ensuring accurate language representation.
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