We are super-excited to announce that rtCamp is our Gold Sponsor!
Founded in 2009, rtCamp is a WordPress agency that specializes in Enterprise solutions. Their contribution to the WordPress community and focus on quality has earned them the distinction of being the only WordPress.com VIP Partner from Asia.
Their open source rtMedia and EasyEngine projects are used by 10,000+ sites.
rtCampers are some of the most motivated, creative and active members of the WordPress community. For WordCamp Pune quite a few rtCampers are contributing as organisers and as volunteers.
rtCamp has sponsored every WordCamp in India in last year and we hope they continue to support all WordCamps in India in future as well.
Author: Hari Shanker R
I am an experienced Community and Project/Program Management Professional.
Until July 2025, I served as the Community Program Manager (formerly known as "Super Deputy") on the Make/WordPress Community Team, where my focus was on making the WordPress Community the best it can be, through events and other community-led efforts. I used to lead the Contributor Working Group of WordPress, where we built, and successfully ran three editions of the Contributor Mentorship Program, which resulted in a net total of 150 active contributors for WordPress. I also co-led the Five for the Future Program, and was also involved in other contributor initiatives such as the WordPress Contributor Health Dashboard project. I also used to be a fully-sponsored contributor to the WordPress open source project for over four years from 2020 through 2024.
Even though I don't work with WordPress on a day-to-day basis these days, the software has a close place in my heart. I strongly believe that open source tech and the open web have the potential to make the world a better place.
I have had a rather diverse career with significant experience in the domains of Retail Banking, Print & Web Journalism, Web Development, Entrepreneurship, Event Management, Professional Blogging, and Education.
Outside of work, I enjoy writing (blogging) as a hobby, and I'm a compulsive bibliophile. I'm also a happily married pet parent to three cats.
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