{"id":2818,"date":"2025-10-30T23:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_organizer&#038;p=2818"},"modified":"2025-10-31T00:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:50:52","slug":"rakesh-lawaju","status":"publish","type":"wcb_organizer","link":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/organizer\/rakesh-lawaju\/","title":{"rendered":"Rakesh Lawaju"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized organizer-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"2844\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/organizer\/rakesh-lawaju\/rakesh-lawaju-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2025\/10\/rakesh-lawaju.png?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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