{"id":6059,"date":"2026-01-28T09:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=6059"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:20:08","slug":"pritam-sonone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/pritam-sonone\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritam Sonone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"6060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/pritam-sonone\/pritam-sonone-headshot-hd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/01\/Pritam-Sonone-Headshot-HD.jpg?fit=1248%2C1248&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1248,1248\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center Cusotm_Organizer_Team has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-5d385c0b3c65ae21ed4f610e809008f0\">Core, Polyglots, TV, Photos, Community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wca26_profile_links is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f158931 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:28px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized flagimage cont-flag-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-attachment-id=\"2594\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/organizer\/vachan-kudmule\/flag-in-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2025\/10\/flag-in-2.webp?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" 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screen-reader-text\">WordPress<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-custom-background-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1a04181f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-heading-font-family has-accent-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><br> <em>\u201cAs a WordPress contributor and community leader, I\u2019ve realized the real growth happens when we help others discover their power to create and contribute.\u201d<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\">My WordPress Journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My WordPress journey began over six years ago when I built my blog Digital Pritam to share tutorials on website building and digital skills. Over time, I realized WordPress could be a bridge between technology and rural communities, leading me to start Amhi Kastkar, a Marathi-language digital media platform empowering farmers through digital awareness, now with 379K+ subscribers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the WordPress ecosystem, I\u2019ve contributed to Core, Polyglots, Photos, WP-CLI, Hosting, and WordPress.tv, serving as a Translation Editor, Speaker, Volunteer, and Community Mentor. 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