Building India's next generation
of open-source contributors.
A contributor-driven open-source community turning curiosity into meaningful contribution — from first commit to confident contributor.
Exposure across a wide range of organisations
A contributor-driven
open-source community
OSS | Let's Connect exists to turn curiosity into meaningful contribution. With 800+ members across borders, we connect beginners, active contributors, mentors and maintainers.
Through weekly OSS sessions, we help people learn openly, work on real projects, and grow together — from first commit to confident contributor.
The gap isn't learning to code.
It's learning to contribute.
India has no shortage of developer talent. What many learners lack is a clear pathway into real open-source communities.
01Discover
Where do I start? We help you find projects, understand communities, and learn Git & GitHub contribution workflows.
02Contribute
How do real projects actually work? Find issues, improve docs or code, and open a real PR with guidance.
03Collaborate
How do I work with maintainers? Learn PR etiquette, gather feedback, iterate and communicate professionally.
04Grow
How do I turn a first contribution into long-term impact? Build confidence, contribute consistently and help peers.
From curiosity to contribution.
Since launch, 500+ students have been supported through their first open-source milestones.
800+
Members
Contributors across borders
500+
Students Supported
Through first OSS milestones
20+
Projects
Across the OSS ecosystem
10
Knowledge Sessions
Shared in the first months
Achievements of community members.
Recent Achievements — LFX 2026
LatestSuhani
Gaurav Patil
Athang Kali
Avinash
Harshit Ghagre
Dolly Chahar
All Community Achievers
Sumit Goyal
Shubhang Sinha
Krishna Gupta
Lakshit Verma
Krrish Biswas
Om
Rahul Shendre
Suhani
what the community says
Everyone is so kind and humble here. I love to talk to them.
Avinash
Community Member
An absolute gem of a group with great people who are up for any kind of help — literally the best thing in the India OSS community.
Ankit Ram
Community Member
It took me around 20 days of effort to see my first PR merged, and that moment was truly special. Still learning, still contributing, just getting started.
Vijay Fulwariya
Contributor
The people here helped me understand how to approach open source, choose the right projects, and contribute more effectively.
Mohammad Sakib
Contributor
The meets, the insights, the people around, and the mentorship — not just from the mods but the entire community — helped me a lot. Exactly like OSS!
Atishay Jain
Community Member
There is no unnecessary hierarchy. Anyone can ask questions, share their thoughts, or help others — that makes the community very welcoming.
Mithul Nama
GitMCP Contributor
Being able to see how the community works together made all the difference. Thanks to that support, I merged my very first PR in Meshery!
Akshita Singh
Meshery Contributor
I've got 4 PRs merged on pandas-stubs and pandas — slow but steady, thanks to such good mentors and the weekly meets.
Krishna Garg
Pandas Contributor
Everyone is so kind and humble here. I love to talk to them.
Avinash
Community Member
An absolute gem of a group with great people who are up for any kind of help — literally the best thing in the India OSS community.
Ankit Ram
Community Member
It took me around 20 days of effort to see my first PR merged, and that moment was truly special. Still learning, still contributing, just getting started.
Vijay Fulwariya
Contributor
The people here helped me understand how to approach open source, choose the right projects, and contribute more effectively.
Mohammad Sakib
Contributor
The meets, the insights, the people around, and the mentorship — not just from the mods but the entire community — helped me a lot. Exactly like OSS!
Atishay Jain
Community Member
There is no unnecessary hierarchy. Anyone can ask questions, share their thoughts, or help others — that makes the community very welcoming.
Mithul Nama
GitMCP Contributor
Being able to see how the community works together made all the difference. Thanks to that support, I merged my very first PR in Meshery!
Akshita Singh
Meshery Contributor
I've got 4 PRs merged on pandas-stubs and pandas — slow but steady, thanks to such good mentors and the weekly meets.
Krishna Garg
Pandas Contributor
Everyone is so kind and humble here. I love to talk to them.
Avinash
Community Member
An absolute gem of a group with great people who are up for any kind of help — literally the best thing in the India OSS community.
Ankit Ram
Community Member
It took me around 20 days of effort to see my first PR merged, and that moment was truly special. Still learning, still contributing, just getting started.
Vijay Fulwariya
Contributor
The people here helped me understand how to approach open source, choose the right projects, and contribute more effectively.
Mohammad Sakib
Contributor
The meets, the insights, the people around, and the mentorship — not just from the mods but the entire community — helped me a lot. Exactly like OSS!
Atishay Jain
Community Member
There is no unnecessary hierarchy. Anyone can ask questions, share their thoughts, or help others — that makes the community very welcoming.
Mithul Nama
GitMCP Contributor
Being able to see how the community works together made all the difference. Thanks to that support, I merged my very first PR in Meshery!
Akshita Singh
Meshery Contributor
I've got 4 PRs merged on pandas-stubs and pandas — slow but steady, thanks to such good mentors and the weekly meets.
Krishna Garg
Pandas Contributor
Everyone is so kind and humble here. I love to talk to them.
Avinash
Community Member
An absolute gem of a group with great people who are up for any kind of help — literally the best thing in the India OSS community.
Ankit Ram
Community Member
It took me around 20 days of effort to see my first PR merged, and that moment was truly special. Still learning, still contributing, just getting started.
Vijay Fulwariya
Contributor
The people here helped me understand how to approach open source, choose the right projects, and contribute more effectively.
Mohammad Sakib
Contributor
The meets, the insights, the people around, and the mentorship — not just from the mods but the entire community — helped me a lot. Exactly like OSS!
Atishay Jain
Community Member
There is no unnecessary hierarchy. Anyone can ask questions, share their thoughts, or help others — that makes the community very welcoming.
Mithul Nama
GitMCP Contributor
Being able to see how the community works together made all the difference. Thanks to that support, I merged my very first PR in Meshery!
Akshita Singh
Meshery Contributor
I've got 4 PRs merged on pandas-stubs and pandas — slow but steady, thanks to such good mentors and the weekly meets.
Krishna Garg
Pandas Contributor
Vision & mission.
Make India one of the world's most trusted, collaborative and impact-driven open-source contributor ecosystems.
Create accessible pathways for developers to learn open source, make meaningful contributions, collaborate with global communities, and grow into mentors and maintainers.
Sessions & knowledge sharing.
Practical sessions turn open-source questions into contribution-ready knowledge. Hover to explore our curriculum.
Getting Started in OSS
Projects, communities & contribution basics
"Learned much more about LFX."
"Got to know what's going on in open source."
Event highlights
Session with Aayush Saini (SDE 3, Red Hat)
An online community discussion on open source, careers and contribution strategy.
Offline Meetup at IIIT Kota
An in-person session with students on getting started and staying consistent in open source.
Roadmap 2026 – 27.
From a fast-growing community to a national open-source contributor ecosystem.
Scale the Community
Grow a high-trust contributor network across campuses and regions.
Deepen Contributor Learning
100+ technical sessions · Contributor cohorts · Maintainer office hours
Connect the Ecosystem
College partnerships · Industry & OSS collaboration · Cross-campus network
Build Flagship Programs
Multi-city OSS meetups · National OSS hackathon · Annual community conference · Contributor → maintainer track