In this talk, Sagar will

- Share his journey coming from very small village, fighting odds and how Open Source have helped him to get into VMWare

- Talk about Open Source, How to start contributing to Open Source projects

- What mistakes to avoid to get into Google Summer Of Code and similar programs

- Tips and tricks to learn from the best and get best for you

- How open source brings new opportunities and changes lives

- Experience of being GSoC project Admin, mentor & mentee

When I started my journey with Computers - we used to learn it on notebooks by drawing keyboards, buttons, Excel Sheets, Microsoft word to learn features and usage. It was not easy journey to reach where I am today. I fought every odd and reached here. When I visit colleges, villages, conferences to share my story people especially students gets motivated. I would like to share my journey with more and more people and spread awareness about how Open Source and how it has changed my life, how people can contribute to Google or any other Open Source projects. 

To add on more, recently I completed my GSOC term as mentee, also I have been mentoring and helping students professionals from many years with Open Source, Job Search through different events, talks, community groups.