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LGBT Pride on WordPress – Gauri Sawant


Gauri Sawant; Society told her that she is not a woman; but she became a mother. They told her that she has no rights of her own, that she does not exist in the eyes of the law; yet, she took in an orphaned girl to protect her right to a happy childhood, so that another little girl doesn’t get trafficked and disappear into oblivion.
You must have seen her in the recent ad of Vicks India. Video Courtesy: Vicks India
Gauri Sawant, born and raised in Pune, is a transgender living in Mumbai for more than 20 years. Gauri Sawant is a 37-year-old transgender social activist. Born as Ganesh Suresh Sawant, she was born and raised in a conservative family in Pune. At a very early age of 9, after her mother’s demise, Gauri realised that she is different from others. After her mother passed away, she was raised by her grandmother. As a child, she has always been effeminate and more inclined towards the female gender.
During one of her several visits to Mumbai’s red-light area Kamathipura, Gauri decided not to be a bystander and stepped in. She adopted Gayatri and is bringing her up as her own daughter. She had always wanted to be a mother – even if the world refuses to see her as such.

“I don’t feel special. I became a mother because of Gayatri and she is my pillar of strength. I did what every mother does, As I believe ‘Care has no Gender'” says Gauri.

Gauri Tai has decided to build a home for the children of sex workers called Aajicha Ghar – आजीचं घर, using her own patch of land, with the hope that given the right environment and coupled with love and support, these children can become anything they would want to be, instead of falling back to the cycle.
In real life, the idea for building a home for children did not crop up suddenly. A trip into the lanes of Kamathipura, Mumbai’s oldest red-light district, ended up in Gauri stumbling upon something that she would never quite forget

Instead of approaching others, She decided that she will build a home for these children. The thought helped her realize the aptness of the phrase, ‘charity begins at home!

Gauri’s connection with WordPress

Along with Collaborating with crowdfunding website Milaap, Gauri wanted to have her own online space for Aajicha Ghar – आजीचं घर which is built on WordPress, Gauri intends to raise funds through her website, towards providing a safe haven for the children. This could be their best shot at escaping the vicious circle their mothers have unfortunately been led to.

Gauri wants to help other children born to sex-workers. With her shelter ‘Aajicha Ghar – आजीचं घर‘ she wants to make a home and a new future for vulnerable children. It is also to be a place of refuge for other trans workers who are vulnerable to violence.

Topic: WordPress and LGBT

At WordCamp Nashik Tai, will share her WordPress story, on How publishing the website Aajicha Ghar – आजीचं घर on WordPress, helped her to raise funds for the noble cause!

Want to listen Gauri’s story, Make sure you book your seats here, before they are sold out!

See y’all at WordCamp Nashik!

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Yoast is our Silver Sponsor

WordCamp Nashik 2017 Yoast

Yoast helps you to get the most out of your website! You might know our Yoast SEO plugin;
with over 7,5 million active installs, Yoast SEO is one of the most popular WordPress plugins
worldwide.

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Our products help people create remarkable sites. We offer plugins that make optimizing
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people the skills and the knowledge needed to start improving their site.

Web: yoast.com
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WordPress in the life of a Kirtankar – WordPress story II

Dhananjay Maharaj More
Meet our Second Speaker Dhananjay Maharaj More , who will be sharing his WordPress story on How WordPress helped him in Warkari Sampradaya (Sect)

Dhananjay Maharaj More born on 18th July 1974 in Mangwadi (Mangalwadi) Tal. In Risod District Washim (Vidarbha), Born in a Warkari family, he was 3rd out of a total of 6 children. Mangwadi is considered as the place of the goddess Mathang / Matanga Rishi of Shabari in Ramayana village.

In 1986, During the Warkari Camp held at Khudaj village Tal. Sengaon, District Hingoli, He was first introduced and was able to understand the Warkari Sampraday (Sect), under the guidance of Mauli SopanKaka Tale.

Thereafter in 1989, Mauli SopanKaka Tale insisted him to go to Alandi, Pune for further Warkari Sampradayik (Sect) Higher Studies.

More details about Dhananjay Maharaj More can be found on Wikipedia

Dhanajay Maharaj More has also developed several Android Applications for Warkari Sampradaya (Sect) which can be downloaded from Google Play Store.

and many more..

Dhananjay Maharaj More also runs his blog on WordPress.com https://dhananjaymaharajmore.wordpress.com/

He says, WordPress helped him to publish Warkari saints literature, so as his ideas online and to reach many users.

Being a Kirtankar by profession, as well as a Software Developer by Hobby, He wants to utilize technology in the field of Kirtana, So it can be reached to every sect of the society.

Topic: WordPress in the life of a Kirtankar – कीर्तनकाराच्या आयुष्यातील वर्डप्रेस

At WordCamp Nashik Dhanajay Maharaj More, will share his WordPress story, on How WordPress helped him to publish his articles on Kirtana and Warkari Samradaya, and how easy/hard it was to use WordPress in Hindi/Marathi (हिंदी/मराठी).

WordPress : https://dhananjaymaharajmore.wordpress.com/

WikiPedia : https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/2yi7

Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrsTvFEO8TnC5Bu80xd_BtQ

Google Play Store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=4673764022222764880

Want to listen his story, Make sure you book your seats here, before they are sold out!

Wait! Did we mention WordPress Story II, Then What about “Story I“? Yes there’s another interesting WordPress Story, of an Activist, which we will publish very soon!

See you all at WordCamp Nashik

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Golden support from Human Made

Human Made is a WordPress development agency that brings open source to big publishers and enterprise-level clients. NewsUK, USAToday, Greenpeace, and Unison, are just some of the names we’ve worked with.

We hire the best people, regardless of location, and our team consists of some of the world’s most respected WordPress ​professionals

We’re highly active in contributing to all aspects of the WordPress project and re​recognized worldwide for our community standing.​ Find out more about us and how we work by reading our engineering handbook. And get in touch!

We’d love to hear from you.

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Meet our first Speaker – Sanyog Shelar

Meet Sanyog Shelar, Sanyog approaches to know the organization to apply the knowledge and skill to appropriately deliver value that is in line with organizational requirements.

Sanyog is involved in varied IT related fields like DBA, Security Management, Network Management etc.

Sanyog was impressed with Inaugural WordCamp for Nashik on 16 October 2016 and that’s how his journey began to give back to the WordPress community. Since then he has started on various way contributing WordPress core contributions, Theme Review, Plugin Development, Meta contribution, and Polyglots. He has also contributed Payment Gateway Plugin Like Instamojo for WordCamps across India.

He is also a cybersecurity expert for panel discussion over various English, Hindi, and Marathi news channels.

He is part of Responsible Netism at this moment he and his team reach to 1 million students through school and guide them and teach them about Internet Safety.

He is the key player in building Version Next Technologies Pvt Ltd. by carrying 12yrs of experience in development and technology.

With earning master’s degree in Technology and Business Administration. He is very passionate about work, and like giving back to the community.

Topic: How to Secure Your WordPress Blog/Site

At WordCamp Nashik, Sanyog will present a talk, on how one can secure the WordPress Blog/Site.

WordPress is the most popular CMS on the web and is now powering over 38.5% of all websites. Since it holds such a large piece of the market share it brings additional security concerns and increases your risk of attack when vulnerabilities are discovered.

He will mainly focus on:

  • How to periodically upgrade Themes/Plugins and WordPress, and its importance.
  • Having strong username/password
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • WordPress Security Plugins
  • Block Bad Bots
  • Secure Connections
  • File Permissions
  • Database Security
  • Lock Down WordPress Login
  • And many more..

Interested to listen Sanyog?, Make sure you book your seat here, before it gets sold out.

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Last Call for Speakers

Speaker

Call for Speakers will be closed on September 30th 2017 midnight. If you have a talk in mind related to WordPress, and think WordPress community can benefit from your talk, We welcome you to submit your Application here.

All topics and ideas are welcome: we only ask that you follow these guidelines when choosing your topic.

  • Your proposal should be related to WordPress, or immediately applicable and relevant to our WordPress audience.
  • Your proposal should be respectful of the WordPress community, the WordCamp code of conduct, and the GPL.

Format

  • Lightning talk: 10 minutes, without a question round.
  • Long-form talk: 30 minutes including a question round. You should plan to complete your talk in about 20 minutes, with approx. 10 minutes at the end for questions.
  • Panel Discussion: 30 minute discussion amongst up to four people, all answering questions from the audience about a specific topic.
  • Workshops: about an hour each, in the form of sessions run by an instructor covering a specific topic within WordPress.

Language

You are welcome to give your talk either in English, Hindi and Marathi, it’s up to you. Your talk may reach a wider audience if you present in English, as we expect to welcome attendees from all over India.

So what are you waiting for?, Apply to Speak at WordCamp Nashik 2017.

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Bluehost is our Silver Sponsor


Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.

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rtCamp is a Gold Sponsor

Founded in 2009, rtCamp is a WordPress agency that specialises in providing Handcrafted Solutions for Enterprises. Their contributions to WordPress and focus on quality has earned them the distinction of being the only WordPress.com VIP Partner from Asia.

rtCamp’s 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. Think you’ll fit right in? They are always hiring at http://careers.rtcamp.com/

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GoDaddy is our Global Silver Sponsor

We are happy to announce that GoDaddy is our Global Silver Sponsors.

GoDaddy’s mission is to radically shift the global economy toward small businesses by empowering people to easily start, confidently grow and successfully run their own ventures. With more than 12 million customers worldwide and 57 million domain names under management, GoDaddy gives small business owners the tools to name their idea, build a beautiful online presence, attract customers and manage their business.

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Let’s Woot for WooCommerce – Global Gold Sponsor

WooCommerce is the world’s most popular eCommerce platform. Powered by WordPress and built by WooThemes, the goal of WooCommerce is to allow you to sell anything online – beautifully. You can integrate with payment processors, easily manage shipping methods and inventory, set up flexible tax rules, and view detailed store reports all from your WordPress dashboard.

With a free core platform and hundreds of premium add-ons available, WooCommerce allows you to set up an online shop with functionality catered to your store’s needs.

WooCommerce has quickly grown to become the most popular eCommerce platform in the world. In fact, we have been flooded with speakers wanting to help everyone make the most of this great solution that lets you set shop in minutes!

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