content warning: lots of self promotion

this is me

i’m perry, a human in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. if you’re looking for labels or words that describes me, this page is not for you.

pronouns: any pronouns. they/them preferred

things i find interesting

• accessibility
• anarchocommunism
• activism
• blogs
• buses
• chocolate
• climate change
• cycling
• feminism
• free food
• free software
• gender
• hacking
• inclusion
• linux
• memes
• neurodiversity
• OpenStreetMap
• pirates
• politics
• privacy
• queer culture
• selfhosting
• science
• technology
• trains
• Wikipedia
• XMPP

things i don’t like

• “AI” hype
• almost everything build by GAFAM and the rest of the fash
• big corporations
• “blockchain”
• capitalism
• fascism
• indian army
• israel
• merit
• neoliberalism
• parental controls
• uncles

disclosure

I unfairly enjoy many privileges, and also suffer from some disadvantages. I’ve listed most of them here. This oversimplified list contains advantages and disadvantages I’m aware of. Some of them are too complex due to the intersectional nature of privileges.

• able-bodied - i can see, feel, touch, smell, talk, listen, eat and move without much assistance
• anxiety - unable to leave home alone without anxiety attack or severe anxiety
• age - young enough not to be taken seriously
• career - do not have a “respectful” paid job
• caste - i’m privileged enough not to be aware of my caste
• class - “middle” class (fancy term for rich people)
• cute - i’m treated better than people deemed bad looking
• digital privilege - ability to use most “gadgets” and stuff without much assistance from other people
• disability - socially unrecognised disabilities
• education
• ethnicity - people don’t ask me “where are you originally from”
• family - REDACTED
• food - i get to eat food i like without being murdered
• gender - questioning, some people expect me to apologise for my existence
• geographic location - place with very old and conservative people
• housing - do not have to pay rent
• intelligence - some people call me clever or intelligent, and my opinions are given more consideration than people who are considered less smart
• introvertion
• language - i speak the dominant language in my State but it happens to be a minority language in the country
• neurodivergent, executive dysfunction - unable to perform “routine tasks” without assistance
• political privilege - privileged enough to express most of my opinions without getting rape threats
• religion - privileges and disadvantages associated with lack of religion
• safety - not very safe, but i do not have to fear people physically attacking me inside my house
• sexuality - questioning
• socioeconomic privilege - not a first generation learner
• time - privileged to have lots of “free” time
• wealth - probably stolen from oppressed communities over the years

organisations, groups, projects and stuff

i’ve volunteered my time willingly and sometimes unwillingly at some organisations, groups, projects and stuff. here are some of them:

• Wikimedia projects (2016-present)
• Pepper&Carrot (2017-2019)
• OpenStreetMap (2019-present)
• pybatmesh (2021-2026)
• National Service Scheme (2021-2023)
• FOSS Club STIST (2023-2024)
• Yukthi ‘24 (2023-2024)
• Yasya ‘24 (2024)
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (2024)
• diasp.in and durare.org (2024-present)
• Free Software User Group, Thiruvananthapuram (2024-present)
• Prav Cooperative (2024-present)
• Indic Digital Archive Foundation (paid freelance, 2025 & 2026)
• Citizen Digital Foundation (paid fellowship, 2025-2026)
• initial prototype of Margi, which later received honorary mention at Prix Ars Electronica 2026 (2025-2026)

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