{"id":6652,"date":"2013-07-29T02:49:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T09:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/?p=6652"},"modified":"2013-07-29T02:49:49","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T09:49:49","slug":"xamarins-first-developer-evangelist-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarins-first-developer-evangelist-for-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Xamarin&#8217;s First Developer Evangelist for India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Today, I\u2019m super excited to announce that I joined Xamarin as their first developer evangelist for India! A country that is home to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Top_software_companies_in_India#Recent_development\" target=\"_blank\">IT services giants<\/a> like TCS, CTS, Wipro, Infosys, HCL and few others. We have an incredible amount of software developers and passionate professionals who contribute to the entire computing industry. To enable these professionals with the right tools, training &amp; guidance and helping them be more successful at whatever they\u2019re trying to accomplish is what I\u2019m really excited about.\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6653 alignright\" alt=\"Xamarin-India-Nish\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/Xamarin-India-Nish-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My job includes spreading the Xamarin Love by speaking at Developer Conferences, User Groups and other IT events.\u00a0If you spot me at an event in India, don\u2019t forget to say a \u201cHi\u201d and say you read my blog :-). You can also read the updates on my personal\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nnish.com\" title=\"blog\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>\u00a0where I will be sharing technical know-hows and other India specific experiences.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been writing softwares for web &amp; windows platforms for almost a decade now. Last year I moved on to an Evangelist role where I got a chance to interact and work with some amazing customers and helped them achieve success. Be it helping startups build prototypes or helping a large enterprise save millions of dollars, \u00a0It\u2019s infinitely satisfying to see them achieve their goals and being part of their success story.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m based in Silicon Valley of India, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangalore\" target=\"_blank\">Bangalore<\/a> and will be travelling across the country covering major IT hubs &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chennai,_India\" target=\"_blank\">Chennai<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyderabad,_India\" target=\"_blank\">Hyderabad<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mumbai\" target=\"_blank\">Mumbai<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delhi\" target=\"_blank\">Delhi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pune\" target=\"_blank\">Pune<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kolkata\" target=\"_blank\">Kolkata<\/a>, &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thiruvanathapuram\" target=\"_blank\">Thiruvanathapuram<\/a> and empowering developers with Xamarin!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Are you\na developer, or\na customer, or\na partner, or\na Xamarin enthusiast?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you are based out of India, I would love to connect and meet you in person! Feel free to write to me <a href=\"mailto:nish@xamarin.com\">nish@xamarin.com<\/a> or find me on twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nishanil\" target=\"_blank\">@nishanil<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I\u2019m super excited to announce that I joined Xamarin as their first developer evangelist for India! A country that is home to IT services giants like TCS, CTS, Wipro, Infosys, HCL and few others. We have an incredible amount of software developers and passionate professionals who contribute to the entire computing industry. 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