Ravi Dwivedi

I write at https://ravidwivedi.in. #FreeSoftware activist from #India. CEO of #Prav.

I have a masters in mathematics from Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. I work at https://artofproblemsolving.com. If you are looking for a mathematics teacher, contact me.

I am a member of The Document Foundation (#tdf). I run mirrors for #LibreOffice and #Termux at https://mirrors.ravidwivedi.in.

I also contribute to #OpenStreetMap and #Debian.

Website: https://ravidwivedi.in
Prav App: https://prav.app
XMPP: xmpp:ravi@durare.org
Languages: Hindi, English, German

Public Key

npub188m00pgwj0a2fx53m7wch8wxwkftm6ysk3kae47fs5myfcqj228qn0kczn

NIP-05 Address

ravi_at_toot.io@momostr.pink

Profile Code

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2026-05-05 21:00:52 UTC

So, BJP won Bengal with a landslide.
Mamata Banerjee joined the list of regional leaders who lost the state elections to BJP (like Kejriwal).
These leaders used to think they can defeat the BJP on their own without supporting the Congress party.
It's time to get disillusioned with the idea that BJP can be challenged without a united opposition and to revive the INDIA alliance which worked well for a few months that it held up together during the run-up to the 2024 elections.
They need to realize who the enemy is.
We could learn from the history. The united opposition defeated Indira Gandhi in 1977.
In 1989, the opposition stopped Congress from forming the government. BJP united with the left to achieve that. This is the understanding and political maturity required right now from the opposition.
If that doesn't happen, the way things are, both the opposition and the democracy (whatever is left of it) in India will be over. It is because BJP is ruthless and will leave no stone unturned in making an opposition free nation.
Yes, the playing field was not even in the elections, but we need to accept that the fight against BJP is going to be unfair. The opposition cannot wait for the playing field to be even.
For people like us, we need to enroll ourselves in the electoral rolls, go out and vote for the party which can defeat BJP in the elections. And also to convince people already against the BJP to vote in a united manner.
#India

2026-04-30 17:03:19 UTC

@npub154r…alal @npub1ncy…3x0q
I started announcing my OpenPGP key in #Dino recently. Since then, Dino asks for my key passphrase every time I open the app.
I am using Debian Trixie with KDE. My friend @npub1fw5…p4dp who uses GNOME and also announcing his keys doesn't have to enter the passphrase though. He got an option to save the password in the password manager, which I didn't.
I have attached pictures of my screen and my friend's so that you can compare.
Let me know how can I fix this. Is it specific to KDE?
#AskFediverse
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2026-04-29 14:57:11 UTC

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Nice.
You can also add the way so that it can display the navigation correctly. For that, I would use either the editor on https://openstreetmap.org web interface or the #Vespucci app.

2026-04-21 20:10:36 UTC

Today I published my experience of attending LibreOffice Conference in Budapest last year
Read here https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/libreoffice-conference-2025-budapest/
Thanks to @npub1tgg…qwzh
Thanks to @npub1aty…8q7u and @npub18fz…je7z for proofreading the writeup!
#LibreOffice #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

2026-04-14 21:48:36 UTC

I have managed to get myself in the electoral rolls for my state elections. I mean I have already voted in elections but the recent SIR and voter list manipulations in #India means getting our name in the voter list is itself a battle.
Don't underestimate the power of your vote and try your best to be in voter lists😀

2026-02-15 21:03:15 UTC

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I will make sure to not buy anything from there :)
By the way, I always go to offline stores and I didn't realize they have online stores too.

2026-02-01 06:54:37 UTC

I am taking a sip of freedom 😉
Join us at #MiniDebConf #Kanpur to get these coasters at our #LibreOffice stall.
More details here https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org/
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2026-01-31 13:26:48 UTC

The call for proposals for #MiniDebConf Kanpur is open. 10 days to go https://micronews.debian.org/2026/1769867255.html
Submit a talk 👉 https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org
Sponsor the event 👉 https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org/about/become-a-sponsor/
#Debian #DebianIndia
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2026-01-21 07:10:05 UTC

Only 20 days left! Submit your talk proposals for #MiniDebConf Kanpur today.
📍 Venue: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
📅 Dates: 14th and 15th of March 2026.
🔗 https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org/
Poster credits: @npub1qae…0dtq
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2026-01-20 14:24:37 UTC

The #DebianIndia community is organizing a #MiniDebConf.
📍 Venue: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
📅 Dates: 14th and 15th of March 2026.
🔗 https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org/
Submit your talk proposal now. See you there!
#Kanpur #India #Debian #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

2026-01-07 19:06:55 UTC

A couple of days ago, my email account was suspended by @npub1stq…pm75 and was reinstated within 24 hours after some back and forth with their support team.
I have written a blog post describing the incident here https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/suspension-of-my-riseup-account/, along with suggestions to improve Riseup's policies.
I hope this catches the attention of someone from #Riseup.
That said, spam sign-ups are a challenge, and I am curious to know how other providers like #Disroot or #Autistici handle them.

2025-12-31 09:03:58 UTC

#MiniDebConf is coming to #Kanpur, #India. Stay tuned for updates https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org.
Poster credits: @npub1qae…0dtq
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2025-12-04 18:21:00 UTC

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As an example, the vote share of BJP in Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh was the same in 2024 and 2014 (around 42%). But they won 71/80 seats in 2014 in UP, while 33 seats out of 80 in 2024.
Same vote share, but drastically different results due to anti-BJP forces uniting in 2024.

2025-12-04 18:15:25 UTC

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In short, we need to target the 64% and convince them to vote for the lesser evil. To vote for a party which can defeat the BJP.
I saw a lot of people criticize BJP but don't even go to vote or don't care enough to be in the electoral rolls. Some of my friends whom I talked with weren't even in their town on the day of the voting. We need to raise awareness about all this so that people plan ahead and make sure they vote.

2025-12-04 18:11:28 UTC

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We can already see what happens when the opposition unites and people opposing BJP unite from the 2024 election results. BJP's vote share only fell by 0.8% (37.36% in 2019 vs 36.56% in 2024), but they were reduced to 240 seats and no longer wield a majority on their own.
I am simplifying a bit, but we can see it as a result of unification of anti-BJP forces, which helped in depriving BJP of a majority in Lok Sabha, despite BJP almost retaining its vote share.

2025-12-04 18:08:08 UTC

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I think removing the BJP government (through democratic means) should be the priority. Indian democracy is in danger and have already fell down in the last decade. Do you agree with this?
Keep in mind that BJP got 36.56% votes in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and it is possible to vote in a way to remove them from power. 64% of people still don't vote for the BJP.
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2025-12-04 18:03:38 UTC

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I think people know about the pollution. But they don't necessarily think what can they do to bring change.

2025-08-04 20:01:00 UTC

durare.org is a community-run #XMPP service managed by volunteers in their free time. It respects user privacy in instant messaging.
Let me know if you would like to try.
Unfortunately, running such a service incurs costs such as renting a VPS. On behalf of the community, I would like to request you to help us financially. It takes less than a minute and all contributions are welcome.
Check https://durare.org/#donate for more details - we are running in a negative balance of 70 USD.

2025-07-28 19:49:29 UTC

Join us for #DebianTrixie release party on 9th August, 2025 in #Noida, #India.
More details at https://wiki.debian.org/ReleasePartyTrixie/India/Noida
Credits for the poster: @npub1h3d…te2l
See you there!
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2025-07-25 17:32:06 UTC

My bank website doesn't allow me to copy and paste my password during login. I don't know why, and I think that such a restriction leads to users creating insecure passwords. so that they can type themselves.
Anyways, I use a password manager to create random passwords. I tried Don't Fuck With Paste extension in LibreWolf/Firefox and still can't paste my password on my bank's login page (I did add the bank site to the pattern in the extension).
Any suggestions on extensions or otherwise?

2025-07-12 17:00:23 UTC

#Prav screenshots after rebasing with the upstream #Conversations app. Thanks to @npub12s2…vwz5 @npub1pnl…j80e.
This version of Prav hasn't been released yet. We are still testing it.
#XMPP #FreeSoftware
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2025-07-08 21:55:27 UTC

Another instance in which respected mainstream newspapers like #IndianExpress and #TheHindu published something handed over by the Indian government without fact-check 👉https://thewire.in/economy/india-inequality-pib-fact-check.
I know of at least one other instance 👉 https://fsci.in/blog/statement-on-banning-of-free-software-apps-element-briar/.
#India

2025-07-02 10:38:08 UTC

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Dictionary? Maybe you meant directory?
No, they cannot access each other's directory.
@npub1kx0…hnqj @npub1eyk…ndu6

2025-07-01 19:19:31 UTC

My parents use #Quicksy and #Prav to communicate with me on #XMPP for around 3 years now. Think of how significant that has been in terms of privacy.
Before @npub1kx0…hnqj told me about Quicksy (and @npub1eyk…ndu6 was not a thing before 2022), I tried to onboard them to #Matrix and XMPP using Element and Conversations respectively.
However, the on boarding was complicated for them (people are not used to remembering usernames and passwords anymore).

2025-06-27 21:45:33 UTC

#WhatsApp has introduced ads, so that you can be manipulated into buying stuff you don't need.
Such anti-user moves are inevitable with proprietary software and proprietary services, such as WhatsApp.
Switch to @npub1eyk…ndu6 now, where the decision-making lies in your hands.
Learn more 👉 https://prav.app
#Prav #XMPP #FreeSoftware

2025-05-05 20:25:40 UTC

Published a blog post on my trip to #Paris a few months ago https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/paris .
Thanks to @npub1ach…ptzf for helping me as a local.
#Travel #Europe #France

2025-04-18 17:33:28 UTC

Meet us tomorrow to get to know about @npub1eyk…ndu6 and people behind the project.
I'll be in #Noida, where @npub1u03…9p0k will give a talk on #Prav.
🔗 Event details: https://fossunited.org/c/delhi/april2025
On the other side of the country, @npub16tx…jaf3 will be on a Prav stall in #Mumbai😃.
🔗 Event details: https://fossunited.org/c/mumbai/2025
Delhi or Mumbai? It's your choice😉
Thanks to [@fossunited](https://mas.to/@fossunited )
#XMPP #FreeSoftware

2025-04-16 05:20:27 UTC

Join #Mumbai FOSS 2025 – The Flagship Free Software Conference! 🚀
Get ready for an exciting day filled with insightful talks, panel discussions, and networking with top minds in the FOSS community! ✨
📅 Date: 19th April 2025
📍 Venue: NMIMS, Mumbai
🔗 Register now: https://fossunited.org/c/mumbai/2025
Don't miss this chance to connect, learn, and grow with fellow open-source enthusiasts! ✅
#FOSSUnited #FreeSoftware

2025-04-13 14:18:53 UTC

I am impressed by how lightweight #XMPP is. Most of time, I am not able to open even simple websites on my mobile data while in underground #Delhi metro, but XMPP messages go through immediately.
On a related note, I remember having internet issues in my previous phone a couple of years ago after switching to Lineage OS. Matrix, websites etc. didn't use to work. But XMPP messages used to go through fine.

2025-04-06 10:41:20 UTC

@npub1eyk…ndu6 table in @kde conference in Gandhinagar, #Gujarat.
Cc @npub1r2h…ajkt @npub1qla…qv2c
#Prav #XMPP #FreeSoftware
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2025-03-29 19:21:20 UTC

I just donated to #Monocles as I use their #XMPP chat app on a daily basis.
Please help them by extending your support 👉https://www.startnext.com/en/monocles.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #fundraiser #Jabber

2025-03-22 17:34:10 UTC

I presented #Prav today at #BiharFOSS. The interactive demo suggested by @npub1lfv…30kl and @npub1fw5…p4dp was simple for newbies to understand and made the talk interactive.
The idea was to get two volunteers from the audience, one having #WhatsApp and the other using #Telegram, followed by asking them to send a text from WhatsApp to Telegram. After this, get a volunteer with non-Airtel number to send an SMS to me (as I use Airtel), illustrating federation nicely.
#XMPP #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

2025-03-21 14:17:26 UTC

I and @npub16tx…jaf3 are at IIT Patna to talk about @npub1eyk…ndu6 tomorrow in #BiharFOSS. We will also share stickers and flyers. We will be glad to see you there😀
Event details https://fossunited.org/c/bihar/2025
#Prav #XMPP #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

2025-03-17 13:00:29 UTC

Would you like to volunteer for the #Prav stall at the #BiharFOSS conference organized by [@fossunited](https://mas.to/@fossunited )?
The event will be held at IIT Patna on the 22nd of March. For details, check https://fossunited.org/c/bihar/2025 .
More about Prav 👉 https://prav.app
I am going to present Prav there but it would be nice if someone joins. Also, it would be great to have someone to accompany me and distribute stickers and flyers.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #XMPP #FOSSUnited

2025-03-03 09:00:43 UTC

Finalizing bye-laws of #Prav cooperative in a cafe in Kochi post #PravConf 😃 with @npub1kx0…hnqj and @npub1fw5…p4dp
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2025-02-19 07:40:01 UTC

Thanks to the freedoms granted by #FreeSoftware , we forked #Quicksy to create #Prav . Otherwise, we would have to write all of it from scratch.
#OpenSource #XMPP

2025-02-18 15:43:34 UTC

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Can you post the link here?

2025-02-15 07:27:52 UTC

@npub1eyk…ndu6 app allows easy onboarding to #XMPP so that it would be easier to invite your non techie friends.
Have you tried #Prav yet? If not,
get it on F-Droid here 👉 https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.prav.client
on Google Play Store 👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.prav.client
Learn more at https://prav.app
The app is still in beta, but your feedback is valuable at this stage.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource

2025-02-12 08:27:43 UTC

#Prav is a messaging app in which messages are encrypted by default. This is verifiable as the source code is available for public scrutiny.
While #WhatsApp claims their messages are end-to-end encrypted, those claims cannot be verified independently because they do not provide their source code.
Learn more at https://prav.app
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource

2025-01-29 14:48:44 UTC

Join us at #PravConf on the 1st and 2nd of March in #Kochi, #Kerala, #India.
For more details, visit https://conf.prav.app
#Prav #XMPP #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
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2025-01-11 12:38:25 UTC

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I think it depends on number of users (or size) on the instance. Hosting XMPP alone does not cost much (I ran a personal server for 10 USD per year on Racknerd).
I guess the bulk of costs are due to Matrix being resource intensive which increases the server specs requirements. Our poddery server has around 2 TB space, for example. Further, the database of poddery's Matrix is more than 500 GB, while XMPP is like 300-400 MB. @npub1kx0…hnqj @npub1579…dajn @npub1fw5…p4dp [@badri](https://scholar.social/@badri ) @npub1ng8…rcrl @npub1gyq…epnc

2025-01-01 13:15:53 UTC

Testing #Debian #trixie on my chromebook. @npub1ncy…3x0q #Plasma 6 looks great and has some new features I am excited to try.
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2024-12-27 21:06:30 UTC

Recently I bought #FLX1 phone by #FuriLabs. It runs on #FuriOS.
My SIM card wasn't getting detected. Thanks to help by the FuriLabs team, it is working now :)
I found the team and the community to be very helpful in general.
Check out https://furilabs.com for more details.
#FreeSoftware #linuxonmobile #OpenSource

2024-11-21 07:04:48 UTC

>Experts say temporarily reducing the number of vehicles on the road cannot solve Delhi’s air crisis. The city needs more drastic solutions – like fewer cars all year round.
https://scroll.in/article/1075888/not-stubble-burning-cars-are-the-main-villain-in-delhi-s-apocalyptic-air-pollution
#DelhiPollution #Delhi

2024-11-20 16:23:53 UTC

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I didn't do any software/firmware update, neither connected the device via cable. I did a reboot but that didn't fix the issue.
However, reinstalling the app fixed the issue.

2024-11-20 13:40:09 UTC

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Thanks for your response. No, my phone doesn't support external SD cards.

2024-11-20 11:14:53 UTC

@npub1t2q…n4vh I am getting this error in Organic Maps. Did anyone else encounter this?
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2024-10-22 05:50:38 UTC

I donated to implement custom username feature on @npub1eyk…ndu6.
#Prav needs your help in reaching the target. We have reached 36% of the required amount.
For Indians 👉 https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_NseNHjx2s9qd00/view?reason=Custom%20Username%20Support
For non-Indians 👉 https://opencollective.com/custom-username/donate?amount=20
Learn more 👉 https://prav.app/donate/custom-username/
#freesoftware #xmpp #opensource #mastindia
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2024-10-20 20:42:36 UTC

Help us by donating to our crowdfunding campaign at #Prav, which is an #XMPP app, end-to-end encrypted by default.
The idea of Prav came from #Quicksy which allows users to use their phone number to sign up like other popular apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal etc.
Our plan to add an optional custom username feature to Prav so that the #jabber address can be a custom username, rather than phone number requires your help.
Check 👉 https://prav.app/blog/crowdfunding-for-custom-username/ .
#FreeSoftware #opensource