{"id":11798,"date":"2022-03-04T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T02:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=11798"},"modified":"2022-03-03T13:20:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T07:50:29","slug":"berkeley-sophomore-krish-samtanis-0gravity-turns-geeks-into-pro-coders","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/berkeley-sophomore-krish-samtanis-0gravity-turns-geeks-into-pro-coders\/","title":{"rendered":"De\u2018coding\u2019 tech: Berkeley sophomore Krish Samtani\u2019s 0Gravity turns geeks into pro coders"},"content":{"rendered":"

(March 4, 2022)<\/strong> Did you know that IT\u2019s top brass like Larry Page, Bill Gates, and Steve Dorsey were all coding prodigies before they launched ground-breaking tech conglomerates? Not too long ago, coding was considered the forte of computer geeks, an intimidating concept to many. Yet, that seems to be changing with coding clubs mushrooming across the country. And one such Indian coder looking to change how coding is perceived is Krish Samtani.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old student of UC Berkeley launched 0Gravity coding, a non-profit startup, back when he was a school student in Bengaluru. The free coding club encourages students as young as 10 to learn the nuances of coding to explore a world of innovation and problem solving. Today, the teen, who received the Leadership Award Scholarship by the alumni association of his college, has educated over 1,500 children, including the children of sex workers. Incidentally, Krish is also an Ashoka Changemaker for creating social impact through his venture.<\/p>\n

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When tech called, Krish answered<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Born in New Jersey, Krish, the elder of two siblings, moved to Bengaluru when he was eight-years-old. Both his parents \u2013 Gunjan and Dimple \u2013 work with leading financial service companies, and Krish was always encouraged to push his boundaries and go beyond the ordinary. As he schooled at the International School Bengaluru, Krish found himself drawn to the world of technology when he attended a summer camp as an eighth grader at Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat summer camp was one of the first times I got the opportunity to learn an applied style of education, where I did some basic mathematical modelling using coding for climate change,\u201d Krish tells Global Indian<\/em><\/a>, adding, \u201cAs opposed to the heavily theoretical curriculum I was studying back in India, this style of learning gave me a chance to build my knowledge on a practical level, rather than being confined to a textbook. As such, my passion for applied coding grew stronger over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

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