About
Hi, I'm Soumendra.
Engineer, lifelong learner, and an Odia native. I build open-source software, datasets, and educational content so the Odia language — spoken by 50+ million people — gets the modern AI tooling it deserves.
Journey so far
2019
Started open-source Odia work
Released early Odia NLP utilities and datasets on GitHub.
2021
Launched the OpenOdia Python package
A practical, install-and-use library for Odia text processing.
2023
Curated Awesome-Odia-AI
A living index of Odia datasets, models, and tools — community-driven.
2024
@openodia on YouTube
Tutorials, demos, and community spotlights for builders.
Sponsor the work
Every contribution keeps Odia open-source moving. Sponsor on GitHub or just share the projects with someone who'd love them.