User:Nikhil Srivastva

Hi, I'm Nikhil Srivastva and I live in Bangalore, India. I have also lived in other cities of India like Kolkata, New Delhi and Indore where I was born. I completed my schooling from Indore and did my undergrad from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University in Computer Science. Now, I’m in my late 20’s working at Infosys.

One of my passion is to explore the internet and find reliable information. Reliable information in this age can be very difficult to find, what to trust and what not to trust can be a complicated process. That's why I'm contributing to Wikipedia to help a platform that provides authentic and reliable information.

I’ve always used Wikipedia and have a great respect for the platform which helped in my school days and especially in my college in various projects. The information that the platform provides helps a lot of students in my country. So, I thought I should also help in building the platform as it helped me. So, now I’ve created an account to help Wikipedia in making reliable edits, providing data on various topics, and improving the overall reliability of the platform.

My interests mainly relate to:


 * The history and geography of Indian cities, monuments, culture and the diverse number of people living in this country.
 * I've been interested in Internet & Technology from my early childhood. Internet has changed the world for good and 4G in India has accelerated the growth of Internet in India where internet users have increased significantly which have helped people and the country.
 * I’m interested in Cricket like most people in India and follow the IPL excessively. I played in my school days and I also played in my college and our team actually won 2 trophies as I was in my undergrad.
 * Education Sector: I am interested in the education sector of India. Like every other country, I think education is the backbone of the any country. In my personal opinion, education is one thing that India generally doesn’t focus on too much but it should. Education should be available for every child despite their financial conditions and the complexities of the education system in India should be minimized to help the students with flexibility and ease in education.
 * Space is one of the most intriguing things for me. I’m in the category who thinks every country should be involved in the space race because it will help the whole human race in the long run. Rovers like Curiosity and Perseverance have helped us in knowing more about Mars. SpaceX mission to reach Mars is one of the most important things in the space race currently. James Webb Telescope will also help in knowing more about the universe, galaxies and planets and will also help us in knowing how the universe started.
 * Mental Health - I think we’re moving in the right direction about mental health awareness, as I was also in that category who underestimated the problem of mental health. Mental health can cause real problems especially the society and generation we’re dealing with currently. Young people dealing with anxiety and depression are one of the things we should focus on and help the younger generation in dealing with the mental health issue.

I think Wikipedia is a great platform for these topics which can provide reliable information about Education, Space, Mental Health and this platform can be very helpful for people all over the world to get reliable data. I currently work at Infosys, a Technology Company and have been working for almost four years, before this I had done few internships and was working at a new startup company which was also working in the technology sector which helped in giving servers, vps, buy rdp, dedicated servers etc. I have been in this field for quite a long time and have gained a lot of knowledge which I intend to share and help Wikipedia through my experience. I’ve also been traveling throughout the country for the past few years through which I’ve learned many things like different regions, culture, festivals, languages and way of life of people which has also helped me in my view of thinking.

For disclosure purposes, I have very little experience in editing Wikipedia and there are a lot of experienced people who are helping this platform in developing. There have been past occasions when I had conflicts of interest in editing articles, but as have I learned more about Wikipedia and as COI policies have developed, I have - I hope - learned where not to tread (or, at most, where to amend minor factual inaccuracies, revoke vandalism, and/or provide verifiable, independent references).

I personally have a writing passion and written some stories and and like the work of Maya Angelou and Sylvia Plath and many writers and listened to many audiobooks which have shaped my view of thinking and helped me learn many things and trying to do all the mistakes, because that is the best way of learning.