About

Heyo!

My name is Astha, & I live on theories. Welcome to my blog!

I am a lawyer based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and I write about things that sit at the intersection of law, technology, and the internet — data protection, privacy, policy, and the open web. I also write poetry, personal essays, and about the WordPress community, which I have been part of since 2023.

In the WordPress world, I have organised WordCamp Bhopal 2023, led EmpowerWP Bhopal 2025, run do_action Bhopal 2024, and took the WP Build Tour 2025 to 1,700+ students across Madhya Pradesh. I have spoken at WordCamp Delhi 2024 and WordCamp Asia 2026.

On this blog

• Privacy & Data Protection — India’s DPDP Act and what it means for the web
• Law & Policy — Indian law, constitutional questions, policy
• Technology & Internet — AI, open source, tech and society
• WordPress & Community — WordCamps, open source, building communities
• Reflections — essays and things that don’t fit a category
• Poetry — in Hindi and English

Find me elsewhere

• WordPress.org — @beingastha
• X — @being_astha
• LinkedIn
• WP Speakers

You can also get in touch here.