DjangoDay India 2025: A Dream Finally Taking Shape 🇮🇳
When I first walked onto the stage at DjangoCon US 2022, I had no idea how deeply that experience would shape my next few years.
I had been working with Django for over five years, building startups, shipping products, teaching teams, and evangelizing the framework that made me fall in love with backend development. But that moment at DjangoCon — meeting people who cared so deeply about an open-source framework and its community — changed how I looked at tech altogether.
It was more than just code. It was belonging.
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The Seed of an Idea
After my first DjangoCon US talk, I kept thinking about how vibrant the Django community was abroad — in the US, Europe, and even Africa — and how India, despite being home to one of the largest Django developer bases in the world, had never hosted a full-fledged Django conference.
There were local meetups, online events, and workshops, yes. But not a space that truly brought the Indian Django community together — engineers, maintainers, founders, and enthusiasts all in one room.
Every time I attended another DjangoCon — in 2023, again in 2024 — that thought kept returning:
“Why not India?”
I wanted to create something that would let Django developers here experience that same sense of belonging, that same energy, that same joy of meeting people who speak your language — the language of Django and open-source collaboration.
The Procrastination Phase 😅
If I’m honest, I sat on that dream for too long.
Between career shifts, consulting work, and my usual chaos of side projects, it always felt like something I’d “do next year.” The idea never left, but it kept getting buried under deadlines and client calls.
And then came Bhuvnesh.
While I was still overthinking and juggling things, he was already taking action — sketching out the first version of the event, reaching out to the Django Software Foundation, exploring venues, building early momentum.
He didn’t wait for perfect timing. He just started.
That’s when I knew it was real.
When I joined him, it didn’t feel like starting something new — it felt like catching up to something that was already destined to happen.
The Birth of DjangoDay India
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And now, here we are — announcing DjangoDay India 2025, happening on 8th November 2025 in Bengaluru, India’s tech capital.
This will be India’s first-ever full-fledged Django conference — a day dedicated entirely to Django, Python, and the people who make it all possible.
We’re expecting around 300 to 400 attendees — engineers, tech leads, founders, open-source contributors, and students who’ve built careers and companies on Django.
This isn’t just another tech conference.
This is a long-overdue moment for India’s Django community to come together in one space, learn from each other, and celebrate the ecosystem we’ve helped grow over the past decade.
Why It Matters to Me Personally
Because I’ve been that person — the lone Django dev in a small startup trying to convince the team that “No, Django isn’t outdated, it’s just built differently.”
I’ve seen brilliant engineers build careers on Django, quietly powering products used by millions.
And yet, Django often doesn’t get the spotlight it deserves — especially here in India.
DjangoDay India is my way of giving back to the framework and community that built my career, helped me grow, and connected me to some of the smartest people I know.
It’s also a way to show the next generation of developers that Django isn’t “old tech.” It’s robust, scalable, proven, and backed by one of the most inclusive and thoughtful communities in open-source.
What to Expect at DjangoDay India 2025
We’re designing DjangoDay India to be a single-track, deeply engaging, and high-quality experience.
Here’s what you can expect:
🎤 Inspiring Talks:
Talks and lightning sessions from Django contributors, maintainers, and engineers building Django at scale. If you’ve ever wondered how big tech companies or startups handle performance, APIs, async, or architecture — you’ll hear it here.
💬 Networking & Connections:
Meet the people behind your favorite Django packages, projects, and startups. We’re intentionally keeping the size manageable so conversations stay meaningful.
🎓 Learning by Doing:
Workshops, hallway chats, and informal mentoring. Because some of the best lessons happen off-stage.
🤝 Sponsors & Community Partners:
We’re collaborating with tech companies, developer groups, and local communities to make this event accessible and sustainable.
🌏 Global Support:
We’re proud to have encouragement and support from folks across DjangoCon US, DjangoCon Europe, DjangoCon Africa, and DjangoDay Copenhagen — the very communities that inspired us to start this journey.
A Call to Sponsors
We’re still actively looking for sponsors who want to connect with Django and Python developers, build brand visibility, and support open-source community building in India.
Whether you’re a product company, a startup, or an agency that believes in Django — your support will directly help us bring this event to life and keep it affordable for the community.
Sponsorship isn’t just about logos on banners. It’s about visibility, hiring potential, and being part of something that will outlive the event itself.
Check the Sponsorship Deck here
If your company might be interested, you can reach out to me directly at [email protected] or visit https://djangoday.in/.
A Call for Speakers (CFP)
Our Call for Proposals (CFP) is open right now!
If you’ve built something interesting with Django, learned a hard lesson scaling it, or discovered a new way to use its ecosystem — we want to hear from you.
You don’t need to be a professional speaker.
If you have a story, a tutorial, or even a clever hack that helped your team, it deserves a stage.
Submit your proposal here: https://cfp.djangoday.in/django-day-india-2025/
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Tickets Are Live 🎟️
Early bird tickets are live now at djangoday.in.
We’re keeping the pricing community-friendly — because this event is for everyone, not just those with corporate travel budgets.
If you’ve ever wanted to attend a Django conference, this is your chance to experience it right here in India, alongside some of the best engineers, speakers, and contributors in the ecosystem.
The Bigger Picture
This conference isn’t just an event. It’s the start of a movement.
A chance to grow Django’s footprint in India, to inspire new contributors, to spark collaborations, and to build bridges between developers across regions.
For me personally, this is the full circle of a journey that began in 2022 — a solo developer taking the stage at DjangoCon US for the first time, now returning home to help build a platform for hundreds of others to do the same.
And if I’m being honest — it feels pretty special.
How You Can Help
- Share this post or tell your network about DjangoDay India 2025.
- If you work at a company that hires Django or Python engineers, connect me with your marketing or developer relations team.
- Submit a talk. Attend the event. Encourage your team to join in.
- Or just show up, meet people, and enjoy being part of a community that’s growing stronger every day.
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We’re making history here — not for fame or numbers, but for the love of Django, the craft of software, and the people who make it all happen.
See you in Bengaluru on November 8, 2025.
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