<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-my-0" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin:0px;font-family:fkGroteskNeue,"fkGroteskNeue Fallback",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px">Dear Walter Bender,<span class="gmail-mt-md gmail-block" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);display:block;font-family:fkGroteskNeue,"fkGroteskNeue Fallback",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px"><p class="gmail-my-0" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin:0px;font-family:fkGroteskNeue,"fkGroteskNeue Fallback",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px">I hope this email finds you well. I am Sarvesh Charpe, a GSoC 2025 applicant for the JS Internationalization with AI Integration project under Sugar Labs. I wanted to briefly highlight my open-source contributions to Sugar Labs to showcase my engagement with the community and my readiness for this project.<h2 class="gmail-mb-xs gmail-mt-5 gmail-text-base gmail-font-[525] gmail-first:mt-3" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-size:1rem;font-weight:525;margin-top:1.25rem;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;line-height:1.5rem">Contributions to Sugar Labs:</h2><ol class="gmail-marker:text-textOff gmail-list-decimal" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);list-style-position:initial;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:fkGroteskNeue,"fkGroteskNeue Fallback",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">French Language Integration <a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/pull/4248">(PR #4248)</a><ul class="gmail-marker:text-textOff gmail-list-disc" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);list-style:disc;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Added full French translations for the Sugar Labs UI, improving accessibility for French-speaking users.</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Marathi Language Support (<a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/pull/4391">PR #4391</a>)<ul class="gmail-marker:text-textOff gmail-list-disc" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);list-style:disc;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Contributed Marathi translations, making the platform more inclusive for regional users in India.</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Hindi Language Implementation (<a href="https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/pull/4447">PR #4447</a>)<ul class="gmail-marker:text-textOff gmail-list-disc" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);list-style:disc;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Implemented Hindi translations, expanding support for one of the most widely spoken languages globally.</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Other Contributions:<ul class="gmail-marker:text-textOff gmail-list-disc" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);list-style:disc;margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Collaborated on resolving minor issues in translation workflows and improving developer documentation for localization processes.</li></ul></li></ol><p class="gmail-my-0" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin:0px;font-family:fkGroteskNeue,"fkGroteskNeue Fallback",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px">These contributions have provided me with a solid understanding of the codebase and the challenges associated with internationalization in Sugar Labs projects. I am excited about the opportunity to further enhance the platform’s accessibility through my GSoC proposal.<span class="gmail-mt-md gmail-block" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);display:block;font-family:fkGroteskNeue,"fkGroteskNeue Fallback",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px"><p class="gmail-my-0" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin:0px;font-family:fkGroteskNeue,"fkGroteskNeue Fallback",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px">Thank you for your time and guidance! I look forward to your feedback on my proposal and any suggestions you may have.<span class="gmail-mt-md gmail-block" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);display:block;font-family:fkGroteskNeue,"fkGroteskNeue Fallback",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px"><p class="gmail-my-0" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);margin:0px;font-family:fkGroteskNeue,"fkGroteskNeue Fallback",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px">Best regards, Sarvesh Charpe GitHub: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" class="gmail-break-word gmail-hover:text-super gmail-hover:decoration-super gmail-dark:hover:text-superDark gmail-dark:hover:decoration-superDark gmail-underline gmail-decoration-from-font gmail-underline-offset-1 gmail-transition-all gmail-duration-300" href="https://github.com/sarveshcharpe" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235)">sarveshcharpe</a> Email: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" class="gmail-break-word gmail-hover:text-super gmail-hover:decoration-super gmail-dark:hover:text-superDark gmail-dark:hover:decoration-superDark gmail-underline gmail-decoration-from-font gmail-underline-offset-1 gmail-transition-all gmail-duration-300" href="mailto:sarveshcharpe27@gmail.com" style="box-sizing:border-box;border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235)">sarveshcharpe27@gmail.com</a> Timezone: IST (UTC+5:30)</div>