Teen Coder Swaraj Featured in Navarashtra for Programming Work at Age 15

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On 23 May 2023, Marathi newspaper Navarashtra covered the early computing journey of 15-year-old Swaraj in its Chandrapur edition on Page 4. Swaraj had begun learning to code at age 11 and moved beyond tutorials to build software, Android apps, websites, games, and other programming projects. The article highlighted his work across multiple technologies including Python, Java, C/C++, JavaScript, and Node.js, as well as his participation in technology and academic competitions. The coverage captured a formative phase of his development as a young programmer in central Maharashtra.

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