About Kunal Chowdhury
Kunal Chowdhury is a Microsoft Windows Insider MVP (2021 - 2022), Microsoft MVP (2010 - 2018), Author, and Technical Blogger at kunal-chowdhury.com.- Published by Kunal Chowdhury on .
Kunal Chowdhury is a Microsoft Windows Insider MVP (2021 - 2022), Microsoft MVP (2010 - 2018), Author, and Technical Blogger at kunal-chowdhury.com.- Published by Kunal Chowdhury on .
Kunal Chowdhury is a Microsoft Windows Insider MVP (2021 - 2022), Microsoft MVP (2010 - 2018), Windows 10 Champion, Microsoft India Rockstar, former Telerik Developer Expert, former Codeproject MVP & Mentor, Speaker in various Microsoft events, Author, passionate Blogger and a Software Engineer by profession. He was also a Nokia Developer Champion for his contribution towards Windows Phone and Nokia Lumia.
He is currently working as a Project Lead in an MNC located in Kolkata, India. He has very good skills in XAML, C#, .NET, Silverlight, Windows Phone, WPF, Blend, Visual Studio, and Azure.
He posts his findings in his technical blog: https://www.kunal-chowdhury.com. He is a Platinum Author of CodeProject. He also wrote many articles for the SilverlightShow portal. Many of his articles were highlighted as "Article of the Day" on Microsoft sites. Many community portals awarded him for his technical exposures and contribution towards online/offline activities.
Microsoft - January 2022
Received this Windows Insiders MVP award from Microsoft. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with others. It was given by Microsoft Windows Insiders Team to appreciate my outstanding contributions to Windows 10 and Windows 11 for the last few years.
Microsoft - January 2021
Received this Windows Insiders MVP award from Microsoft. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with others. It was given by Microsoft Windows Insiders Team to appreciate my outstanding contributions to Windows 10 for the last few years.
Microsoft - October 2016
Received this MVP award from Microsoft for the 7th consecutive year. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with others. It was given by Microsoft to appreciate my outstanding contributions in Windows Phone, Silverlight, Windows 10 Store, Azure, and other Windows technical communities for the last few years.
Microsoft, U.S. Consulate General Kolkata - July 2016
Participated as a mentor in a 2 day Hackathon on 23rd - 24th July 2016, organized by NASSCOM 10,000 Start-ups in association with Microsoft & U.S. Consulate General Kolkata and received a certificate of participation as a MENTOR in the hackathon event of 130+ attendees.
CodeProject - February 2016
One of my articles on "Universal Windows Platform" has been selected as the Winner (Second Prize) of the article writing competition at "The Code Project" for the month of January 2016.
Microsoft - October 2015
Here I received the certificate from Microsoft as a “Windows 10 Champion” http://j.mp/1Gf1LBI. Thank you for recognizing my contributions.
Microsoft - October 2015
Received this MVP award from Microsoft for the 6th time in a Row. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with others. It was given by Microsoft to appreciate my outstanding contributions in Windows Phone, Silverlight, and Windows Store technical communities for the last few years.
Telerik - January 2015
The Telerik Developer Expert program recognizes individuals who have a deep understanding of one or more Telerik technologies and take the time to share that knowledge with members of the developer community. These are folks who are speaking at conferences, writing blog posts, contributing to open source projects, or assisting other developers through community forums and sites. Honored to be one of the first 31 developers globally and the very first from India.
Cognizant Technology Solutions, AXA Belgium - 2014
Received appreciation from Cognizant and AXA Belgium together for the winner of Innovation Hackathon 2014-2015.
Microsoft - October 2014
Received this MVP award from Microsoft for the 5th time in a Row. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with others. It was given by Microsoft to appreciate my outstanding contributions in Windows Phone, Silverlight, and Windows Store technical communities for the last few years.
Microsoft - August 2014
Received certificate of recognition as a "Distinguished Member" of Microsoft App Builders Club in India for the Windows Phone & Windows Store application developments during 2013 - 2014.
Telerik - July 2014
Honored with the Telerik MVP Award for the 7th time for my continuous support to the Telerik developers community.
Telerik - January 2014
Honored with the Telerik MVP Award for the 6th time for my continuous support to the Telerik developers community.
Microsoft - October 2013
Received this MVP award from Microsoft for the 4th time in a Row. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with others. It was given by Microsoft to appreciate my outstanding contributions in Silverlight, Windows Phone, and Windows 8 Store technical communities for the last few years.
Telerik - July 2013
Telerik MVP Award for the 5th time for my continuous support to the Telerik developers community.
Nokia - May 2013
Nokia Developer Champion is a recognition program for top mobile developers worldwide. Every quarter, Nokia invites outstanding members of the Nokia Developer community to accept a one-year membership in this program. Awardees are selected based on their technical expertise, their activities, contributions to the Nokia Developer Portal online community and offline services and communities worldwide.
Telerik - January 2013
Telerik MVP Award for the 4th time for my continuous support to the Telerik developers community.
Microsoft - November 2012
Part of the Microsoft India Rockstar elite group for application development and blogging towards Windows Phone and Windows 8 Store (WinRT).
Microsoft - October 2012
Received this MVP award from Microsoft for 3rd time in a Row. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with others. It was given by Microsoft to appreciate my outstanding contributions in Silverlight technical communities for the last few years.
Telerik - August 2012
Again received Telerik MVP Award for the 3rd time in a row for my continuous support to the Telerik developers community.
Telerik - January 2012
Again received Telerik MVP Award for the 2nd time in a row of two. The Telerik MVP Program aims to recognize and reward the amazing people who are highly successful at their own jobs and yet find the time and energy to share their extensive knowledge and passion about Telerik products with fellow developers. The Telerik MVPs have been actively contributing to the evolution of our organization and spreading the word about our products to the community.
CodeProject - January 2012
Codeproject MVP for the 2nd time in a Row. In recognition of my outstanding contributions to the community, either through Quick Answers, forums, articles, and tips in the Codeproject community portal I received this Award.
Microsoft - October 2011
Received this award 2nd time in a Row. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with others. It was given to me by Microsoft to appreciate my outstanding contributions to Silverlight technical communities during the past year.
Telerik - September 2011
The Telerik MVP Program aims to recognize and reward the amazing people who are highly successful at their own jobs and yet find the time and energy to share their extensive knowledge and passion about Telerik products with fellow developers. The Telerik MVPs have been actively contributing to the evolution of our organization and spreading the word about our products to the community.
Codeproject - August 2011
I have been selected as the Winner of the Article writing competition at "The Code Project" for the month of July 2011 for writing an article on Silverlight which demonstrated the steps require to do the communication between two local Silverlight applications.
DZone - August 2011
In recognition of my passion for regular blogging, DZone mentioned me as the Most Valuable Blogger and thus my Blog articles will be showcased on their site.
Codeproject - January 2011
In recognition of my outstanding contributions to the community, either through Quick Answers, forums, articles, and tips in the Codeproject community portal I received this Award.
Microsoft - October 2010
This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high-quality, real-world expertise with others. It was given to me by Microsoft to appreciate my outstanding contributions to Silverlight technical communities during the past year.
DotNetSpark.com - August 2010
This award was given with respect to my sincere contribution to the Silverlight Community in DotNetSpark.com portal for my support towards the Forum and Articles section.
DotNetSpark.com - March 2010
Member of the Month (March 2010) was given by DotNetSpark.com for my tremendous contribution to the portal in terms of Articles and Forum Support.
DotNetFunda.com - March 2010
Selected as the Winner of the Month for contributing Articles to the DotNetFunda.com online portal.
SpadeWorx Software Services Pvt. Ltd., Pune - December 2008
Winner of Innovation Festival (Winter 2008) in SpadeWorx Software Services for implementing the logic to create an image snapshot of the XAML in Silverlight 2.0.
SpadeWorx Software Services Pvt. Ltd., Pune - December 2008
Runner in Innovation Festival (Winter 2008) in SpadeWorx Software Services for implementing Customized Scrolling in Silverlight 2.0.
SpadeWorx Software Services Pvt. Ltd., Pune - September 2008
Hero of the Month (September 2008) award was given for Quality Output, Delivering Solutions in Time & Customer Satisfaction while working as a Software Engineer at SpadeWorx.
Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology, Pune - July 2007
Received Gold Medal as the Winner of Software Development Competition in Java. The project was to develop the CDAC Online Admission Process.
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