I’m Ragini Kathail, a junior at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif, and this is the account of trying to start a sustainable computer literacy program in a small village in India. My philosophy is pretty simple: find out what people need and want and help them achieve it. I’ll be documenting the process, as well as examining my own preconceptions and privileges.

In Hindi, my last name means “jackfruit,” which was the inspiration for the title (and banner!) of this blog. I’ll confess that I’ve only eaten jackfruit once, and I have no recollection of its taste.