{"id":5738,"date":"2026-09-01T18:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kathmandu.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=5738"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:18:52","slug":"chandan-goopta","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/kathmandu.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/chandan-goopta\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandan Goopta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-normal-icon-size has-visible-labels has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-style-default is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-fca3dd25 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:0\"><li style=\"color:#4a3a12;background-color:#fff5f0\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-wordpress 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