Hello and Welcome!


My name is Dya Kaur and I am a Boston area web design and developer who enjoys photography,  practicing Aikido as member of the MIT Aikido club,  and the company of my husband Marc, daughter Talia, and son Torin.

... my name and my family

            I was born in Boone, Iowa as Windy Amy Marie to parents David and Carolyn Sternquist. At 3 years of age my family adopted the Sikh religion and changed all of our names.   My parents became Gurumeher Kaur and Singh Khalsa, I was Dya Kaur Khalsa, and my sister became Siri Kaur Khalsa.   Since that time my parents divorced, both eventually leaving the religion and going back to their original names.   My sister married, later divorced, and has two children (she has a personal page here).   In 2005 I married Marc Levitt. In 2007 we were blessed with the arrival of our wonderful daughter Talia and in 2009 we were delighted with the birth of our son Torin.

... my education

            At the age of 14 I left Iowa to attend a Sikh school (Guru Nanak's Fifth Centenary School) that is located in the middle range of the Himalayan mountains in former Uttar Pradesh (now Uttaranchal), India.   I passed the Indian scholastic test Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) equivalent to ending high school in America, and then stayed in India for my 11th grade before returning to the States to go to college.   I chose to go to Northeastern University where I completed my undergraduate studies in 1995.

... my work and the future

            Since graduating I have worked in the Boston area, mostly in web software design and development, the details of which have been recorded in my resume.   I have continued taking classes in both professional and personal areas of interest.   My plans for the future include being the best mother possible to Talia and Torin, a regular Aikido practice, and continuing to further my knowledge and skills in software design and development.

dyak@alumni.neu.edu