Harika Yelamanchili

Portrait of an Indian woman in her early thirties with long dark hair in a low plait, in a deep violet cotton kurta, seen in three-quarter view against a plain leaf green wall in warm evening light, looking down at a smartphone held at chest height, its screen angled slightly toward us

Harika Yelamanchili writes about gaming apps the way a careful first-time user meets them: one screen at a time, with a notebook open beside the phone.

A player's guide to Bingo 101

What she covers

What is really inside an app's lobby — which games, how a round is decided, and where the name on the icon and the games behind it part ways.
Account screens — the difference between opening a new account and signing back in, and where a one-time code should and should not be typed.
Money in and out — UPI and bank withdrawals, floors and ceilings, and how to read a payout history.
Bonus terms — wagering by part, three-day windows and the games that do not count.

How she works

Her desk routine is the brand's own pages, the store listings and the cashier terms open side by side, with the date written next to each figure. When two pages disagree — and with bonus amounts they often do — she prints both rather than picking one.

On this site

She wrote the Bingo 101 guide, the slots comparison and the bonus walk-through.