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Tag: music

In praise of Raghu Dixit

Last night, I was privileged to attend another performance by Raghu Dixit at B-Flat. This would be the fifth time I am watching Raghu Dixit live - first was at Opus, second at a Nokia concert, third at foss.in, fourth at a TiE mixer, and fifth at B-flat yesterday. More than a year ago, I … Continue reading In praise of Raghu Dixit →

swaroop General 8 Comments June 12, 2010December 31, 2021 2 Minutes

Ideas are Cheap : IMDB of Music, Books?

What is it that I like about IMDB? Shows me what are the movies that are popular in theatres right now Shows what new movies are releasing this week The first item on every movie page is the average user rating It links to every individual artiste involved (actor, director, etc.) so that if I … Continue reading Ideas are Cheap : IMDB of Music, Books? →

swaroop Books, Business 7 Comments May 17, 2009April 21, 2013 1 Minute

Aware Songs

Is it just me or are there really so many "aware" songs out there in the past few years... And so many good ones at that too. From self-aware songs: Meant To Live by Switchfoot One Thing by Finger Eleven Welcome To My Life by Simple Plan Harder To Breathe by Maroon 5 Float On … Continue reading Aware Songs →

swaroop General 3 Comments March 28, 2008April 6, 2013 1 Minute

How about an Indian amateur music album?

My latest "power song" is the flagship song of the Colourblind band. Who are these guys? I have no idea. From what I read on their website, they were/are a couple of rockers who got their album recorded with Sony Music India in 1999. Not sure how many copies they actually sold. They had got … Continue reading How about an Indian amateur music album? →

swaroop India 6 Comments March 10, 2008April 6, 2013 1 Minute

Look out for the new RadioVeRVe

Shreyas, Gaurav and the gang have relaunched RadioVeRVe and it now rocks even more than before! Things they haven't changed: They play music by independent bands from India. That's right, these are all Indian bands. Things I liked: The new look feels good and is intuitive. How'd he do that? Hats off to Ganesh Rao. … Continue reading Look out for the new RadioVeRVe →

swaroop General, India 2 Comments June 5, 2007April 6, 2013 1 Minute

Musical Weekend

Although it started with sports, it turned out to be a musical weekend. Saturday afternoon : Parikrma Senior Sports Day Parikrma had a sports meet of the senior children among all its various schools - from Jayanagar to Sahakarnagar, and it was amazing to see all the boisterous children compete against each other, including gritting … Continue reading Musical Weekend →

swaroop India 3 Comments December 11, 2006April 6, 2013 2 Minutes

Keep on Running

I chanced upon this wonderful song by Eliane Elias: I'm not afraid All is forgiven Coz after all What's done is done Move on with grace Slippin' to space And when I'm ready, I'll sing my song Follow the silence far from the sadness Leave all the madness behind I'll keep on living I'll keep … Continue reading Keep on Running →

swaroop Running 1 Comment November 12, 2006April 6, 2013 1 Minute

Just Tune In

I'm getting addicted to RadioVerve. Keep up the good work guys!

swaroop India July 4, 2006April 6, 2013 1 Minute

Radio City Live

I voted for Swarathma and Phenom today evening, and these two were the most-voted bands today :-) I totally digged the Kannada song that Swarathma played.

swaroop India 14 Comments March 12, 2006April 6, 2013 1 Minute

Linux Can!

Watch the Linux Can! video (I took yesterday night) now! I just can't get that tune out of my head ... Update : The video is now available on Google Video.

swaroop General, Tech 17 Comments December 3, 2005April 6, 2013 1 Minute

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My name is Swaroop. I currently work as a Staff Engineer in the Machine Learning Platform team at DoorDash in San Francisco.

I write mostly about what I have learned in pursuit of my curiosity, mostly around software engineering, books and ideas.

I have previously worked at big companies, did freelancing, tried building a startup, and was at startups of all sizes (from 6-person company to Series B+ to acquisition).

Long ago, I wrote A Byte of Python beginners book and A Byte of Vim book.

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