Location: Tamil Nadu

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Ride to Tamarind Valley Collective

I wanted to visit TVC to monitor the construction of the house and help Kiran set up the fiber backbone for internet connectivity. TVC is roughly 90 kms from MG Road. It’s a good distance with a variety of road conditions to test my Yamaha and see how it performs over a long...

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Back to Basics: Build Your Own LLM from Scratch

I did a workshop titled “Back to Basics: Build Your Own LLM from Scratch” at IITM/Paradox 2026, which kind of included some basic theory on how a transformer works, and then building a very small LLM. The idea was to demystify an LLM (or transformer) by understanding what goes on and then building...

Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Sriperumbudur 0

Weekly Notes 24/2026

I am at IITM/Chennai for Paradox. I have been here since 2022, since the first Paradox. The fest and the crowd have grown bigger. I came by car with friends A&S. We took Old Madras Road and stopped at Sriperumbudur for a quick visit to the Rajiv Gandhi memorial.

Nail paint 0

Weekly Notes 21/2026

I was in Chennai for the first half of the week. I couldn’t get a confirmed 1st or 2nd class train ticket. So I had to fly from Kochi. It’s such a waste of time and money. Chennai is hot, hotter than Thrissur. But I mostly worked from Indoors, so it was okay....

Somewhere in the Ooty Ghat Section 2

Big Loop Ride in a Day

We wanted to check whether we can ride for long hours if required. Also, just to check our physical condition. To do this, we had to ride a loop around Bangalore, covering different types of roads and elevations in a day, and at least 600 km. We had an idea of the route,...

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Weekly Notes 24/2025

My visit to IITM/Chennai was enjoyable; I met many students and spent time with some of them. In general, it was great to catch up with all of them. This is the fifth year of the program. Many graduated this year with three-year and four-year degrees. It’s amazing to see this happening at...