AIHQ by Shaan
Thesis
India
प्रज्ञा

The deepest conversations
around AI in India.

A space built by people who are deeply interested in AI, exploring concepts from the ground up, and building with purpose rather than hype.

01 — The Void

AI is moving fast. Most spaces talk about it from a distance.

We needed a place closer to the work.
Abstract Indic Architectural Element

“If AI is something you think about even when no one asks you to, you will fit in.”

02 — Our Focus

०१

Understanding

Breaking down papers, architectures, and systems from the ground up.

०२

Exploration

Following the research, tools, and shifts that actually matter, avoiding the noise.

०३

Building

Sharing prototypes, local LLM experiments, and raw work-in-progress.

०४

Conversation

Deep, unpretentious discussions with people who are equally invested.

India context map

Rooted in India.

Not as an afterthought, but as a starting point. We care about how AI is learned, built, and applied within the context of the Indian tech ecosystem. The constraints we work within and the massive opportunities here shape the conversations inside.

03 — The Mindset

Curiosity drives everything.

Interest over credentials.

Build to understand.

Think long term.

Stay close to the work.

04 — The Stewards

Curated by builders.

AIHQ is not managed by corporate community managers. It is stewarded by individuals who are actively building, researching, and contributing to the ecosystem.

Steward

Shaan Kapoor

Building AI infrastructure.

05 — Community Artifacts

Indic LLM Eval Framework

Open Source
RepositoryView →

Local Voice Agent (On-Device)

Experiment
CodebaseView →

RAG over Dense Legal PDFs

Pipeline
ResearchView →

06 — The Journal

Read our thoughts.

We actively document what we learn, the papers we read, and the systems we build.

Go to Journal →