🚨 Announcing Rig Veda Hackathon (₹7,000 prize) 🚨
Build anything that makes the Rig Veda delightful to explore - interactive viz, bot, mantra visualizer, quiz, data viz… surprise us!
Dataset:
Use RigVed samhita only. (Mandalas 1 - Mandalas 10). Khilas are not allowed.
Hard rules:
• Publicly accessible link. No login. No paywall. • AI is allowed. No drama about tools. • Works on desktop. Mobile friendly is a plus. • Attribute your sources. Do not upload copyrighted translations that you do not have rights to host. • Keep user data collection to zero or near zero. If you log anything, say so clearly.
Judging criteria:
• Design: visual clarity, typography, layout, taste. • Usability: can a curious person get value in 30 seconds without reading a manual. • Performance: quick load, smooth interactions. • Rigor: correct references, honest framing, citations where needed. • Originality: a novel idea or a fresh twist on a known tool. • User delight: the “wow, this is fun and insightful” factor.
Submit Reply with: 1-line pitch + 30–60s demo + live link (+ GitHub if any). Tag #RigVedaHack.
I will feature the winner in my upcoming Rig Veda video and across my socials, with credit. This is also a talent-scouting exercise. If you impress me, we will jam on bigger things.
India in Pixels by Ashris
🚨 Announcing Rig Veda Hackathon (₹7,000 prize) 🚨
Build anything that makes the Rig Veda delightful to explore - interactive viz, bot, mantra visualizer, quiz, data viz… surprise us!
Dataset:
Use RigVed samhita only. (Mandalas 1 - Mandalas 10). Khilas are not allowed.
Hard rules:
• Publicly accessible link. No login. No paywall.
• AI is allowed. No drama about tools.
• Works on desktop. Mobile friendly is a plus.
• Attribute your sources. Do not upload copyrighted translations that you do not have rights to host.
• Keep user data collection to zero or near zero. If you log anything, say so clearly.
Judging criteria:
• Design: visual clarity, typography, layout, taste.
• Usability: can a curious person get value in 30 seconds without reading a manual.
• Performance: quick load, smooth interactions.
• Rigor: correct references, honest framing, citations where needed.
• Originality: a novel idea or a fresh twist on a known tool.
• User delight: the “wow, this is fun and insightful” factor.
Submit
Reply with: 1-line pitch + 30–60s demo + live link (+ GitHub if any). Tag #RigVedaHack.
I will feature the winner in my upcoming Rig Veda video and across my socials, with credit. This is also a talent-scouting exercise. If you impress me, we will jam on bigger things.
Inspiration
iashris.com/rigved
vedaweb.uni-koeln.de/rigveda
rigveda-online.github.io/8/index.html
Timeline
Deadline: 7 Oct 2025, 11:59 PM IST
Sponsored by
@iipmaps
— instant, beautiful data visualisations.
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