Yashesh Shroff

AI Infra Specialist at Google Cloud
Previously, AI GPU Strat Planner @Intel
Board member SF Bay ACM @sf_bayarea_acm

[Rakhi for Congress @RakhiIsraniCA]

I don't care where your ideas come from.
I care if they work.

🗳️ Rakhi Israni for Congress — June 2.

#RakhiForCongress #CA14 #PeopleOverPolitics #VoteJune2

[Rakhi for Congress @RakhiIsraniCA]

This campaign started because the next generation deserves better.

#FremontMom #CA14 #RakhiForCongress #NextGeneration #FamiliesFirst #PoweredByPeople #EastBay

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

A vibrant community requires that the people who serve it can actually afford to live in it. Proud to support @RakhiIsraniCA and her vision for realistic, accessible housing in California.

[Rakhi for Congress @RakhiIsraniCA]

A teacher in Hayward, a technician at Lawrence Livermore, a nurse in Fremont, they should be able to afford to live in the communities that they serve.

#RakhiForCongress #CA14 #EastBay #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

I fondly recall my days as an EECS grad at UC Berkeley back in early 2000s when we invited Prof @subhash_kak to speak to the student body on “New Light on Ancient India”. He had the rapt attention of a large auditorium for well over an hour. Prof. Kak is an inspiration.

[Parimal @Fintech03]

Next in who after the Ramanujan Series? Before Google was a company, he had already built an early intelligent system based on neural networks. Subhash Kak is the Ghost who bridged the gap b/w Narayana of the past & the Algos of the future. In a quiet lab in Oklahoma, he designed a Neural Network that learns in a fundamentally different way from conventional systems. He is the man who looked at 2000 yr old Sanskrit grammars & saw deep structural insights that could inspire the world's most advanced code. While Silicon Valley builds the future, Kak is 1 of the few who found ancient patterns that resonate with modern computing. He is the titan who proved that the computer is not just a machine, it is also a mirror of the ancient mind.

While the world was still using floppy disks, Kak was trying to solve the hardest problem in tech: How to make a machine understand Meaning, not just Math. In the early 90s, Kak developed an early AI-based search engine concept called LASSI (Language Analysis and Synthetic Search Inference). Unlike the early keyword-based search engines (like AltaVista), LASSI used Neural Networks & Associative Memory to go beyond simple word matching. It was an important early attempt at semantic search, a forerunner of the kind of contextual understanding we use today.

In fact, he redesigned key aspects of how computers could learn. He introduced the Kak Neural Network (a type of instantaneous learning network). While most AI today requires massive training (LLMs take months), Kak’s approach explored the idea of rapid, 1 shot learning... modeling how a human child can learn a word after hearing it just once.

He was 1 of the early researchers to propose ideas in Quantum Neural Computing, merging concepts from quantum physics with neural architectures.

Kak is a Ghost (for his AI contribution) because his work is too Eastern for the West & too Technical for the East. He realized that the Panini Grammar (from 2500 yrs ago) was a masterpiece of formal structure, 1 of the most sophisticated rule-based systems ever created. He spent decades at Oklahoma State University, working in a silo that sounds like science fiction, translating the ritual logic of the Vedas into the language of Machine Learning.

He solved important qs in the Chronology of Indian Science, using Archaeo-astronomy (tracking the position of stars mentioned in old texts) to push the timeline of ancient Indian mathematics & astronomy much earlier than previously thought.

He proves that the Ramanujan Gene, the ability to see deep patterns in the universe is part of a 1000s yrs old tradition. He is the man who showed that modern AI we are so proud of has surprising philosophical & structural connections to ancient Indian logic. Because he talks about both Quantum Physics & Ancient History, the siloed academic world often does not know where to put him. He remains a Ghost because he refuses to pick just 1 side.#WhoAfterRamanujan

[Rakhi for Congress @RakhiIsraniCA]

Meet Friedrich Drumpf. Trump’s grandfather, who immigrated to America in 1902 speaking little English, seeking opportunity in a new land.

"A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the entire family" — @realdonaldtrump, April 23, 2025

Grandpa Friedrich did exactly that. He came from impoverished Bavaria didn't speak English, changed American demographics forever, and built a family dynasty.

The melting pot worked for YOUR family, Donald. It still works.

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

@KyleHessling1 Are some of the prompts shared so we can replicate some of the results in our own local deployment of Qwen 3.6? Awesome work.

[Rakhi for Congress @RakhiIsraniCA]

Grateful for the conversation with @Mojadidi786, an Afghan spiritual leader dedicated to social justice, interfaith dialogue, and humanitarian work who I've known for the past decade.

We talked about fighting Islamophobia and hate, public safety, affordable housing, and creating real economic opportunity for East Bay families.

This is exactly why I'm running... to bring our community's voice to Congress. 🙏

[Parimal @Fintech03]

Yesterday I shared a list of contributions from our ancient knowledge traditions. What followed was fascinating, no curiosity, no debate, Just a barrage of mockery, mostly from our own people.

The irony is hard to miss. A civilization that produced centuries of mathematics, medicine, philosophy & statecraft now has its own children convinced that nothing of value ever came from it.

Anyway, whether one likes it or not, today also India is building, launching, manufacturing & innovating at a scale that is difficult to ignore. Here is the proof (I can keep going on but sharing a few):

- Digantara’s SCOT satellite: 1 of the world’s 1st commercial space-based orbital surveillance systems for real-time tracking of debris & satellites
- CSIR-NBRI developed the world’s 1st pink bollworm-resistant GM cotton variety approved for commercial use
- Only the 4th country ever to demonstrate fully autonomous in-orbit satellite docking + inter-satellite power transfer
- India commissioned 2 dedicated quantum chip fabrication facilities (IIT Bombay for quantum sensors + IISc BLR for superconducting/photonic/spin qubits) with ₹720 crore investment ending foreign-fab dependence for quantum hardware.
- India achieved full indigenous Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology for high-power radar, electronic warfare, and 5G/6G systems (DRDO breakthrough, only Russia & a handful of nations have sovereign GaN at this level).
- GalaxEye’s Mission Drishti: World’s 1st private multi-sensor (SAR + optical fusion) Earth observation satellite
- 1st country in Global South to build dedicated quantum materials labs for fault-tolerant computing (INOX + IISc collaboration).
- India now has end-to-end sovereign quantum hardware pipeline (design + fabrication + processors)...only the US, China, and Europe have comparable domestic chains.
- Indigenous 5G standalone core + radio access network stack developed entirely by TCS + C-DOT + Tejas Networks & deployed in remote villages.
- Largest vaccine manufacturing capacity on the planet - Serum Institute (still holds the title by volume).
- 1st private-sector quantum valley - Amaravati Quantum Valley foundation laid (2026)
- Vyommitra - World’s 1st humanoid robot "specifically" for uncrewed Gaganyaan precursor missions (female form, emotional AI).
- World’s largest deployment of plastic-waste roads - Prof. Vasudevan’s patented technology (used across dozens of cities, no other country matches the scale)
- 1st country to fast-track 5 indigenous SMRs by 2033 under new policy.
- World’s largest single-piece Inconel rocket engine
- India’s 1st indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy - BIRSA 101 for sickle cell disease
- India’s 1st fully indigenous CAR-T cell therapy for B-cell blood cancers (ACTREC-Tata Memorial + IIT Bombay + ImmunoACT)..Also, world's most affordable
- world's most advanced liquid/injectable cornea regeneration approaches (not a full artificial cornea implant like others)..

I can keep going on....

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

As an attorney and community advocate, @RakhiIsraniCA has spent a career fighting for others. Excited and proud to see her stepping up for the East Bay!

[Rakhi for Congress @RakhiIsraniCA]

Dharma is how I lead my life. It is the commitment to just, righteous actions that sustain harmony and uplift those around us. I believe we have a duty to serve a purpose greater than ourselves and to stand firmly on the side of truth. My husband and I are passing that belief down to our four kids.

It’s a value I see alive and well in our communities, but the tragedy is it’s missing in our politics.

I’m running for Congress  - to bring truth and civility back to our politics and deliver results on the issues facing us all.

Please watch our video, share this post, and join us.

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

@RujutaDiwekar You are indeed the few that Margaret Mead calls out in her famous quote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”

Go Ghazal!

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

A thorough compendium on the history and science of ancient India. Looking forward to buying and reading it, Dr. Kak @subhash_kak!

[Subhash Kak ☀️ सुभाष काक @subhash_kak]

My new book-- The Vedic Tradition

https://t.co/216Q5EmFEq

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

This savage persecution of the minority community in Bangladesh must stop. This is a blot on the subcontinent & on Humanity. Unacceptable. -Sg
https://t.co/7Q5AqT4wzB

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

If you’re at #GTC25 , I’ll be presenting along with Rob Magno from Nvidia. We’re bringing together infra resilience (SageMaker HyperPod) with GPU orchestration (Run:AI) for efficient and resilient distributed GenAI model training! https://t.co/1gbc3FoHJK

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

Well articulated, @SuhagAShukla

[Suhag A. Shukla @SuhagAShukla]

When the Tides Foundation funded fringe "Hindu" group denigrated the Purusha Sukta and Bhagavad Gita as "casteist" last week, it seemed like usual radical left wing claptrap.

But @RahulGandhi's speech yesterday makes clear that tying Hinduism to casteism is not a bug, it's a feature of their movement.

Vilifying Hinduism in the name of "reform"-- as Hindus-- is the precondition to get funded by the vast network of dark money endowments like Tides, Ford, Open Socieities, etc.

When you read the pathetically arrogant/ignorant letter the Tides funded Hindus wrote to @ChinmayaMission demanding that Pujya Guruji stop teaching that varna is a predicate of guna/karma and NOT based on birth, we see that they WANT to teach that Hinduism is inherently discriminatory--that the only solution to ending casteism is to try and deligitimize our spiritual tradition.

I’m neither a literalist nor a cafeteria style pick-and-choose Hindu when it comes to shastras, but I know this: Shastras & rigorous Gurus teach that the “adhikar” to engage in hermeneutics when it comes to Upanishads, Gita, etc does not come from radical, inquilabi activism, but from integrity and humility to learn from a guru, study shastras and engage in shravanam, mananam and nidhidyasana. I've learned that the Purusha Sukta, the Gita, the Upanishads, the Ramayana all teach about Oneness of Existence and Divine connectedness of all.

That understanding won't garner $1 million from the dark money network, but it won't matter, because that realization keeps me on a dharmic path and the confidence to carry the aspirations and support of everyday Hindu Americans.

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

Deep truth

[Rujuta Diwekar @RujutaDiwekar]

Perfection is the favourite pasttime of those who have nothing important to occupy their days with.

[Tim Young @TimRunsHisMouth]

Trump 2016: A New Hope

Trump 2020: The Empire Strikes Back

Trump 2024: Return of the Jedi

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

Appalling and heartbreaking. @EYnews hoping there is serious recalibration of managerial training and expectation.

[Malavika Rao @kaay_rao]

Heartbreaking news from EY Pune - a young CA succumbed to the work pressure and nobody from EY even attended her funeral - this is so appalling and nasty!!!

[Suhag A. Shukla @SuhagAShukla]

The bad-faith “controversy” ginned up over a Hindu temple float at the #IndiaDayParade and a subsequent demand to the FBI to investigate Hindu temples in New Jersey, was one of the most outrageous attacks this year.

I took a few days to reflect and wrote:
https://t.co/anAY7K5YCE

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

Update: I’ve left Intel after a long career spanning advanced litho development, IoT, Mobile computing, and of course, my life for that last five years, Data Center GPUs for Generative AI. Exciting times ahead - will be posting more about it soon.

[Yashesh Shroff @yashroff]

@magicsilicon Bernard Arnault. He’s the only “non-tech” billionaire in this list.