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GitaChat

A conversational AI grounded in the Bhagavad Gita, live at gitachat.life.

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Overview

GitaChat is a conversational AI grounded in translated Bhagavad Gita source text. Ask a human question, get an answer anchored to specific verses with the source shown, not a paraphrase of a paraphrase.

Problem & Insight

  • ·There is no accessible, trustworthy way to have a contextual conversation with a dense classical text.
  • ·Generic chatbots hallucinate verses and blend translations, which destroys trust instantly in a scripture context.
  • ·Readers want an answer to a lived problem, not a search results page of chapter numbers.

Solution & Process

  • ·Hybrid RAG architecture combining semantic and keyword retrieval over translated source text.
  • ·Sequential fallback retrieval so a thin first-pass result escalates instead of inventing an answer.
  • ·Metadata-tagged source disambiguation to keep translations, commentary and verse text separated.
  • ·Built on the Claude API with strict grounding instructions and verse citations rendered in every response.

Results & Impact

  • 1,000+ organic users via Reddit and Twitter
  • 4% free-to-paid conversion at ₹999/month
  • Zero ad spend - all acquisition organic
  • Shipped solo, from idea to live product
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