Saregama Carvaan's Avinash Mudaliar: why AI products need their own 'Carvaan moment' in India

Mudaliar recounts building Carvaan, a retro player pre-loaded with 5,000 handpicked songs across 23+ languages that won over older, comfort-seeking Indian consumers since 2017. His thesis: AI tools now need the same simplicity and trust to reach mainstream India.

— Filed Sat, 11 Jul, 2026, 14:55 IST · Source YourStory · Updated

Avinash Mudaliar recounts building Saregama Carvaan, a retro digital music player pre-loaded with 5,000 handpicked songs targeting older, comfort-seeking Indian consumers, and argues AI products now need similarly simple, trusted 'Carvaan moments' for Indian users.

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