projects, talks, and press coverage

projects (& past projects)

project name	more info
generic	This section links to articles with coverage spanning several of the projects described underneath. articles https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/04/rudra_sarsawat_ubuntu_projects/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2022/01/31/linux-gaming-gets-a-big-boost-from-a-12-year-old-ubuntu-developer/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/05/12/a-surprising-new-remix-of-ubuntu-2004-revives-the-unity-desktop/
blendOS	Arch Linux made declarative, immutable and atomic. With Android app support and Fedora, Debian, CentOS Stream and Ubuntu containers available, as well as system packages/DEs/kernels from Arch Linux and the AUR. website https://blendos.co press coverage https://youtu.be/97mBlvqQdsk https://youtu.be/vKVjGo0cE74 https://youtu.be/v2PAz1HTOK0 https://youtu.be/tzUtcPEVnZY?si=zmHw8WLfXpQfCUYC https://www.zdnet.com/article/blendos-is-the-swiss-army-knife-of-linux-distros-but-its-not-for-everyone/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/most-windows-like-linux-distros/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/immutable-linux-delivers-serious-security-here-are-your-5-best-options/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Ymi3W_qc4&t=524s https://9to5linux.com/blendos-2-is-already-here-and-supports-android-apps-out-of-the-box https://news.itsfoss.com/blendos-v3-released/ https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/7/blendos-v3-bhatura-released-with-seamless-integration-of-multiple-software-options-and-desktop-environments/ https://www.muylinux.com/2023/07/07/blendos-v3-bhatura/ https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Arch-Based-blendOS-Features-Cool-Trick https://linuxformat.com/linux-format-304.html (magazine)
Ubuntu Unity	An official Ubuntu flavour using the Unity7 desktop environment. website https://ubuntuunity.org links & press coverage https://twitter.com/ubuntu_unity https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/05/12/a-surprising-new-remix-of-ubuntu-2004-revives-the-unity-desktop/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-unity-relives-canonicals-creativity-and-brings-back-one-of-the-best-uis/ https://9to5linux.com/canonical-accepts-ubuntu-unity-as-official-ubuntu-flavor-starting-with-ubuntu-22-10 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Unity-22.10-Official https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ubuntu-unity-22-04-linux-desktop-distribution-productive-elegant/
Ubuntu Web (defunct)	Ubuntu Web Remix combines the power of Ubuntu & Firefox to give you a powerful, free/libre web OS. website https://ubuntu-web.org (archived) links & press coverage https://twitter.com/ubuntu_unity https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/05/12/a-surprising-new-remix-of-ubuntu-2004-revives-the-unity-desktop/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-unity-relives-canonicals-creativity-and-brings-back-one-of-the-best-uis/ https://9to5linux.com/canonical-accepts-ubuntu-unity-as-official-ubuntu-flavor-starting-with-ubuntu-22-10 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Unity-22.10-Official https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ubuntu-unity-22-04-linux-desktop-distribution-productive-elegant/
Unity7	https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-6-desktop-released-as-the-first-major-update-to-unity7-in-6-years https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/01/ubuntu_unity_desktop_updated_after/ https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-6-released-for-public-testing-as-the-first-major-update-to-unity7-in-6-years https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/ufj0b8/unity_is_back_first_major_release_in_6_years/ (top trend on r/linux when I released it, with 120k requests on the release day)
Unity for Arch	Unity 7.6 ported to Arch Linux. https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-install-ubuntus-unity-desktop-on-arch-linux-heres-how https://unity.ubuntuunity.org/blog/unity-for-arch/
una	A client for the MPR or makedeb Package Repository, which is analogous to Arch Linux's AUR but is for Ubuntu/Debian. Repo: https://github.com/AFK-OS/una/blob/main/README.md
Gamebuntu	https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2022/01/31/linux-gaming-gets-a-big-boost-from-a-12-year-old-ubuntu-developer/ https://twitter.com/gameonubuntu https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/gamebuntu/25544
Modren	https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/modren-a-modern-linux-store/ https://twitter.com/RudraSaraswat1/status/1523706921349713920
Ubuntu Remixes	This project allows for the creation of new Ubuntu-based distributions; it was formerly used by Ubuntu Unity, Ubuntu Cinnamon and Ubuntu Web Remix. Repo: https://gitlab.com/ubuntu-unity/ubuntu-remixes
UnityX	This is the future successor to Unity7 – https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/restarting-unity-development-in-2021-progress-report/20217
UbuntuEd	https://twitter.com/ed_ubuntu https://9to5linux.com/meet-ubuntued-20-04-an-educational-ubuntu-flavor-for-kids-schools-and-universities
lol	This is an alternative server for Ubuntu Snap Store – https://youtu.be/rGgmwcdxr88

talks, workshops, and presentations

Presented a talk about immutable and atomic Linux distributions at COSCUP 2026/UbuCon Asia 2026 held at NTU Taipei in Taiwan on 8-9th August 2026 – https://pretalx.coscup.org/coscup-2026/talk/BUNAKD/
Sponsored invitee and speaker at the Ubuntu Summit 2022 held in Prague, Czech Republic on 7-9th November 2022 – https://events.canonical.com/event/2/contributions/88/, https://events.canonical.com/event/2/contributions/108/, https://events.canonical.com/event/2/contributions/136/
Sponsored invitee and speaker at IIIT Allahabad, India, giving a lecture about blendOS on 28-30th August 2026 – https://events.canonical.com/event/154/contributions/994/
Sponsored invitee and speaker at the UbuCon Asia Conference held in Seoul, South Korea on 26-27th November 2022 – https://2022.ubucon.asia/sessions/unity7_dev_contrib/
Kicked off Ubuntu's events at FOSDEM (one of the largest FOSS events in Europe) in Feb 2022 and presented talks on my projects – https://twitter.com/ubuntu/status/1489361109912064000
I presented a talk at the UbuCon Asia Conference in 2021 – https://2021.ubucon.asia/sessions/hacking_on_unity7_and_unityx/
Sponsored invitee at the Ubuntu Summit 2023 held in Riga, Latvia on 3-5 November 2023.
I was interviewed by Kailash Nadh, CTO of Zerodha at the IndiaFOSS Conference held in Bangalore, India in July 2022 – https://youtu.be/ehKZh5DJ0yk?si=-lmhd3hy8B9IfBuj, https://twitter.com/FOSSUnited/status/1547233569143398400
Conducted a workshop on 'Building Ubuntu remixes with Iona' at UbuCon Asia 2024 held in Jaipur, India – https://events.canonical.com/event/47/contributions/392/, https://blog.ubucon.asia/post/uca24-featured-speakers/, https://mastodon.social/@UbuConAsia/112761449223735622, https://2024.ubucon.asia/
Presented talks on 'blendOS' and 'Iona: A handy Debian & Ubuntu image/ISO builder', and conducted a workshop on 'Building Ubuntu remixes with Iona' at the Opportunity Open Source Conference 2024 held at IIT Kanpur (India) – https://x.com/OOSC_24/status/1821559976197791925, https://events.canonical.com/event/89/contributions/457/, https://events.canonical.com/event/89/contributions/459/, https://events.canonical.com/event/89/contributions/458/, https://imoc.iitk.ac.in/past-events-single.php?peid=NTI5&page=1, https://events.canonical.com/event/89/timetable/?layout=room#20240824.detailed
Presented a talk on immutable Linux systems at IndiaFOSS 3.0 in Bangalore, India on 29 Oct 2023 – https://youtu.be/rLV1mAkh5zo?feature=shared, https://indiafoss.net/2023/conference/schedule?day=2, https://indiafoss.net/2023/confirmed/e3f2ab10b7
Interviewed by the Linux Magazine in their November 2023 edition (Issue 276/2023) – https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2023/276/Distro-Walk-blendOS#article_f3
Presented a talk on immutability and atomicity in Linux distributions at IIT Mandi (India) on Sep 9, 2023 – https://events.canonical.com/event/35/contributions/283
I was formerly a host on Ubuntu's YouTube channel – Ubuntu OnAir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9M9xcRtvvA, https://twitter.com/ubuntu/status/1468315151086624768.
I was interviewed by niccolove of the KDE Plasma team in May 2022 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc6gGs2kM4c
I was interviewed by Destination Linux Network's Front Page Linux in July 2020 – https://frontpagelinux.com/news/linux-plusplus-issue-21/
Attended DebConf 2023 in Kochi, India – https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/a-teenagers-passion-for-open-source-operating-systems/article67291812.ece

press coverage (& other articles)

news source	articles
Forbes	https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2022/01/31/linux-gaming-gets-a-big-boost-from-a-12-year-old-ubuntu-developer/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2020/05/12/a-surprising-new-remix-of-ubuntu-2004-revives-the-unity-desktop/
The Register	https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/04/rudra_sarsawat_ubuntu_projects/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/01/ubuntu_unity_desktop_updated_after/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/26/ubuntu_unity_and_ubuntu_cinnamon/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/04/unity_trinity_desktops/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/19/less_mainstream_xbuntu/
Wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Unity
ZDNet	https://www.zdnet.com/article/blendos-is-the-swiss-army-knife-of-linux-distros-but-its-not-for-everyone/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/most-windows-like-linux-distros/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/immutable-linux-delivers-serious-security-here-are-your-5-best-options/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-unity-relives-canonicals-creativity-and-brings-back-one-of-the-best-uis/
TechRepublic	https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ubuntu-unity-22-04-linux-desktop-distribution-productive-elegant/ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/linux-finally-has-an-impressive-cloud-like-os-in-ubuntu-web/ https://www.techrepublic.com/videos/ubuntu-unity-brings-back-one-of-the-most-efficient-desktops-ever-created/
Phoronix	https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Unity-22.10-Official
Linux for Everyone	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYjTxM9K05s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbD99Zk2Jc
Destination Linux Network (Front Page Linux)	https://frontpagelinux.com/news/linux-plusplus-issue-21/
The Linux Experiment	https://youtu.be/ugAB_ug9MZg https://youtu.be/EM_xsIFKaXc https://youtu.be/3zfNFSi1Pag https://youtu.be/CRTPfLOnoRU https://youtu.be/e-Ymi3W_qc4
Lunduke	https://youtu.be/PToujSBlvJ0
Distrotube	https://youtu.be/rGgmwcdxr88 https://youtu.be/HhWGaz4VMGM
MakeUseOf	https://www.makeuseof.com/ubuntu-web-chrome-os-alternative/
Slashdot	https://news.slashdot.org/story/20/11/22/0226213/ubuntu-web-remix-distro-offers-firefox-based-chrome-os-alternative https://m.slashdot.org/story/399332
DistroWatch	https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=14552
9to5Linux	https://9to5linux.com/canonical-accepts-ubuntu-unity-as-official-ubuntu-flavor-starting-with-ubuntu-22-10 https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-7-desktop-environment-promises-redesigned-dash-and-panel-widgets https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-6-desktop-released-as-the-first-major-update-to-unity7-in-6-years https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-install-ubuntus-unity-desktop-on-arch-linux-heres-how https://9to5linux.com/unity-7-6-released-for-public-testing-as-the-first-major-update-to-unity7-in-6-years https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-22-04-lts-released-with-flatpak-and-flathub-support-new-default-apps https://9to5linux.com/meet-una-a-full-featured-mpr-aur-fork-helper-for-debian-and-ubuntu-based-distros https://9to5linux.com/gamebuntu-1-0-launches-with-a-complete-redesign-to-let-you-install-only-what-you-need https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-20-10-officially-released-for-the-raspberry-pi https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-remix-20-04-unofficial-flavor-sees-first-stable-release https://9to5linux.com/unityx-10-desktop-environment-makes-great-progress-now-features-a-new-sidebar-design https://9to5linux.com/hands-on-with-ubuntu-unity-20-10-on-the-raspberry-pi-4 https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-21-04-released-with-new-unity7-theme-linux-kernel-5-11 https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-unity-22-04-1-released-with-the-latest-unity-7-6-desktop-environment
It's FOSS	https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-7-7-dev/ https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-arch-linux/ https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-7-6-testing/ https://news.itsfoss.com/unity-remix-official-flavor/
WebProNews	https://www.webpronews.com/ubuntus-canonical-throws-its-weight-behind-the-unity-desktop-again/
Liliputing	https://liliputing.com/2020/11/ubuntu-web-remix-is-a-linux-distro-that-puts-firefox-front-and-center-chrome-os-alternative.html
Full Circle Magazine	https://fullcirclemagazine.org/2021/01/29/full-circle-magazine-165/
OldTechBloke	https://youtu.be/DNOVqJhAF9Y
Fossbytes	https://fossbytes.com/ubuntu-web-remix-20-04-1-first-stable-version-of-chrome-os-alternative/
MuyLinux	https://www.muylinux.com/2022/12/28/unity-7-7/ https://www.muylinux.com/2022/05/02/unity-7-6/ https://www.muylinux.com/2021/10/18/ubuntu-unity-cinnamon-remix-21-10/
LinuxInsider	https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/distro-delights-new-release-mania-forking-kde-windows-in-a-bottle-176540.html https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/feuding-developers-dueling-distros-make-linux-lineage-revival-legendary-176620.html