Release notes

Everything that has shipped, newest first. Documenting our release milestones, PWA improvements, design system evolutions, and catalog refinements over time.

  1. v1.2Latest

    Discovery Engine & Modern IA

    Added

    • Expanded desktop sidebar with dedicated Discover, Search, Languages, Stations, and Library views.
    • Aajcha Sargam (आजचा सरगम) — deterministic daily classic recommendation calculated stably across all global listeners.
    • Surprise Me — weighted discovery algorithm surfacing high-confidence classics across diverse stations.
    • Golden Eras navigation (1950s Black & White, 1960s Golden Dawn, 1970s Technicolor, 1980s Retro).
    • Mobile bottom navigation bar with integrated persistent player and expandable full Now Playing screen.
    • Recently Played local playback history tracking.

    Fixed

    • Smooth keyboard shortcuts (Space for Play/Pause, J for Prev, L for Next, M for Mute, F for Favorite).
    • Seamless transparent storage migration preserving existing user favorites.
  2. v1.1

    Marathi Edition & Regional Expansion

    Added

    • First-class multi-language architecture supporting Hindi, Marathi, and future regional languages.
    • Marathi Regional Spotlight highlighting Bhavgeet, Natya Sangeet, Golden Marathi Cinema, and Bhakti.
    • Modular Python Sargam Catalog Engine in catalog/ with multi-source ingestion, validation, and publishing.
    • Strict zero-fabrication catalog validation verifying all 3,916 baseline Hindi songs and 66 stations.

    Fixed

    • Fixed metadata normalization to preserve authentic classical ragas and multi-singer duets.
  3. v1.0

    Sargam Foundation

    Added

    • Launch of SARGAM — Retro Bollywood Melodies independent music PWA.
    • Deep Obsidian Velvet & Radiant Luminous Amber design system in perceptual OKLCH color space.
    • Full offline-capable PWA support across Chromium desktop, Android, and iOS Safari.
    • Zero-latency virtualized catalog playback powered by official YouTube embedded players.
    • Transparent local storage privacy model with zero user tracking or profile creation.

    Fixed

    • 100% preservation of the golden-era catalogue (3,916 songs, 66 stations, 415 artists, 1,379 films).

Found something wrong? There is a flag on every song, and a page for sending a link when one is missing.