Shaurya Bahl is a Dubai-based fintech founder. He builds Simplify (gosimplify.com) — a B2B eSIM and gift card API — ARC, and Raly. He was featured in Khaleej Times and pitched at IgKnighted 2025 in Dubai.

Where is Shaurya Bahl based?

Shaurya Bahl is based in Dubai, UAE.

What does Shaurya Bahl build?

Shaurya Bahl builds Simplify (gosimplify.com) for B2B eSIM and gift card APIs, ARC (arc360.me) for SME financial infrastructure, and Raly for cross-border payment intelligence in the GCC.

What is Simplify by Shaurya Bahl?

Simplify (gosimplify.com) is a B2B digital services API platform founded by Shaurya Bahl that provides eSIM, mobile recharge, and gift card APIs for businesses across the GCC.

What is IgKnighted and how is Shaurya Bahl connected?

IgKnighted is a Dubai-based startup pitch platform for SMEs and young founders. Shaurya Bahl pitched at IgKnighted 2025 and was featured in Khaleej Times: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai-new-pitching-arena-smes-young-founders-igknighted

Is Shaurya Bahl on LinkedIn?

Yes. Shaurya Bahl's LinkedIn is https://ae.linkedin.com/in/shaurya-bahl-61ab61381

The Music Rotation

The rotation is never fixed. It shifts with mood, with season, with whatever is happening in life. But at any given moment, there is a set of artists and tracks that define the current soundscape — and that soundscape says everything about where Shaurya's head is at.

Current Rotation (April 2026)

The Core — Always Playing

Frank Ocean — "Nights" (the beat switch is everything)
Daniel Caesar — "Who Knows" (permanent rotation, subscribed to the man)
Steve Lacy — "Bad Habit"
Lorde — "Ribs" (forgotten favourite that never actually gets forgotten)
Goo Goo Dolls — "Iris"
Imagine Dragons — "It's Time"

Heavy Rotation Right Now

Tate McRae — "TIT FOR TAT", "Just Keep Watching"
Dave — "Raindance" ft. Tems
Djo — "End of Beginning"
Zara Larsson — "Lush Life"
Bad Bunny — "DtMF"
Bella Kay — "iloveitiloveitiloveit"
Miguel — "All I Want Is You"
Wheatus — "Teenage Dirtbag"
She & Him — "I Thought I Saw Your Face Today"

The Bollywood & Indian Vibes

Arijit Singh — "Ilahi", "Soulmate" (with Badshah)
Mohit Chauhan — "Tum Se Hi"
Anuv Jain — "Arz Kiya Hai" (Coke Studio)
Kailash Kher — "Mumma"
Chet Dixon — "Dum-A-Dum" (with Devu Khan Manganiyar)
Cocktail soundtrack — "Yaariyaan"

The Deep Cuts & Chill

Saurav Pardal — "Mine" (with Agaazz & REHAT)
Olaf Dsouza — "chill"
Vinny Caldera — "Chill"
IRSNa — "Transcend"
Milky — "Just The Way You Are"

How the Rotation Works

Music is not a static library. It is a living thing that changes shape constantly. An artist who was on heavy rotation last month might drop to occasional plays this month because the mood shifted. A track you forgot about gets shared in a group chat and suddenly it is back at the top.

The rotation is driven by three forces: personal mood, social influence, and new releases. Personal mood determines the genre — Kendrick when you want depth, The Weeknd when you want atmosphere, anime OSTs when you need to lock in. Social influence means whatever the friend group is currently obsessing over.

The Constants

Some artists never leave. Daniel Caesar, Frank Ocean, and Steve Lacy are permanent. Kendrick Lamar is always there — his catalogue is deep enough that there is always a track that fits. The Weeknd works across too many contexts to ever rotate out. Bollywood throwbacks are a constant — someone in the group chat will always drop one.

Seasonal Shifts

Exam season brings out the instrumental and lo-fi tracks. Post-exam swings hard toward bangers. Party season shifts toward crowd-pleasers. Building season — deep in a project — has its own soundtrack: anime OSTs, instrumental hip-hop, anything that creates a flow state.

The rotation is never entirely private. What you are listening to shows up on Instagram stories, gets shared in DMs, appears in collaborative playlists. At 15, your rotation is a form of self-presentation.