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+# Gaussian Mixture Models
+
+This repository is the result of a Semester Project on Gaussian Mixture Models by Goirik Chakrabarty and Purva Parmar, under Prof Leelavati Narlikar at IISER Pune. The site is built using [Jupyter Book](https://jupyterbook.org/).
+
+Site Link: https://thereconpilot.github.io/gaussian-mixture-models
+
+## Local Development
+
+Install requirements:
+
+```
+pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+After that, add or edit any content, and assuming that we are in the top level folder where the `_config.yml` file is present, we can build using
+
+```
+jb build .
+```
+
+Refer to [Jupyter Book](https://jupyterbook.org/) for more details.
+
+The build files should be present in `_build/html`. This directory should be used to check final results before committing content to git.
+
+The site is automatically built and published with GitHub Actions, so the `_build` directory has been added to `.gitignore`.
+
+## Contact
+
+- Purva: [purva.parmar@students.iiserpune.ac.in](mailto:purva.parmar@students.iiserpune.ac.in)
+- Goirik: [goirik.chakrabarty@students.iiserpune.ac.in](mailto:goirik.chakrabarty@students.iiserpune.ac.in)
+