ANUVAA

The key problem identified is the language barrier between teachers and Santhali-speaking students in Jharkhand’s classrooms. Many teachers primarily communicate in Hindi, while students may be more comfortable learning in Santhali, making classroom explanations, interaction, and understanding more difficult.

This problem is experienced primarily by teachers who need to communicate concepts effectively in Santhali and students who face difficulty understanding Hindi-based instruction. It also affects the overall quality of classroom interaction, learning activities, and assessment.

ANUVAA is an offline AI-powered classroom copilot that bridges the language gap in mother-tongue-based primary education. It converts a teacher’s Hindi speech into contextually accurate tribal-language content such as Santali (Ol Chiki) speech, while supporting bilingual worksheets, visual flashcards, and FLN-aligned learning resources. Designed for low-resource Android devices, ANUVAA combines speech recognition, AI translation, and text-to-speech with offline-first technology, enabling teachers to teach naturally in multilingual classrooms—even without continuous internet connectivity.