Bhasha Setu

Problem

Learners of regional Indian languages often face apps that are either too generic or too heavy. They need a simple phone-friendly way to study everyday phrases, with native script and clear meaning, even when connectivity is limited.

Solution

Built a lightweight learning app that keeps lessons as local content. Users pick a language, open a category, and study phrase cards. Content can be prepared in a spreadsheet and converted to JSON, so the product can grow without building a CMS first.

Key Features

• • Language selection for Kumaoni and Garhwali
• • Category-based lessons such as greetings, family, food, travel, and polite expressions
• • Phrase cards with native script, transliteration, and English meaning
• • Audio playback control designed so only one recording plays at a time
• • Search and daily-lesson components prepared for the learning flow
• • Offline-capable static content after the app is loaded

Technology

Technical Architecture

Bhasha Setu is a client-only single-page application. There is no login, API, or database. Lesson data lives in JSON files. The UI is a React app built with Vite and styled with Tailwind, with an audio manager for playback. This keeps the first version easy to host and usable on a phone.

Challenges

• • Designing a reading experience that works for Devanagari script on small screens.
• • Separating content from the app so language data can grow without changing the product code.
• • Audio is designed into the interface, but recordings are not yet complete, so playback has to fail gracefully.

Who This Is For

Language learners and education teams who want a simple mobile web experience for regional-language phrases.

Product Screens

Additional screens from the same isolated portfolio demo.