README.md

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title: FeelEd Lite
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sdk: gradio
sdk_version: 5.29.0
app_file: app.py
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license: mit
short_description: TN Samacheer-grounded AI tutor for Tamil Nadu Board students
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📚 FeelEd Lite — Tamil AI Tutor for TN Board Students

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What it does

FeelEd Lite is an AI learning companion for Tamil Nadu Board students (Grades 9-12). Students ask in Tamil, English, or Tanglish and get answers grounded in actual TN Samacheer curriculum content.

🎬 Demo Video

https://youtu.be/HJuBeihFU6w

🔗 Social Post

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/velayutham-s-loopbackcinema_buildsmall-huggingface-tamilai-share-7472395543827177472-aY6_/

Features

• 📖 Chat Mode — TN Samacheer grounded Q&A
• ✨ Story Mode — concepts through Tamil characters
• 🎯 Exam Mode — TN Board style questions
• 🌐 Tamil · English · Tanglish
• Grades 9–12 · 13 subjects

Tech Stack

• RAG: 21,000+ TN Samacheer passages via Pinecone
• LLM: Qwen2.5-72B via HuggingFace Inference
• Embedding: Gemini embedding-001
• UI: Gradio 5.29.0 custom dark theme

Track

🏡 Backyard AI — tested with real Grade 11 Tamil Nadu Board students

Builder Philosophy

Why builder accountability matters in educational AI: 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7470799539273310208/