| title: FeelEd Lite | |
| emoji: 📚 | |
| colorFrom: indigo | |
| colorTo: purple | |
| sdk: gradio | |
| sdk_version: 5.29.0 | |
| app_file: app.py | |
| pinned: true | |
| license: mit | |
| short_description: TN Samacheer-grounded AI tutor for Tamil Nadu Board students | |
| tags: | |
| - hackathon-track:backyard-ai | |
| - badge:off-brand | |
| - badge:best-demo | |
| - education | |
| - tamil | |
| - tn-board | |
| - rag | |
| - small-language-model | |
| - track:backyard | |
| - achievement:offbrand | |
| - achievement:fieldnotes | |
| # 📚 FeelEd Lite — Tamil AI Tutor for TN Board Students | |
| > கற்க கசடற — திருக்குறள் 391 | |
| **Build Small Hackathon 2026 · Backyard AI Track 🏡** | |
| ## 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/ | |