You know the work. The challenge is explaining the result, blocker and next step while people are listening.
The meeting update
Workplace speaking
India’s sovereign language learning platform
BolnaSeekho
No punishment is greater than silence, and no freedom is greater than speaking.
Practice the conversations that actually matter: interviews, meetings, family questions, and everyday life.
Manush: 15-minute daily voice + text sessions. Free pilot.
Choose a speaking goal
Practise the English you actually need.
Start with one situation, make a short attempt and repeat with one useful change.
English speaking practice
Build a repeatable routine for conversations, voice attempts and real Indian situations.
Open practiceAI speaking partner
Practise follow-up questions and recover when the conversation moves in an unexpected direction.
Open practiceSpoken English for beginners
Start with useful sentence patterns, short answers and Hindi or Hinglish as a bridge.
Open practiceEnglish conversation practice
Work on openings, clarification, questions and the next turn in a real exchange.
Open practiceEnglish interview practice
Prepare honest examples, clearer STAR answers and realistic follow-up questions.
Open practicePractice in Hindi and Hinglish
Move from meaning to natural English without forcing a literal word-by-word translation.
Open practiceChoose Your Path
Two powerful learning modes
Understand the research-backed method behind BolnaSeekho, then jump into the games that put it into practice.
The Science
Research-backed method
Speaking anxiety is psychological, not a knowledge gap. Every session applies validated frameworks from clinical psychology and language pedagogy, delivered through conversation, not lectures.
Graduated exposure, Wolpe’s systematic desensitization as a 6-level Confidence Ladder
Mastery experiences and micro-goals, Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory
AI as the "More Knowledgeable Other", Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development
Hinglish celebrated, never corrected, Translanguaging (García & Wei)
10 psychological techniques inside every AI reply, CBT reframing to anticipatory praise
The Games
12 games, all live
The theory becomes play: every game is a real Indian social pressure scenario, from Sharma Aunty's interrogation to the CEO's boardroom, scored across six dimensions in real time.
Sharma Aunty Survival + Manush + Bolo Copy, the flagships
Interview Boss Battle: adaptive interview loop, HR to CEO
Roast Battle
Rapid Fire, Word Chain, Tongue Twister, Spin & Speak
Bol Quiz Live, 12 PM & 8 PM ritual with 1.5x XP + BolCoins
GROUNDED IN 40+ PEER-REVIEWED SOURCES · POWERED BY SARVAM AI + GROQ · CURRENTLY IN PILOT
Chapter 01
India does not lack talent. It lacks safe spaces to speak.
BolnaSeekho creates low-stakes, culturally fluent practice before high-stakes moments.
Conversation
Knowing a sentence is different from handling the next question.
Voice
Speaking reveals pace, pauses and recovery that silent study cannot.
Pressure
Interviews and meetings add stakes to otherwise familiar English.
Practice
A repeatable low-stakes attempt creates material to improve.
You have a real example. The challenge is organising it clearly and answering an unexpected follow-up.
The placement interview
Interview practice
You understand what was asked. The challenge is responding without freezing when the conversation feels personal.
The family question
Everyday confidence
Chapter 02
A scroll-driven ladder for speaking courage.
The product journey is not a static list. It is a gradual exposure system that grows with the user.
Unlocked
Level 1
Self Recording
Start privately and build awareness of pace, volume, and hesitation.
Anxiety score2/10
Unlocked ability
Hear your own voice without judgment.
Chapter 03
All 12 games. All live. All Indian.
Every game is a speaking pressure simulator for real situations in Indian life, playable today.
← Swipe to browse games →
Chapter 04
What we decided to build next.
Nothing on this sheet is live yet. These are the next doors we plan to open, in order.
- Planned
Bol Podium Live
Live audio speaking stages. Join anonymously first, speak when you are ready.
- Planned
Squad Tournaments
Team group-discussion rounds and private practice rooms with friends.
- Exploring
Creator rooms
Confident speakers host their own practice rooms for others.
- Exploring
Human + AI coaching
Human coaches supported by the same speaking feedback you see in games.
- Later
More Indian languages
Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati as comfortable starting points.
- Later
Voice portfolio
A short recording that lets you show how you speak, not just what you wrote.
Chapter 05
Feedback that respects Indian voices.
Yesterday I go to office for important meeting, and I was basically nervous.
Overall score
0/100
Grammar
Tense, structure, and clarity.
Filler Words
Detects repetition and hesitation.
Fluency
Pace, pauses, and recovery.
Voice Strength
Volume, ending strength, and confidence.
Vocabulary
Variety and word choice.
Indian English
Accent-neutral, context-aware feedback.
Chapter 06
Not another language app. A confidence system.
| Capability | BolnaSeekho | Gamified Learning Apps | Pronunciation Apps | Live Tutor Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian context | ||||
| Hinglish native | ||||
| Anxiety-first design | ||||
| Real Indian scenarios | ||||
| Indian AI stack ready |
Chapter 07
Built for the Indian AI stack.
Speech readiness
Designed around Indian accents, pace, code-switching, and clarity.
LLM readiness
Prompts and evaluation logic understand Indian social pressure.
TTS readiness
Prepared for natural voice practice and culturally fluent coaching.
Roadmap
The journey to millions of confident voices.
Live pilot
Audio and text MVP, waitlist, early feedback.
Available now
Public practice library with all core games.
Planned
Squad practice and moderated audio rooms.
In exploration
Career readiness and partner pilots.
Long-term direction
Multi-language confidence for Bharat.
Access
Built to stay accessible.
BolnaSeekho is currently available through our free pilot. Our goal is to keep access free for as long as grants, ecosystem partners and infrastructure support make it possible.
If you would like to support the mission, you can contribute infrastructure, credits, research support or other resources.
FAQ
Questions you are not alone asking.
BolnaSeekho is an AI-powered speaking confidence app. Practice English through 12 interactive games in real Indian scenarios, from Sharma Aunty Survival to Interview Boss Battle.
Yes, the entire pilot is free: all 12 games, voice mode, and a daily 15-minute practice pool. Our goal is to keep access free for as long as grants, ecosystem partners and infrastructure support make it possible.
Duolingo is a broad language-learning product with reading, writing, listening and speaking practice. BolnaSeekho focuses on English speaking confidence through Indian scenarios, graduated practice and Hinglish-native AI games.
Yes. Interview Boss Battle runs a real interview loop: four interviewers who listen to your answers and ask follow-up questions about what you actually said. Learn Mode gives you answer structures, sentence starters and retries; Battle Mode removes the help. You get a readiness report covering relevance, structure, clarity, delivery, vocabulary, follow-up handling and recovery under pressure.
Never. BolnaSeekho celebrates Indian English. We focus on clarity and confidence, not sounding American or British. Hinglish code-switching is natural here.
BolnaSeekho uses Sarvam AI for Indian speech recognition and voice, plus language models served through Sarvam AI and Groq for fast conversations, coaching, and game content.