PM Modi lauds Adilabad teacher’s efforts to preserve tribal language using AI tools

Thodasam Kailash, a government school teacher from Telangana’s tribal heartland of Adilabad, earned appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to preserve Kolami tribal language.

According to official sources, the Prime Minister mentioned about Mr. Kailash’s efforts to compose songs in Kolami and other languages using AI tools during the 119^th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy in a post on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) lauded Mr Kailash’s initiative to harness technology to preserve our rich cultural heritage for posterity.

“Kailash Garu is doing an outstanding work in preserving our tribal languages through AI-powered digital songs and music. His initiative of composing songs in Kolami and other tribal languages using AI tools is a brilliant example of how technology can be harnessed to safeguard our languages and culture,” Mr. Reddy said.