Keeping our roots alive, one word at a time.
Language is more than a way to communicate. It carries our stories, culture, identity, and connection to one another. At Kothai, we explore how technology and play can make our native languages a natural part of everyday life.
Our story
Our language connects us to our roots.
In recent years, our research has centred on language-related challenges, particularly in computing and literacy. We believe that staying connected to our roots begins with nurturing literacy in our mother tongue.
Reading and writing in our native language strengthen cultural identity and community bonds. Creating economic value through language is equally important to ensuring its continued relevance and longevity.
Technology that makes language easier.
Kothai began as an experimentation space focused on language technology, tools, and solutions for language learning.
Our work revolves around developing tools and technologies that help everyone read, write, and engage with their mother tongue more easily — or discover the joy of learning a new language.
Making language learning intuitive, interactive, and joyful.
Today, our solutions focus on Tamil, with plans to gradually expand into other regional languages. Through the Kothai ecosystem, we aim to build innovative, engaging, and fun tools that make learning and using our languages feel intuitive, interactive, and joyful.
What we build
Play at the table. Practise on your phone.
Kothai Keyboard
A handwriting-style Tamil keyboard, so you can type the way you write.
Visai
The Kothai typing game: speed drills, XP, streaks and progress tracking.
Kothai board games
Language games for the family table.
A future where our languages belong everywhere.
From the way we type to the way we play and learn, we are building experiences that bring language closer to everyday life — starting with Tamil and growing towards a world of regional languages.
மொழியோடு இணைவோம். மகிழ்வோடு கற்போம்.