BhashaFi is an online platform that teaches 7 Indian languages. Its aim is to remove barriers to learning Indian languages and make them accessible to all in a fun way. So far more than 10,000 people have joined it.
1 November.. Today is the state festival of Kerala and Karnataka. Kerala and Karnataka are two states whose cultures have a lot of similarities. For many Malayalis, Karnataka is like a second home. But even there language becomes a small barrier. But now there is no tension about this. BhashaFi is teaching basic language to people coming from different places in cities like Bengaluru.
At a time when there is a debate going on in the country regarding the three-language policy, an organization named BhashaFi is teaching about seven languages. It is very beneficial for those who love different languages of India or want to learn the language for job. With all classes being online, you can learn Indian languages at any time, from anywhere in the world. This is what makes BhashaFi different from other courses. At present, languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi are being taught in BhashaFi. Languages like Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi and Assamese are also going to be launched soon. These courses are available on Udemy, as live classes, and also on the app. Husband-wife Abhishek Prakash and Lekha Gunasekhar are the founders of BhashaFi. Till now, more than ten thousand people are learning the language through these.
BhashaFi co-founder Abhishek Prakash told Asianet News Online that the idea came from his personal experience. He was born in Telangana, but grew up in Mumbai. Later, he had to travel to Bengaluru, Tamil Nadu and Punjab for work. Then he realized that only languages connect each place and its culture. When he tried to learn languages, he found that resources at the local level were very limited. He said, ‘Sitting in India, we can easily learn foreign languages like French and German, but there are many difficulties in learning our own languages.’
Abhishek told Asianet News Online, ‘Our aim is for people to learn languages as a hobby. I believe that language should be learned in a fun way and with humor. He further said, ‘Our aim is to promote Indian languages like foreign languages and make them available to everyone. At present, 50% of those learning the language are Indians. The rest include children of NRIs and foreign nationals wishing to learn Indian languages. BhashaFi was founded in late 2023. Abhishek says that his organization is trying to make all Indian languages accessible to everyone by bringing them on a single platform.