Heshan Peiris & KReader (Sri Lanka)
Who Built It
Founder and CTO Heshan Peiris built KReader to solve a problem he saw clearly: Sri Lankan literature, educational material, and research existed, but most of it was inaccessible to people who could not read standard print or who needed it in a different format.
The Gap They Saw
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Sri Lanka has two official languages, Sinhala and Tamil, plus a deaf community with its own sign language.
English
Most digital reading infrastructure was built for English.
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Local language content was offline, inaccessible to people with visual impairments or reading differences, and not available in sign language.
What They Built
A subscription-based reading platform offering
E-books
Audiobooks
AI-based text-to-speech with emotional expression
Text-to-sign language in Sri Lankan local languages.
Working toward digitising educational material and research papers so they become accessible in real time.
Who It Serves
People across Sri Lanka who need content in Sinhala or Tamil, including those with
Visual Impairments
Reading Differences
Deaf & Hard of Hearing community
Why It Belongs Here
- The text-to-sign language feature for Sri Lankan Sign Language is rare and significant.
- Most sign language technology is built for large markets.
- Peiris built it for a community global tech companies have no incentive to serve.
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