The Skill Gap That Has Nothing to Do With Intelligence
- ByAryan Bhan
- 23 Jan, 2026
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Your ideas have value in any language. Whether you express yourself in Tamil, Hindi, Bengali, or English, your intelligence remains exactly the same. The language you speak doesn't determine your worth or the quality of your thoughts.
But here's the reality many Indians face: there are moments when knowing English becomes professionally useful. Not superior. Just useful for specific goals, certain careers, or broader reach.
And when those moments arrive, many of us find ourselves stuck: we understand English reasonably well, but speaking it confidently feels like crossing an invisible barrier.
The Practice Problem
Priya could read English novels fluently. She'd studied the language for twelve years, scored well in exams, and used it in work emails. But when a video interview came up, she found herself rehearsing sentences in her head, second-guessing every word not because she didn't know English, but because she hadn't practiced speaking it enough to feel natural.
Indian classrooms typically teach English as a subject to study rather than a skill to practice. In a class of forty students, actual speaking time might total just minutes each week. And you can't develop fluency without repetition, it's like learning to cook by only reading recipes.
For many Indians, wanting English is purely practical. A developer might need it for international teams. A business owner might want to negotiate with overseas suppliers directly. A researcher might need to present at global conferences. These aren't cases of linguistic insecurity but they're strategic choices about access in specific contexts.
The traditional solution of coaching institutes often recreates the same problem. Fees run ₹15,000-40,000, schedules are rigid, and in batches of twenty students, individual speaking time remains limited.
A Different Approach
Supernova, an AI-powered platform, rethought the model entirely. Their AI tutor, Miss Nova, is available 24/7 for conversation practice, at 6 AM before work, midnight after family sleeps, or whenever you have ten minutes. No classroom. No batches. No performance anxiety.
Critically, Supernova offers explanations in Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, and others. When you make an error, you understand exactly why in your mother tongue, removing the cognitive load of decoding English instructions while learning English.
The AI provides immediate feedback: speak, get correction, understand why, try again right away. Over time, this builds fluency, not just rule knowledge, but an intuitive feel for what sounds right.
Adding to Your Toolkit
Learning English doesn't require abandoning your mother tongue or viewing it as inferior. It's about choice, adding a tool for specific purposes while remaining rooted in your own linguistic identity.
If you've decided that English serves your ambitions, there's now a more comfortable, affordable way to practice. It's not about changing who you are. It's about expanding what you can do.
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