abysirKE/echopulse1314-backend

Culturally intelligent storytelling engine powered by FastAPI. Generates bilingual Swahili-English narratives from user comments, enriched with seasonal events, idioms, and regional flavor. EchoPulse Backend Tagline: Voices of Africa, told in two tongues Introduction: Africa’s Digital Griot Across Africa, the griot has long been the custodian of memory, culture, and oral tradition. These storytellers preserved histories, celebrated heroes, and passed wisdom from one generation to the next. EchoPulse carries this legacy forward into the digital era, becoming a digital griot for communities across Kenya and the wider continent. By transforming everyday comments into bilingual narratives enriched with idioms, seasonal events, and regional flavor, EchoPulse ensures that the voices of today are preserved for tomorrow. It bridges local languages with global accessibility, amplifying African identity while honoring the rhythm of oral storytelling. EchoPulse is not just software—it is a cultural companion. It listens, it remembers, and it retells, weaving together the threads of resilience, humor, heritage, and innovation. In classrooms, on radio waves, and within cultural archives, EchoPulse becomes a living archive of African voices, ensuring that traditions remain vibrant while evolving with modern technology. Vision EchoPulse was created to celebrate the diversity of Kenyan and East African storytelling traditions. It takes raw input from users—whether a phrase, a thought, or a reflection—and reshapes it into structured stories that highlight resilience, humor, heritage, and community. The system is built to honor cultural nuance, ensuring that every generated narrative feels authentic and grounded in local identity. Features Comment-to-Story Conversion: Converts user comments into structured story summaries that carry emotional depth and cultural resonance. Bilingual Output: Produces narratives in both Swahili and English, ensuring accessibility while preserving cultural nuance. Seasonal Enrichment: Adds context-aware elements such as harvests, holidays, and festivals, making stories timely and relevant. Regional Flavor Detection: Maps keywords an …