svara-TTS — Open Multilingual TTS for India’s Voices

Svara-TTS is an open-source text-to-speech (TTS) system designed to capture the linguistic diversity and emotional richness of India's many languages, addressing the limitations of existing TTS technologies that often flatten the nuances of less-resourced languages. Built on the foundation of the Orpheus model, it supports 19 Indian languages, providing balanced male-female voices and emotion-aware conditioning while allowing for zero-shot voice cloning. Svara-TTS leverages language models to improve expressivity, multilingual transfer, and real-time synthesis, promoting inclusivity by enabling technology to sound authentically Indian. It addresses the challenges of conventional TTS systems, such as handling code-switching and emotional context, aiming to create a more natural and engaging user experience. While not meant for celebrity voice imitation, it is designed to sound familiar and emotionally believable, with future developments aimed at enhancing expressive control and conversational features. The initiative, developed by Kenpath Technologies, benefits from various collaborative resources and invites further community involvement to continue refining and expanding its capabilities.