On a quiet afternoon in Lamka, Churachandpur, a child taps into an app, types a sentence, and a soft, familiar voice speaks: “I am hungry. Can we eat now?” It is an ordinary moment, yet one that had never been possible before. For Patrick and thousands of non-verbal children like him, it marks the first time the world replies in a voice that sounds like their own. In Manipur, a state torn by conflict where leaders have gone quiet, and institutions no longer speak, a different kind of voice has emerged. It doesn’t come from the state. It comes from the community.