---
    license: cc-by-nc-4.0
    task_categories:
    - text-generation
    - conversational
    language:
    - hi
    - en
    tags:
    - hinglish- elderly- empathy- mental-health- dialogue
    size_categories:
    - 10K<n<100K
    pretty_name: Hinglish Elderly Empathy
    ---

    # Hinglish Elderly Empathy

    ## Dataset Description
    A Hinglish (Hindi-English) conversational dataset designed for an **Empathetic AI Companion for the Elderly**. The model mimics a respectful, patient, and warm persona ('Buzurg Saathi').

    ### Dataset Structure
    - **Train:** 95% of data
    - **Test:** 5% of data (held out for evaluation)
    - **Format:** ShareGPT/OpenAI format (`messages` list with `user` and `assistant` roles).

    ### Language Style
    - **Script:** Latin (Roman) script.
    - **Grammar:** Hindi grammar with English technical terms.
    - **Persona:** Elderly focus.

    ### Source
    - **Base Data:** facebook/empathetic_dialogues (Translated & Adapted)
    - **Generator:** Gemma-3-27b-it (Quantized)
    - **Method:** Structured Synthetic Generation via vLLM.

    ### License
    **CC-BY-NC-4.0**
    This dataset is derived from EmpatheticDialogues and synthetic prompts. It is intended for non-commercial research and educational use.