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- Published on February 6, 2024
- In Deep Tech
[Exclusive] Bhashini’s Amitabh Nag on Breaking Language Barriers in India
Bhashini’s crowdsourcing initiative Bhasha Daan needs you.
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- By Siddharth Jindal
Of late, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been using Bhashini to address gatherings in several Indian languages with elan. During his speech at the Kashi Tamil Sangamam event in Varanasi on December 18, 2023, Modi used Bhashini to translate his speech from Hindi to Tamil. Most recently, Bhashini translated the 'Pariksha pe Charcha' event into multiple languages for students. The list goes on.
"We are a government service being built under government funding," said Bhashini chief Amitabh Nag, in an exclusive interview with AIM, steering clear of politicising the conversation.
He believes that his work belongs to everyone, and is not restricted to any political party. “Throughout one's life, regardless of daily endeavours, individuals should not feel pressured to learn another lan
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Siddharth Jindal
Siddharth is a media graduate who loves to explore tech through journalism and putting forward ideas worth pondering about in the era of artificial intelligence.
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