Amitabh Nag

In a country where linguistic diversity is both a richness and a challenge, Amitabh Nag has emerged as a key architect of India’s multilingual AI transformation. As the CEO of Bhashini under the MeitY’s Digital India initiative, Nag has overseen a platform that processes over six million translation requests a day, bridging communication across more than 22 Indian languages and handling around 300 million monthly translations.

With a tech career spanning four decades in various roles at TCS, HP, Coforge and beyond, Nag brought extensive experience to government service when he took charge of Bhashini in March 2023.

Under his leadership, Bhashini has built over 300 open-source AI models, delivered voice‑to‑text, translation, OCR, and speech‑to‑speech services, and even converted railway manuals into audio for the visually impaired. He has also taken on dual roles as the director of IndiaAI’s dataset platform (AIKosh) and applications development initiatives to further national AI infrastructure

Nag’s work is more than technology; it’s an unwavering push for digital inclusion, cultural connection, and linguistic equity.