The Times of India

From Hindi to Tamil, AI learns Indias voice: IIT Bombay launches BharatGen, a model built for the nations languages and people

IIT Bombay has launched BharatGen, an indigenous AI initiative designed to make artificial intelligence accessible in Indias diverse languages. Introduced at Bharat Innovates 2026 in France, the project aims to build multilingual AI models for text, speech, and documents. Supported by DST and the IndiaAI Mission, BharatGen focuses on applications across education, healthcare, governance, finance, and cultural preservation.