Archive · 3 Jun 2025
India Launches Bharat Gen: Revolutionizing Indian Language AI
India has created a new AI called Bharat Gen that understands and speaks many Indian languages.
It's like having a smart computer friend that can read, listen, and understand pictures in your own language.
This AI will help in important areas like healthcare and education by providing information and assistance in local languages.
Bharat Gen is built to work with 22 different Indian languages, making it easier for everyone to access and use AI.
There is also a project called "Bharat Data Sagar" to gather more information to improve how well the AI understands and speaks these languages.
This is designed to help people in many fields, from doctors to those working in the government.
The goal is to make sure AI is available and useful for everyone across India.
Bharat Gen is an indigenously developed multimodal LLM for Indian languages.
It was developed under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).
The platform integrates text, speech, and image modalities for AI solutions in 22 Indian languages.
It aims to empower sectors like healthcare, education, and governance.
A new project 'Bharat Data Sagar' has been started to gather information for better AI models.
- Who
- Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh
- What
- Launched 'Bharat Gen', an AI-based multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) tailored for Indian languages.
- When
- Recently
- Where
- India
- Why
- To transform AI development across India's diverse linguistic and cultural landscape, and empower crucial sectors.
- Model Name
- Bharat Gen
- Type
- Multimodal LLM
- Focus
- Indian Languages
- Developed By
- TIH Foundation for IoT and IoE at IIT Bombay
- Languages Supported
- 22 Indian languages
- Key Initiative
- Bharat Data Sagar