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Bhashini

MultilingualOpen-sourceCommercialहिन्दीবাংলাதமிழ்+17 more

In plain words

Bhashini is India's government-backed language AI platform built to break down language barriers across the country. It brings together translation, speech-to-text, text-to-speech and document tools so people can use digital services in their own Indian language. It is aimed at everyday citizens, government services, and developers who want to add Indian-language support to their apps.

How to use it

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Languages & scripts supported

Works in these languages, in both native script and Roman typing.

हिन्दी Hindiবাংলা Bengaliதமிழ் Tamilతెలుగు Teluguमराठी Marathiગુજરાતી Gujaratiಕನ್ನಡ Kannadaമലയാളം Malayalamਪੰਜਾਬੀ Punjabiଓଡ଼ିଆ Odiaঅসমীয়া Assameseاردو Urduसंस्कृतम् Sanskritनेपाली Nepaliकोंकणी Konkaniسنڌي Sindhiमैथिली Maithiliکٲشُر Kashmiriমৈতৈলোন্ Manipuri (Meitei)बड़ो Bodo+ Roman & code-mixed

Strengths & limits

An honest look at what it does well and where it struggles.

Good at
Translating between Indian languages
Speech-to-text and voice typing
Reading text aloud (TTS)
Powering apps via free APIs
Where it struggles
!Not a single chat LLM
!Quality varies by language
!Less polished than big chatbots
!Best for translation, not reasoning

About the maker

Who builds and maintains Bhashini.

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Bhashini is a Government of India initiative (under MeitY) to make digital services available in every Indian language. It brings together translation, speech, and text tools from many Indian institutions, sharing open language data and APIs for the public and developers.

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