Prof. Rajeev Sangal, a pioneering computer scientist and former Director of IIT (BHU) Varanasi and founder Director of IIIT Hyderabad offers a masterclass on AI and language technology. A distinguished alumnus of IIT Kanpur and the University of Pennsylvania, Prof. Sangal is a world-renowned expert in computational linguistics, best known for his groundbreaking work on the Computational Paninian Grammar framework for Indian languages.
Genesis of Bhashini: India’s First AI Mission
October 6, 2025 |
Prof Rajeev Sangal, founding Chair of Mission Bhashini’s Executive Committee, offers a rare behind-the-scenes account of India’s ambitious speech-to-speech translation mission—its visionary strategy, ethical dilemmas, and roadmap to global leadership in domain-specific AI. “At Bhashini’s inception in 2018–19, many doubted