Prof. Rajeev Sangal is the former Director of IIT(BHU) Varanasi (2013–18) and the first regular Director of IIIT Hyderabad (2002–13). His research spans Natural Language Processing, Machine Translation, and Artificial Intelligence over 40+ years, starting from faculty position at IIT Kanpur (1982-99).
Prof Rajeev Sangal on Why India Needs an AI Vision...
May 22, 2026 |
As India stands at the crossroads of technology and nation-building, Prof Rajeev Sangal stresses why AI must go beyond innovation for innovation’s sake. It must serve a larger national purpose. We need to build an India-led AI ecosystem rooted in
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