Bhashini, AI4Bharat, and Sarvam Might Finally Solve India’s Language Divide

India’s linguistic landscape has long been characterised by remarkable diversity, accompanied at times by tension. This complexity is further highlighted during the ongoing debates and disputes over the use of particular languages in specific cities and states.  While the debate continues, AI could play a role in addressing it, or at least mitigate it as much as possible. Here is where initiatives like Bhashini, an Indian government project; AI4Bharat, a research lab at IIT Madras; People+ai, and Sarvam AI startup, come into the picture. As Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, said in a recent video featuring People+ai, “If you really want to make access to technology universal, we should be able to provide that access in a language of choice of the citizen. A big part of