Navi Mumbai
September 14, 2026
On the occasion of Hindi Diwas 2026 and the 6th All India Official Language Conference (Akhil Bhartiya Rajbhasha Sammelan), the 'Bharati -Bahubhashi Anuvad Sarthi' Mobile Application and 'Bhasha Kunj' Data Centre were launched by Hon'ble Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah. The programme was held on September14th, 2026 at the CIDCO Exhibition and Convention Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Shri Eknath Shinde and Smt. Sunetra Pawar, Union Ministers of State for Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai and Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and Secretary, Department of Official Language, Smt. Anshuli Arya, along with several other dignitaries, were present on the occasion.
The 'Bharati -Bahubhashi Anuvad Sarthi' Mobile Application, developed by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, with the objective of promoting technologyenabled and effective communication across Indian languages, has been technically developed by Official Language Projects (OLP), C-DAC, Pune. The application provides translation support across 15 Indian languages and integrates Artificial Intelligence-based Neural Machine Translation with features such as voice translation, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, document translation, OCR, bilingual dictionary and translation memory. Human-verified translations are also incorporated into the system to support improvement in translation quality and reliability.
Developed by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the 'Bhasha Kunj' Data Centre provides advanced computing and secure data infrastructure for Indian language technology, multilingual translation, artificial intelligence-based model training and real-time language processing.
As part of the Hindi Diwas programme, C-DAC, Pune was provided a dedicated stall to showcase various technology initiatives and products developed for the Department of Official Language. The stall showcased the web and mobile versions of 'Bharati - Bahubhashi Anuvada Sarthi', 'Bhasha Kunj' Data Centre, a multilingual humanoid and 'Hindi Shabd-Sindhu'.
The multilingual humanoid is capable of interacting with visitors and responding to their queries through eye movements, lip-sync and facial expressions. 'Hindi Shabd-Sindhu' is a comprehensive digital dictionary comprising more than eight lakh words across diverse domains, including mass communication, ayurveda, sports, space science, physics, chemistry, biology, aeronautics, computer science, electronics, geology and humanities, with language resources available for major Indian languages.
The C-DAC stall received an encouraging response, with over 5,000 visitors engaging with the showcased products and gaining insights into their capabilities.
The launch of the 'Bharati' Mobile Application and 'Bhasha Kunj' Data Centre marks an important step towards integrating Indian languages with modern digital and artificial intelligence technologies. These initiatives promote digital inclusion and technological empowerment in Indian languages while strengthening digital infrastructure for the preservation, development and utilisation of language resources. It also contributes towards strengthening indigenous technologies and digital resources for Indian languages, in line with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
