Initiatives to Promote Indian Languages
On 16th July, 2024, the Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission (UGC) launched three landmark initiatives - ASMITA, Bahubhasha Shabdkosh and Real-time Translation Architecture to preserve and promote India’s language traditions.
About the Initiatives
1. ASMITA (Augmenting Study Materials in Indian Languages through Translation and Academic Writing)
- It is a collaborative effort of the UGC and the Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti, a high-powered committee under the ministry, to promote Indian languages in education.
- The project aims at creating a robust ecosystem for translation and original book writing in Indian languages across various disciplines within higher education.
- The goal is to produce 1,000 ....
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