Project BoLi: Bolstering Linguistic Resources in the Indigenous Languages of India

by Karthick Narayanan Ramakrishnan

In a country as linguistically rich as India, most underrepresented languages still lack access to basic language technologies. Project BoLi is changing that.

Led by linguist and language rights advocate Karthick Narayanan Ramakrishnan, Project BoLi is building a growing collection of audio recordings, transcriptions, translations, and grammatical data for Indian languages beyond the 22 scheduled ones.

From speech tech to educational resources, Project BoLi is paving the way for an inclusive digital future where every Indian language has a voice.

See the slideshow below to learn more about Project BoLi.

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Karthick Narayanan Ramakrishnan is Chief Community and Data Officer at UnReaL-TecE LLP, a venture dedicated to building inclusive and cutting-edge language technologies for all Indian languages. A linguist and 2024 Sparrow-R Thyagarajan Literary Award recipient, his work focuses on language documentation, AI-driven linguistic accessibility, and the ethical creation of resources for underrepresented languages. Through Project BoLi, he advocates for fair representation, community collaboration, and linguistic justice in the digital space.