Bahu Bhasa 2025 – Reimagining Future of Indian Languages
The Open Knowledge Initiatives (OKI) and the Language Technologies Research Centre (LTRC) organized Bahu Bhasa 2025 at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad from 6 to 8 November 2025. The event was an effort to engage with the current discourse on Indian languages from the perspectives of policy, technology and community, with the objective of bringing them in conversation with each other. The name “Bahu Bhasa” (not “Bhasha”) challenges linguistic hierarchy that privileges standardized, script-bound languages with institutional power. The event was not only a celebration of Indian languages, but a space to ask difficult, necessary questions about preservation, access, and equity in a rapidly digitizing world. In the opening remarks on Day 1, Prof. Deva Priyakumar (Dean, R&D, IIIT Hyderabad) urged researchers to move beyond academic publications to develop tools that solve real-world communication challenges. Prof. Vasudeva Varma, Head, LTRC described a “silent crisis of storytelling,” urging that India must make its linguistic heritage open, lest others define it for us.
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Prof. U Deva Priyakumar appointed new Dean of R&D
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Prof. U Deva Priyakumar appointed new Dean of R&D
The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT Hyderabad) announced the appointment of Prof. U Deva Priyakumar as its new Dean of Research & Development, succeeding Prof. C V Jawahar, who held the position for two consecutive terms. Prof. Deva Priyakumar is a Professor and the Founding Project Director of IHub-Data, a technology innovation hub at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad. Until recently, he also served as Head of the Center for Computational Natural Sciences and Bioinformatics (CCNSB). His research spans AI applications in Chemistry and Biology, computer-aided drug design, and AI for healthcare. With over 150 publications in reputed international journals, Prof. Priyakumar’s research has earned him several prestigious recognitions, including the Chemical Research Society of India Medal, Indian National Science Academy Medal, Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award, and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitation Fellowship.
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Bahu Bhasa 2025 (6 to 8 November 2025)
IIIT Hyderabad is hosting Bahu Bhasa 2025 from 6 – 8 November 2025, a three-day event celebrating India’s linguistic diversity through the lens of policy, technology, and community. The event will bring together academics, technologists, policymakers, open knowledge enthusiasts and community organisations to deliberate on the future of Indian languages in the digital age. A key area of focus is the challenges and opportunities for low-resource and underrepresented languages, covering themes of language documentation, digital preservation, and open knowledge ecosystems. This event will also serve as a space to map emerging issues and ongoing work on digital language conservation, revitalisation and development, and identify actionable areas for collaboration.
Key themes for discussion include:
● Policy: This theme will discuss the role of policy and planning in shaping linguistic diversity and addressing barriers. This includes recent policy developments across sectors such as technology, education and governance, and their impact on everyday use of Indian languages.
● Technology: This theme will explore how digital technologies mediate meaningful access and use of Indian languages, what are existing infrastructural gaps and the impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. It will specifically focus on advancements in Indic language computing, localisation and open knowledge projects contributing to the same.
● Community: This theme will unpack language as lived culture and social experiment, through its everyday experiences and creative expression. In addition to a showcase and critical discussion on community-led projects on language documentation, preservation and revitalization, it will also explore ways to foreground community-led work on Indian languages.
This three-day event would comprise a mix of sessions across formats such as roundtable and panel discussions, workshops, demonstrations, and a fireside conversation.
Organised by the Open Knowledge Initiatives (OKI), RCTS in collaboration with the Language Technologies Research Centre (LTRC), IIIT Hyderabad.
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