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New Delhi, April 26, 2025: The Government of India, under the IndiaAI Mission, has selected Sarvam to build India’s sovereign Large Language Model (LLM). In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Sarvam will receive dedicated compute resources to build an indigenous foundational model from scratch. Capable of reasoning, designed for voice, and fluent in Indian languages, the model will be ready for secure, population-scale deployment.

Building India’s sovereign model from the ground up is a significant step toward Atmanirbhar Bharat. The sovereign model will be built, deployed, and optimized in India, using local infrastructure and developed by a new generation of Indian talent. This initiative aims to promote strategic autonomy, accelerate domestic innovation, and secure India’s leadership in AI for the long term.

Sarvam, a pioneering Indian artificial intelligence company, is on a mission to build the bedrock of Sovereign AI for India and make GenAI a reality for Bharat. Sarvam has already demonstrated proven capability in developing foundational models proficient in Indian languages. What started as a research lab has evolved into a full-stack Sovereign AI platform that empowers governments, enterprises, and nonprofits to use GenAI solutions effectively. Sarvam’s models outperform leading frontier models on benchmarks in Indian languages, and are designed to be cost-effective and scalable for India.

"We are confident that Sarvam’s models will be competitive with global models," said Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Railways, and Information & Broadcasting.
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Dr. Vivek Raghavan, Co-founder of Sarvam, said, “We are humbled by the responsibility bestowed upon us to build India’s sovereign model, and we are ready to build AI that reaches every corner of the country. This is a crucial step toward building critical national AI infrastructure. Our goal is to build multi-modal, multi-scale foundation models from scratch. When we do, a universe of applications unfolds. For citizens, this means interacting with AI that feels familiar, not foreign. For enterprises, this means unlocking intelligence without sending their data beyond borders.”

“We are deeply grateful to the Government of India for its vision and support in advancing AI,” said Dr. Pratyush Kumar, Co-founder of Sarvam. “Building an AI ecosystem for India has always been core to Sarvam’s mission, where our research, technology, and models empower builders to create solutions for the country. As part of the Sovereign LLM proposal, we are developing three model variants: Sarvam-Large for advanced reasoning and generation, Sarvam-Small for real-time interactive applications, and Sarvam-Edge for compact on-device tasks. We are collaborating with AI4Bharat at IIT Madras, a leader in Indian language AI research, to build these models. Driving this effort is a best-in-class team at Sarvam that understands the depth and complexity of AI development like few others.”

About Sarvam: At Sarvam, we're on a mission to build the bedrock of Sovereign AI for India. We’re working toward creating a sovereign AI ecosystem that empowers governments, enterprises, and nonprofits to use GenAI solutions. We are a full-stack Generative AI platform built with sovereign models that deeply understand India’s culture and diversity, enabling AI agents and applications tailored for the nation. Today, Sarvam is trusted by leading enterprises and institutions including UIDAI, Neowise, Urban Company, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and NITI Aayog. Sarvam is backed by top investors including Lightspeed, Peak XV, and Khosla Ventures.

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BULBUL

Meera

Professional and articulate

Arvind

Conversational and articulate

Maitryee

Engaging and informational

Amol

Narrational and mature

Pavithra

Dramatic and engaging

Amartya

Expressive and distinct

E-commerce support

E-commerce requires clear communication of order details, prices, and delivery timelines, often mixing English terms with regional languages. Pick a voice for your brand and keep it consistent across all your communications and languages.

TTS Input: "Your order will be delivered in 2 days""Your order for 2 pairs of Allen Solly jeans and 1 Nike T-shirt has been confirmed. Total price: ₹3,999. Your order will be delivered in 2 days."

Hindi

Kanada

Odia

Telugu

Fintech Applications:

Financial services demand precise pronunciation of monetary values and financial terms, often involving large numbers and specialized vocabulary.

TTS Input: "Your account balance is ₹10,435.26. Kya aap ek FD open karna chahenge?"

Hindi

Punjabi

Tamil

Healthcare Communication:

Healthcare communication requires accurate pronunciation of medical terms, dosages, and instructions, often involving complex terminology and precise numerical information.

TTS Input: "Namaste Sharma ji, Dr. Gupta ne aapko Metformin 500mg prescribe kiya hai. Ise daily two times, subah aur shaam ko khana ke baad lena hai. Kya aapko koi side-effects ka anubhav ho raha hai?"

Hindi

Multilingual Audiobooks:

Audiobooks require consistent voice quality across languages, natural code-mixing, and expressive narration to bring stories to life. Give a unique voice to your characters in the same language.

TTS Input: "भगवान कृष्ण कहते हैं, सुखी जीवन जीने और स्वर्ग प्राप्त करने के लिए तपस्या और दान जैसे कुछ कार्य करने चाहिए। पुण्य कर्म करने से अनजाने में किए गए पाप भी नष्ट हो जाते हैं। इस प्रकार मनुष्य को नरक में नहीं जाना पड़ता।"

Hindi

Bengali

E-Learning Platform

Educational content often involves technical terms, mathematical expressions, and the need to maintain student engagement through varied intonation.

TTS Input: "आज हम Einstein की Theory of Relativity के बारे में पढ़ेंगे। Theory कहती है कि समय और space एक दूसरे से जुड़े हुए हैं और इन्हें एक साथ space-time कहा जाता है। यह theory बताती है कि जब कोई object बहुत high speed से move करता है, तो उसके लिए time slow हो जाता है। इसे mathematically इस equation से express किया जा सकता है:

E = mc^2

जहाँ E energy है, m object का mass है, और c speed of light in vacuum है, जो लगभग 3 times 10^8 meters per second होती है। यह equation दिखाती है कि mass और energy interchangeable हैं और एक दूसरे में convert हो सकते हैं।"

Hindi

Multilingual news broadacasting

TTS Input with lots of abbreviation: "The ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has successfully launched its latest satellite, GSAT-30, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The satellite will enhance communication services across India. This achievement marks another milestone for ISRO following their earlier successful missions this year."

English

Tamil

Astrology Bot

Astrology applications need to convey mystical and predictive content with an appropriate tone and handling of astrological terminology.

TTS Input: "Namaste! Aaj aapka din shubh hai. Venus ki position se aapko aaj ek good news mil sakti hai. Office mein kisi senior se important task assign ho sakta hai. Stay confident!"

Hindi

Gujarati

Giving a Desi Touch to Google Maps:

Navigation services need to provide clear, timely instructions with accurate pronunciation of street names and landmarks.

TTS Input: “Head south on Netaji Subhash Marg toward Dayanand Road. In 12 meters, turn left onto Dayanand Road. Continue straight for 350 meters, passing the United Bank of India ATM on your left."

Hindi

Speak to your users via IoT

Smart home devices need to convey information clearly and handle queries in natural, conversational language.

TTS Input: "Good morning! It's 7:00 AM. The temperature today is 28 degrees Celsius, and the weather is very pleasant. You have a busy day ahead. Your first meeting is scheduled for 9:30 AM with the marketing team to discuss the upcoming campaign strategies.”

Marathi

Legal Documents

The powers of judicial review in the matters involving financial implications are also very limited. The wisdom and advisability of the Courts in the matters concerning the finance, are ordinarily not amenable to judicial review unless a gross case of arbitrariness or unfairness is established by the aggrieved party.

Key Feature: With Formal Mode, you can create legal documents in different Indic languages while maintaining the formal tone.

Colloquial mode now empowers millions of Indians to access these complex documents by translating it in colloquial Indic language.

Other Translation Models
‍वित्तीय निहितार्थ से जुड़े मामलों में न्यायिक समीक्षा की शक्तियाँ भी बहुत सीमित हैं। वित्त से संबंधित मामलों में न्यायालयों का ज्ञान और सलाह आम तौर पर न्यायिक समीक्षा के लिए अनुकूल नहीं होते हैं जब तक कि पीड़ित पक्ष द्वारा मनमाने या अन्यायपूर्ण का एक गंभीर मामला स्थापित नहीं किया जाता है।

Mayura (Formal + Preprocessing)
वित्त-संबंधी मामलों की समीक्षा करने के लिए न्यायपालिका की शक्ति काफी सीमित है। आम तौर पर, अदालतें वित्तीय मामलों में हस्तक्षेप नहीं करती हैं जब तक कि अन्याय या मनमाने ढंग से काम करने का स्पष्ट मामला न हो। यह आम तौर पर केवल तभी होता है जब निर्णय से प्रभावित व्यक्ति इसे साबित कर सकता है।

Mayura (Colloqiual + Preprocessing)
Judiciary की financial-related cases को review करने की power बहुत restricted है। आमतौर पर, courts financial matters में interfere नहीं करते हैं जब तक कि unfairness या arbitrariness का clear case ना हो। ये आमतौर पर तभी होता है जब decision से प्रभावित व्यक्ति उसे prove कर सके।

Unlock colloquial translation

I can help you sign up for our courses in just a few steps. Can you please provide your name and email address to get started?

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She's the GOAT when it comes to baking.

Formal
मैं कुछ ही चरणों में हमारे पाठ्यक्रमों के लिए साइन अप करने में आपकी मदद कर सकता हूँ। क्या आप कृपया अपना नाम और ईमेल पता प्रदान कर सकते हैं?

Colloquial
मैं आपको बस कुछ ही steps में हमारे courses के लिए sign up करने में मदद कर सकता हूँ। क्या आप अपना नाम और email address बता सकते हैं ताकि हम शुरू कर सकें?

Other Models
जब बेकिंग की बात आती है तो वह बकरी है।

Colloquial Mode:
वे बेकिंग में महारत रखती हैं, उनके केक शानदार होते हैं।
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Visual

E-commerce requires clear communication of order details, prices, and delivery timelines, often mixing English terms with regional languages.

TTS Input: "Your order for 2 pairs of Allen Solly jeans and 1 Nike T-shirt has been confirmed. Total price: ₹3,999. Your order will be delivered in 2 days"

Hindi

Kanada

Healthcare Communication:

Healthcare communication requires accurate pronunciation of medical terms, dosages, and instructions, often involving complex terminology and precise numerical information.

TTS Input: "Namaste Sharma ji, Dr. Gupta ne aapko Metformin 500mg prescribe kiya hai. Ise daily two times, subah aur shaam ko khana ke baad lena hai. Kya aapko koi side-effects ka anubhav ho raha hai?"

Hindi

Gujarati

Multilingual Audiobooks:

Audiobooks require consistent voice quality across languages, natural code-mixing, and expressive narration to bring stories to life. Give a unique voice to your characters in the same language.

TTS Input:
कृष्ण: "अर्जुन, धर्म का मार्ग अक्सर चुनौतियों से भरा होता है, लेकिन विश्वास और संकल्प के साथ, सबसे अंधेरी रातें भी सुबह में बदल जाती हैं।"

‍अर्जुन: "कृष्ण, आपका ज्ञान हमारा मार्गदर्शक तारा है। मैं धर्म की रक्षा करने और अपने लोगों की रक्षा करने का प्रयास करूंगा।"

‍द्रौपदी: "कृष्ण, मेरा हृदय अन्याय के बोझ से भारी है, लेकिन आपकी उपस्थिति मुझे आशा से भर देती है। मुझे विश्वास है कि न्याय की जीत होगी।"

Krishna

Arjun

Draupadi

Male Professional newscaster voice in English:

TTS Input: "The ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has successfully launched its latest satellite, GSAT-30, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The satellite will enhance communication services across India. This achievement marks another milestone for ISRO following their earlier successful missions this year."

TTS Output

Hindi (Female voice):

TTS Input: "इसरो, Indian Space Research Organisation ने अपना latest satellite, GSAT-30, Satish Dhawan Space Centre से, successfully launch कर दिया है। , ये satellite पूरे India में, communication services को improve करेगा। , ये इस साल ISRO के successful missions के बाद , एक और बड़ी achievement है।"

TTS Output

Tamil (Male voice):

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BULBUL

Meera

Professional and articulate

Arvind

Conversational and articulate

Maitryee

Engaging and informational

Amol

Narrational and mature

Pavithra

Dramatic and engaging

Amartya

Expressive and distinct

Input

Output

Without Context: We are using it in the mushroom.

Given Context of Previous Turn i.e the Question asked by the Voice Agent was: Is it the bathroom, bedroom, or somewhere else?

Saaras Output with this Context: We are using it in the washroom.

Input

Output

Would you like to know the last four digits of my Aadhaar number? Please wait, I will tell you after giving you the number. Note that the last four digits of my Aadhaar number are 9088. Please tell us your birth date. Yes, my birth date is 15th May, 1998. Please tell me your phone number. Yes, my phone number is 3190-32320. We would like to know your address.

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Output

Hello, thank you for contacting WC Bank. I am Geetika, how can I assist you? Hello, I want to complete a mortgage loan application.

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Output

Friends, in the world of chemistry, the one who remembers the entire periodic table is the one who is immortal. You will also become carefree, you will also become better if you remember the entire periodic table. So let's start this session today. Friends, if you want to make your future journey easier and gain expertise in periodic properties, then for this, you will need to know screening and shielding effect along with Z-effective calculation. If you want to understand, then let's start this session from here today.

Input

Output

Fifty years of life have passed learning and speaking pure Hindi, now society says that Hindi won't work, we want fluent English

Input

Output

How to make onion samosa crispy without adding too much oil using only wheat flour, today I am going to show you the full recipe.

Astrology Bot

Astrology applications need to convey mystical and predictive content with an appropriate tone and handling of astrological terminology.

TTS Input: "Namaste! Aaj aapka din shubh hai. Venus ki position se aapko aaj ek good news mil sakti hai. Office mein kisi senior se important task assign ho sakta hai. Stay confident!"

Hindi

Gujarati

Giving a Desi Touch to Google Maps:

Navigation services need to provide clear, timely instructions with accurate pronunciation of street names and landmarks.

TTS Input: “Head south on Netaji Subhash Marg toward Dayanand Road. In 12 meters, turn left onto Dayanand Road. Continue straight for 350 meters, passing the United Bank of India ATM on your left."

Hindi

Speak to your users via IoT

Smart home devices need to convey information clearly and handle queries in natural, conversational language.

Marathi

Legal Documents

Unlock colloquial translation

I can help you sign up for our courses in just a few steps. Can you please provide your name and email address to get started?

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She's the GOAT when it comes to baking.

Visual

E-commerce requires clear communication of order details, prices, and delivery timelines, often mixing English terms with regional languages.

TTS Input: "Your order for 2 pairs of Allen Solly jeans and 1 Nike T-shirt has been confirmed. Total price: ₹3,999. Your order will be delivered in 2 days"

Hindi

Kanada

Healthcare Communication:

Healthcare communication requires accurate pronunciation of medical terms, dosages, and instructions, often involving complex terminology and precise numerical information.

Hindi

Gujarati

Multilingual Audiobooks:

Audiobooks require consistent voice quality across languages, natural code-mixing, and expressive narration to bring stories to life. Give a unique voice to your characters in the same language.

Krishna

Arjun

Draupadi

Male Professional newscaster voice in English:

TTS Output

Hindi (Female voice):

TTS Output

Sarvam India AI Mission

The Government of India selects Sarvam to build India's sovereign Large Language Model

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Meera

Arvind

Maitryee

Amol

Pavithra

Amartya

E-commerce support

Fintech Applications:

Healthcare Communication:

Multilingual Audiobooks:

E-Learning Platform

Multilingual news broadacasting

Astrology Bot

Giving a Desi Touch to Google Maps:

Speak to your users via IoT

Legal Documents

Unlock colloquial translation

Visual

Healthcare Communication:

Multilingual Audiobooks:

Male Professional newscaster voice in English:

Hindi (Female voice):

Tamil (Male voice):

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Meera

Arvind

Maitryee

Amol

Pavithra

Amartya

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Astrology Bot

Giving a Desi Touch to Google Maps:

Speak to your users via IoT

Legal Documents

Unlock colloquial translation

Visual

Healthcare Communication:

Multilingual Audiobooks:

Male Professional newscaster voice in English:

Hindi (Female voice):

Tamil (Male voice):