This lab got established in 2009. The main activity in the lab is to provide the linguistic contribution in the development of computational tools related to the processing of Indian Languages. This lab is closely and deeply associated with the lab in the CSE Department, IITB called CFILT (Computation for Indian Language Technology) headed by Professor Pushpak Bhattacharyya.

Areas: 

1. Lexical Semantics- resulting in Lexicon building,
2. Computational Phylogenetics
3. Verbal Cognition 
4. Translation
5. Computational Tools in Pedagogy

Publications: 

4 books 

1. TEXTUAL HISTORY TOOL AND COMPUTATIONAL PHYLOGENETICS FOR SANSKRIT with special reference to classical Indian texts, Diptesh Kanojia, Malhar Kulkarni, Eivind Kahrs Pushpak Bhattacharyya, Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute, Pune (Deemed to be a University), Deccan College Bicentenary Monograph Series: 06, 2022, ISBN : 978-81-958873-4-7
2. Materials for a critical edition of the Kāśikāvṛtti, Malhar Kulkarni and Eivind Kahrs, pages 133. KKS University, Ramtek and New Bharatiya Book Corporation, Delhi, 2020. ISBN 978-81-8315-372-0
3. Memory and Human Wellbeing: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Proceedings of an International Symposium held at Department of HSS, IIT Bombay in collaboration with Nagoya University, Japan in November 2014 with the support of Japanese Society for Promotion of Sciences, edited by Yahei Kanayama, Malhar Kulkarni and Toshiya Unebe, University of Nagoya, Japan, 2015. 
4. Recent Researches in Sanskrit Computational Linguistics, Proceedings of 5^th Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium, edited by Malhar Kulkarni and Chaitali Dangarikar, DK Printworld, New Delhi, 2013 ISBN: 9788124606988

Journal papers - 25 +

Conference papers – 25 +

Book Chapters - 10 +

Projects: 

1. Evolution of Sanskrit Wordnet, MHRTD, Govt of India, 2008-2010-20lakhs (as Co-PI)
2. Indian Language Corpora Initiative (ILCI)-Phase 1- 2009-2012- DIT- Govt of India- 45 lakhs(as PI)
3. Towards a critical edition of the Kāśikāvṛtti, British Academy, UK, 2011-2013- 30K GBP
4. Indian Language Corpora Initiative (ILCI)-Phase 2- 2013-2016- DIT-Govt of India- 45 lakhs (as PI)
5. Development of Dependency Tree Bank for Indian Languages- 2013-2016- MEITY- Govt of India- 80 lakhs(as PI)
6. Enrichment of Sanskrit Wordnet- 2016-2019- Alumni of IITB- 3 lakhs (as PI)
7. A Digital Aid for Language Teaching and Learning (Tata Centre for Technology Development)- 2016-2020- 60 lakhs (as PI)
8. Critical Edition of Kāśikāvṛtti P.1.1- Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Govt of India, 2018-2021- 10 lakhs (as PI)
9. Shabdamitra a digital aid for language teaching and learning for Indian languages, LG, 60 lakhs (as Co-PI)
10. Development of Sanskrit Wordnet, Central Sanskrit University, Govt of India, 2023-2025- 10 lakhs(as PI)

Students who worked in various projects carried out in this lab: Anuja Ajotikar, Tanuja Ajotikar, Nandini Ghag, Jayashree Gajjam, Dhanashree Lele, Revati Kulkarni, Sayali Khare, Jai Paranjape, Anu

Staff who worked in various projects carried out in this lab: Nilesh Joshi, Anuja Ajotikar, Tanuja Ajotikar, Tejasvini Kinjavadekar

Tools contributed to: 

• Sanskrit Wordnet
• Hindi Shabdamitra
• Sanskrit Shabdamitra
• Marathi Shabdamitra
• Indian Language Corpora Creation tool (ILCI Tool)
• Textual History Tool
• Yogyata Tool
• Proverb -Net

Trademark Approved (along with Professor Pushpak Bhattacharyya):

1. Hindi Shabdamitra
2. Sanskrit Shabdamitra
3. Marathi Shabdamitra

Patent: Applied for (along with Professor Pushpak Bhattacharyya):

1. Hindi Shabdamitra
2. Sanskrit Shabdamitra
3. Marathi Shabdamitra

Conferences organized/will be organised: 

1. 5^th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium, 2013(Proceedings published by DK Printers, Delhi, India)
2. Memory and Well -being (Proceedings published by the University of Nagoya, Japan), with the University of Nagoya, Japan with the sponsorship of Japanese Society of Promotion of Sciences, in 2014,
3. 3^rd International Bhartrhari Conference
4. 20^th World Sanskrit Conference in 2027

Visiting Professors: 

• Dr Peter Scharf, USA, 2012 and 2015-17
• Dr Eivind Kahrs, University of Cambridge, UK, 2015 and 2017-18
• Dr Brendan Gillon, University of McGill, Canada, 2015

Future projects: 

• Automatic Script Generator
• Critical edition of the Kāśikāvṛtti
• Edition of Sūktiratnākara, a commentary on the VyākaraṇaMahābhāṣya of Patanjali