West Bengal · Conversational speech
Conversational Speech Data in Kolkata
Natural two-party and multi-party conversation recorded with separate channels per speaker, covering the overlaps, interruptions and turn-taking that scripted data never produces. In Kolkata, this runs from our local studio setup: Treated booth plus transcription team co-located for fast turnaround.
- City
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Languages here
- 4
- Turnaround
- 4-7 weeks for 100-300 hours in one language.
Languages recorded in Kolkata
- Bengali
- Hindi
- Indian English
- Urdu
Local dialect profile
Rarhi standard Bengali in cholit register, with heavy English mixing in professional speech.
Primary Indian Bengali pool; North Bengal varieties require Siliguri fielding.
Technical specification
| Parameter | Standard |
|---|---|
| Channels | One channel per speaker, time-aligned |
| Duration | 15-60 minutes per conversation |
| Topics | Scenario cards, free topics, or your domain scripts |
| Overlap | Preserved and tagged, never edited out |
| Metadata | Relationship between speakers, familiarity, topic, setting |
Process
- Scenario design so conversations stay on-domain without becoming scripted
- Speaker pairing by familiarity level as specified
- Multi-channel recording with per-speaker isolation
- Diarisation-ready packaging
- Verbatim transcription with speaker turns and overlap tags
Deliverables
- Per-speaker channels plus mixed reference
- Turn-level transcripts
- Overlap and backchannel tags
- Conversation metadata
Why Kolkata for this work
Primary Indian Bengali pool; North Bengal varieties require Siliguri fielding.
Treated booth plus transcription team co-located for fast turnaround. Sessions here follow the same template as every other city in the network, so a multi-city cohort stays acoustically consistent.
Frequently asked
Do you have a studio in Kolkata?
Treated booth plus transcription team co-located for fast turnaround.
Which languages can you collect in Kolkata?
Bengali, Hindi, Indian English, Urdu. Other languages are possible where migrant communities are present, with residence and nativeness screening.
Can sessions run outside the studio?
Yes. Field recording in homes, vehicles and public spaces is available where your deployment conditions require it, with noise profiles documented per session.
Book conversational speech in Kolkata
Send the language, speaker count and conditions.