West Bengal · Multilingual collection
Multilingual Data Collection in Kolkata
Parallel programmes across several Indian languages at once, run to one specification so the resulting datasets are comparable rather than a set of incompatible deliveries. 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
- 6-12 weeks for a multi-language programme, depending on the smallest-pool language in scope.
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 |
|---|---|
| Languages | Up to 14 Indian languages plus Indian English in one programme |
| Consistency | One spec, one manifest schema, one QA standard across all languages |
| Balance | Per-language quotas set independently to match your deployment mix |
| Reporting | Single consolidated progress view across languages |
Process
- Master specification written once and localised per language
- Per-language linguistic review of prompts and guides
- Parallel fielding across studio cities
- Central QA applying identical thresholds
- Consolidated delivery with per-language reports
Deliverables
- Per-language datasets in one schema
- Cross-language coverage report
- Consolidated QA summary
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 multilingual collection in Kolkata
Send the language, speaker count and conditions.