Welcome to RITUAL
This platform is dedicated to empowering under-resourced languages and indigenous technology initiatives.
A Community Platform for-
- 🎧 Audio, 📜 Text, and 🖼️ Image Data Collection
- 📚 Indigenous Language Resource Repository
- 🌍 Endangered Language Integration in AI and NLP
- 🌍 Open Source Community Contributions
Core Components
- Ecological terminologies and indigenous resource systems
- Traditional knowledge archives across multiple languages
- Data resources for the development of educational materials
- Datasets for AI Technology Integrations
- Archives of endangered phonologies, melodies, and tonal patterns
- Research-grade data for linguistic, cultural, and environmental studies
- Tools for language annotation, transcription, and collaborative data enrichment
Supporting research, education, and technological inclusion through diverse linguistic and ecological data.
The Team
Research Team
- Mathura Bikash Tripura – Linguist and Executive Director of Jabarang Kalyan Samity
- Dr. Mashrur Imtiaz – Assistant Professor, University of Dhaka and Researcher
- Rani Ukhengching Marma – Linguist and Mong Circle Chief's Office Representative
- Prof. Jogendranath Sarkar – Sadri Language Researcher and Director of Khudra Nrigosthi Cultural Academy, Naogaon
- Jessi Marak – Assistant Professor, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Chittagong
Data Management Team
- Samar M Soren – Language Technologist and Head of Language Resource Hub
- Rebang Dewan – Linguistic Anthropologist, Friends of Endangered Ethnic Languages
- Mridul Sangma – Ethnic Language Specialist, FEEL
- Charu Haque – Researcher and Author, Friends of Endangered Ethnic Languages
- Sazia Morshed Mehnaz – Linguist and International Representative, Friends of Endangered Ethnic Languages
- Awo Rakhine – Friends of Endangered Ethnic Languages
Contact Us
Email: info@ritualbd.net
Phone: +8801750046547, +8801856601897