Question 1

What is speaker diarization and how does Sakshi do it?

Accepted Answer

Speaker diarization is the process of identifying 'who spoke when' in an audio recording. Sakshi uses voice biometric technology to create unique voiceprints for each speaker. After a 15-second enrollment, Sakshi can identify speakers with 99% accuracy in real-time across meetings, attributing every word to the correct person.

Question 2

What Indian languages does Sakshi support for transcription?

Accepted Answer

Sakshi supports 11 Indian languages: Hindi, English, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Odia. It handles code-switching (when speakers switch between languages mid-sentence) and is trained on native Indian accents and dialects.

Question 3

Can Sakshi be deployed on-premise for data privacy?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Sakshi offers three deployment models: On-Premise (runs on your hardware with full data sovereignty, including air-gapped options), Cloud (managed SaaS with enterprise SLA), and Edge (lightweight inference on local devices). Your data stays where you need it.

Question 4

How do I enroll speakers in Sakshi?

Accepted Answer

Speaker enrollment in Sakshi requires just 15 seconds of audio per speaker. The system creates a unique voiceprint from this sample. Once enrolled, Sakshi automatically identifies the speaker whenever they participate in any meeting — no manual tagging required.

Question 5

What is Spanda and what products do they offer?

Accepted Answer

Spanda is an Indian AI company that builds voice-identity-aware meeting intelligence. Their flagship product Sakshi provides speaker diarization and multilingual transcription. They also built CARE (Cattle Administration & Registry Engine) for Solapur Municipal Corporation and Samved, a hackathon hosting platform that served 3000+ participants.

Question 6

Has Spanda received any government recognition?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Spanda was officially recognized by Dr. Sachin Ombase, IAS (Commissioner, Solapur Municipal Corporation) under the 150 Days Government of Maharashtra E-Governance Program (June 2025 – January 2026). Sakshi prominently contributed to SMC achieving a Top 3 ranking in AI for Governance among all Municipal Corporations from Maharashtra state.