Introduction

Abstract

This introductory essay situates the emergence of Digital Humanities Intersections within the growing consolidation of Digital Humanities in India at a moment increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, large-scale digitisation, and multilingual technological infrastructures. Reflecting on contemporary developments such as the Gyan Bharatam Mission, Bhashini, and Indic AI initiatives, the essay examines both the possibilities and tensions of the digital turn in India. It argues that the future of Indian Digital Humanities depends not only on technological advancement, but on how questions of linguistic diversity, archival visibility, epistemic justice, and collaborative public scholarship are negotiated within emerging computational systems. At the same time, the essay positions Digital Humanities as a crucial site for interdisciplinary collaboration across archives, AI, law, design, and cultural preservation, foregrounding the role of public humanities in shaping more inclusive digital futures.