India, June 12 -- Avataar, an AI-native transformation company, on Friday unveiled Varya, a distilled video generation model designed to make frontier AI video technology more affordable, accessible, and contextually relevant for India's next generation of users.

The launch was announced at a press event in New Delhi, attended by S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, along with senior leadership from Avataar.

Avataar was among the companies selected under the IndiaAI Mission to develop indigenous foundation AI capabilities. Access to subsidised national AI compute infrastructure played a key role in enabling the research behind Varya, underscoring the government's push t...