Science Communication in regional languages – A need of the hour

English was chosen as the ‘lingua franca’ or the universal language of science globally in 1967 (Gordin, 2015) which has compelled scientists across the disciplines to publish their work primarily in English. A 2020 study on the effectiveness of multi-lingual science communication by Márquez and Porras, clearly shows that most of the science communication happens in English, followed by other languages like Spanish, French, Mandarin etc. Though using English surely has its advantages, a lot of science does not reach the larger populace either due to the language barrier or minimal to zero efforts by the scientific community to communicate science in multi-lingual countries. For example, India is a diverse multi-lingual country with 400+ regional languages and dialects and 22 scheduled languages. And most of the Indian population is deprived of scientific awareness majorly due to the language barrier. We share some of the efforts taken by local organisations and individuals in science outreach and communication in regional languages, especially in Kannada(a regional language of South India).