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Typography Day 2016
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 24, 2016
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CIS-A2K,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Typography Day was organized for the 9th time at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore in collaboration with the Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) with support from India Design Association (InDeAs) and Aksharaya.
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Odia gets more space in e-world
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Apr 24, 2016
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CIS-A2K,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
A survey conducted by the Odia Wikipedia community and the Centre for Internet and Society reveals that the online presence of Odia language is gradually increasing.
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BHASHA - Indian Languages Digital Festival
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Prasad Krishna
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Mar 31, 2016
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Jun 18, 2016 05:14 PM
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Wikimedia,
CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Subhashish Panigrahi gave a talk at the Bhasha- India Languages Digital Festival a conference organized by news media YourStory, at New Delhi on March 11, 2016. In the panel "The challenges of making regional language content available on the Web and on mobiles" Panigrahi spoke about some of the challenges in growing the Indian-language Wikipedia projects and the communities.
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March 2016 Bulletin
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Prasad Krishna
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Mar 31, 2016
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Apr 13, 2016 08:05 AM
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CIS Newsletter for the month of March 2016 is here.
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8 Challenges In Growing Indian-Language Wikipedias
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Mar 31, 2016
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Jun 18, 2016 05:11 PM
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Wikimedia,
CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
While speaking at BHASHA: Indian Languages Digital Festival, a day-long discourse at New Delhi on Indian languages and their state in new media, especially digital platforms, I touched upon Wikipedia in Indian languages. Most people, in fact, do not even know that Wikipedia exists in many Indian languages.
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Eight Challenges That Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to Overcome
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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Mar 29, 2016
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Mar 29, 2016 05:05 PM
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Wikimedia,
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Wikipedia,
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Even after a decade of existence, Indian language Wikipedias are not yet known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia, being the largest available encyclopedia made in the human history, it what it is today because of the hundreds and thousands of volunteer-editors. But while native-language Wikipedias are becoming game-changers in other corners of the world, the scenario in India is skewed. In my experience, here are a number of challenges that Indian-language Wikipedias are currently facing.
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8 Challenges for Improving Indian Language Wikipedias
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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Mar 29, 2016
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Mar 29, 2016 05:05 PM
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Wikipedia,
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After more than 10 years in existence, the Indian-language Wikipedias still are not known to many Indian language speakers. Wikipedia became the largest encyclopedia in history as a result of thousands of volunteer editors.
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February 2016 Bulletin
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Prasad Krishna
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Mar 20, 2016
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Mar 20, 2016 05:13 AM
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Can Wikipedia revive dying Indian languages?
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Feb 29, 2016
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CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Yes, by encouraging content and involvement, Wikipedia language communities keep languages relevant.
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Looking ahead to the future of the Kannada Wikipedia: Vasanth S.N.
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Feb 29, 2016
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Kannada Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
Vasanth S.N. has edited the Kannada-langauge Wikipedia since 2006. As part of the WikipediansSpeak series, I caught up with Vasanth to learn about his contributions to the Kannada Wikipedia, which just celebrated its 13th anniversary. In the discussion Vasanth shares his long time involvement in the Wikimedia movement, and what drives him every day to edit Wikipedia and helping other fellow Wikimedians.
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