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Wikipedia Gains Massive Traffic Thanks To Vernacular Languages
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 01, 2013 — last modified Aug 19, 2013 04:18 AM — filed under: , , ,
The blog post was published in Before It's News on August 1, 2013. T. Vishnu Vardhan is quoted.
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Wikipedia Hackathon at BITS Hyderabad
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2012 — last modified Oct 25, 2012 08:42 AM — filed under: , , , ,
CIS - A2K team and BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus are organizing a hackathon for their tech fest — ATMOS on October 26 - 27, 2012, from 6.00 p.m. on October 26 to 6.00 a.m. on October 27.
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Wikipedia in Indian Languages on Mobile Phones
by Prasad Krishna — published Oct 25, 2013 — filed under: , , ,
Wikipedia in India's regional languages and accessible over mobile phones is revolutionising the way Internet content is used in this multi-lingual country, say information technology (IT) experts.
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Blog Entry Wikipedia in St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa
by Nitika Tandon — published Jan 19, 2013 — last modified Jul 26, 2013 11:33 AM — filed under: , , , ,
A three hour Wikipedia workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet & Society, Delhi, in the morning of December 14, 2012 at St. Xavier's College in Mapusa, Goa. Over 30 participants attended the session.
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Blog Entry Wikipedia in the Classroom: A Study of the Wikimedia in Education at CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
by Ananth Subray — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified May 15, 2021 12:33 PM — filed under: ,
This is a short study on the Wikimedia in Education (WIE) at Christ University, Bengaluru, which aims to offer an overview of the key objectives and challenges of this project and map its impact on teaching-learning practices in multilingual classrooms. The report has been authored by Ananth Subray, with editorial oversight and support by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and external review by Sumandro Chattapadhyay. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2019–2020.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
Wikipedia in UG Education program at Christ University
by Prasad Krishna — published May 15, 2014 — last modified May 27, 2014 10:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
On May 15, 2014, Prajavani published an article about Wikipedia in UG Education program in Christ University.
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Blog Entry Wikipedia Indian Languages Workshop at IIT, Bombay
by Noopur Raval — published Mar 28, 2013 — filed under: , , ,
This is a brief report on the Wikipedia Indian languages workshop held on March 9, 2013 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in partnership with Vaani, the Hindi bloggers' club at IIT, Bombay.
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Wikipedia initiative - Celebrating legacy of Bangalore Blue grapes online
by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 29, 2016 — last modified Jan 29, 2016 03:44 PM — filed under: , , ,
Black is beautiful, and it can go places if it is well researched. When HL Omshivaprakash wrote a Wikipedia article about Karnataka's bidriware, the metal handicraft where gleaming black bowls and hookahs are dotted with delicate silver strips, he didn't expect it to be picked up by the French and Swedes.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Wikipedia is a Newspaper
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 17, 2016 — filed under: ,
Coverage about Mini MWT and TTT first day. News item also explains about Telugu Wikipedia and its growth. Mentioned some of the participants and organizers Pranay, Katta Srinivasa Rao, Kasyap, etc.
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Wikipedia launches in Tulu, its 23rd Indic language
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 09, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Wikipedia has launched in Tulu, making it the 23rd Indian language Wiki, reports domain-b. The announcement was made at the Wikiconference India 2016 held in Chandigarh last weekend.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
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The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfiguration of social processes and structures through the internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa.

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