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Blog Entry Eight Challenges That Indian-Language Wikipedias Need to Overcome
by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Mar 29, 2016 — last modified Mar 29, 2016 05:05 PM — filed under: , , ,
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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El idioma oriya ama a Wikipedia
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 12, 2014 — last modified May 05, 2014 05:14 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Este post es de Rising Voices, un proyecto de Global Voices que ayuda a difundir los medios ciudadanos en lugares que normalmente no tienen acceso a ellos.
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Emphasis on developing vernacular encyclopaedias
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 30, 2014 — last modified Apr 15, 2014 10:22 AM — filed under: , , , ,
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English and Telugu Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Hyderabad
by Pavan Santosh — published Dec 18, 2015 — last modified Dec 31, 2015 07:49 AM — filed under: , , ,
After a long time, a collaborative Telugu and English Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being organised in Hyderabad on December 20.
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Blog Entry Envisioning the Role of Open Knowledge in the Implementation of the National Education Policy 2020
by Ashwini Lele — published Aug 27, 2024 — filed under: , , , , ,
The National Education Policy 2020 brings a significant change in India's educational landscape, representing a comprehensive overhaul to address the evolving developmental imperatives of the country.
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Exercise to Correct articles in Tulu Wikipedia begins
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 28, 2016 — last modified May 01, 2016 10:37 AM — filed under: , , , ,
It will go on till Saturday at the Ramakrishna pre-university college.
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Blog Entry Expanding the World of Telugu Wikipedia – CIS-A2K and ALC join hands
by T Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik — published Sep 17, 2014 — last modified Sep 30, 2014 05:11 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Students and faculty of Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada aim to enhance Telugu Wikipedia through increased contributions to Wikipedia and make it available under free license.
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Blog Entry Experience and Learning outcome from Wikipedia Education Program
by Lakshmi Karlekar — published Jan 30, 2018 — last modified Jan 30, 2018 07:14 PM — filed under: , , ,
In this blog post you will find a Christ University student's experience during Wikipedia Education Program.
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Blog Entry Exploring Knowledge Repositories on Water Resources in India
by Subodh Kulkarni — published Oct 21, 2022 — filed under: , , , ,
This research study explores knowledge repositories on water resources in India, with a focus on how the digital transition has impacted the process of creation & access to these resources and possible collaborations to build open digital repositories around water. The research was undertaken by Subodh Kulkarni, with editorial inputs by Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and Chiara Furtado. This is part of a series of short-term studies undertaken by the CIS-A2K team in 2021–2022.
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Blog Entry Exploring Wikimedia platforms in Dialogue on the Urban Rivers of Maharashtra
by Subodh Kulkarni — published Apr 22, 2018 — last modified May 07, 2018 04:25 PM — filed under: , , ,
INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) and SANDRP (South Asian Network of Dams, Rivers and People) organized “A Dialogue on the Urban Rivers of Maharashtra” on 20-21 April 2018 from 9:00am-5:30pm at Yashada, Pune.
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