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                                      WikiConference India 2016 Starts Friday in Chandigarh
                                    
 
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                                              Aug 05, 2016
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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India, a key growth area for Wikipedia, is gearing up for a national conference "for Wikimedians in India to meet and share their views, discuss challenges and exchange useful tips, best practices and other information".
                                      
                                          
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                                       South Asia's Largest Wikimedia Conference Kicks Off in India 
                                     
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                                              Subhashish Panigrahi
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                              Aug 08, 2016
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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Wiki Conference India 2016, the largest gathering of the contributors of Wikipedia (the multilingual online encyclopaedia) and its sister projects called Wikimedia projects, begins August 5 in Landran, in the Indian state of Punjab.
                                      
                                          
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                                      The largest Wikipedia gathering in South Asia kicks off
                                     
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                                              Aug 05, 2016
                                            
                                            
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Wikimedia Conference 2016Wiki Conference India 2016 (WCI), the largest gathering of contributors to Wikipedia and its sister projects in South Asia, will be held during August 5-7 this year in Chandigarh, India.
                                      
                                          
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                                      WikiConference India 2016
                                    
 
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                                              Aug 07, 2016
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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WikiConference India 2016 is an event to provide a common platform for all Wikimedians in India to meet and share their views, discuss challenges and exchange useful tips, best practices and other information. The Conference is open for participation of Wikimedians from all nations, and will be taking place on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of August 2016 at Chandigarh.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Tulu Wikipedia Goes 'Live'
                                    
 
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                                              Aug 07, 2016
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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Tulu Wikipedia became live on August 5, 2016. CIS-A2K took making of Tulu Wikipedia live as one of its activity in 2014. The efforts bore fruit and Tulu Wikipedia is live now.
                                      
                                          
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                                      Community digest: Konkani language speakers are separated by scripts but unite by Wikipedia; news in brief
                                     
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                                              Subhashish Panigrahi
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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Konkani-language Wikipedians on what they think of Wikipedia as a binding factor for native speakers who speak in different variations of the same language and write in different scripts.
                                      
                                          
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                                       India's 23rd regional Wikipedia, in Tulu, goes live 
                                    
 
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The Tulu Wikipedia has just gone live, giving another boost to yet another ancient Indian language otherwise struggling to keep up with the times and speedily changing technology.
                                      
                                          
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                                      After eight years, Tulu Wikipedia goes live 
                                    
 
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Around eight years after its launch and in incubation, the Tulu Wikipedia has gone live with over 1,000 articles. It can be accessed at http://tcy.wikipedia.org
                                      
                                          
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                                      In Tulu, India's 23rd Regional Wikipedia Goes Live
                                    
 
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                                              Aug 08, 2016
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
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In a major boost to ancient Indian languages, Tulu wikipedia has finally gone live.
                                      
                                          
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                                      India's 23rd Regional Language Wikipedia Goes Live in Tulu 
                                    
 
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                                              Prasad Krishna
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                              Aug 09, 2016
                                            
                                            
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                                            CIS-A2K,
                                          
                                          
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                                            Tulu Wikipedia
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      
The Tulu Wikipedia has just gone live, giving another boost to yet another ancient Indian language otherwise struggling to keep up with the times and speedily changing technology.
                                      
                                          
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