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Blog Entry Edit-a-thon at DSERT Bengaluru to improve Science-related articles in Kannada Wikipedia
by Ananth Subray — published Jul 14, 2016 — last modified Aug 16, 2016 08:31 AM — filed under: , , , ,
We have been working with the Department of State Educational Research and Training of Karnataka (DSERT), a Government of Karnataka-run research and training institution headquartered in Bengaluru. With the hope of expanding the reach of Science-related content in Kannada Wikipedia, we organised an edit-a-thon spanning over three days from the 11th January through the 13th.
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Blog Entry Edit-a-thon organised at Christ University Bangalore to celebrate Women’s Day
by Ananth Subray — published Apr 16, 2016 — last modified May 20, 2016 01:47 PM — filed under: , ,
A day-long edit-a-thon was organised at Christ University Bangalore on March 12, 2016 to celebrate the Women’s Day and grow the women-related articles on Kannada Wikipedia.
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Blog Entry Edit-a-thon organised to grow content on medicinal plants in Kannada Wikipedia
by Ananth Subray — published Apr 29, 2016 — last modified May 19, 2016 10:34 AM — filed under: , ,
Two two-day long edit-a-thons were organised in St. Aloysius College and St. Agnes College, both in Mangalore, during March 10-11 and March 12-13 respectively. The edit-a-thons were aimed at creating and enhancing Wikipedia articles related to medicinal plants.
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Blog Entry Edit-a-thon to improve Kannada-language science-related Wikipedia articles
by U.B.Pavanaja — published Aug 21, 2015 — last modified Sep 04, 2015 08:25 AM — filed under: , , ,
A three-day Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted for science lecturers of institutions who gathered at the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Bengaluru this August 18. The idea of this event was to improve science-related articles that are part of the Government of Karnataka's high school syllabus.
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Blog Entry Indian Women and Craft Edit-a-thon
by Gopalakrishna A. — published May 19, 2018 — last modified Jul 04, 2018 04:30 PM — filed under: , , ,
A two-day long edit-a-thon aimed to archive the Women achievers in the field of art and craft on Kannada Wikipedia was held with the help of Srishti Institute and Janastu on 8th March and 25th March 2018.
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Blog Entry Journalism Students of the SDM College Ujire Enrich Karnataka’s Folklore And Folk Art in Kannada Wikipedia
by U.B.Pavanaja — published Aug 18, 2015 — last modified Sep 15, 2015 09:09 AM — filed under: , , ,
As part of an ongoing partnership with the Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College Ujjire, with active support from a few Kannada Wikipedia editors, CIS-A2K began an outreach programme so that the journalism students could help many Kannada readers about Karnataka’s rich folklore and folk art.
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Kannada Wikipedia and its Tenth Anniversary
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 02, 2013 — last modified Jan 28, 2016 01:14 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was on RadioCity to talk about Kannada Wikipedia and its tenth anniversary. The programme was aired on November 2, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
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Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon for Mechanical Engineering students of Sagara
by Ananth Subray — published Jan 23, 2016 — last modified Mar 01, 2016 01:56 PM — filed under: , , ,
In Sagara, Karnataka, a Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being planned to be organised during January 26-27.
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Blog Entry Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon in St. Agnes College, Mangaluru to bridge gender gap in Wikipedia
by U.B.Pavanaja — published Dec 15, 2015 — last modified Jan 12, 2016 11:22 AM — filed under: , ,
As part of a series of workshops to mark the 13th anniversary, Kannada Wikipedia, a Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organised during this 10th-12th in St. Agnes College, Mangaluru to address the issue of gender gap in Wikipedia.
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Blog Entry Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon organised at Sagara, Karnataka
by Ananth Subray — published May 12, 2016 — last modified Aug 22, 2016 10:58 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
A two-day-long Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organised at Sagara, Karnataka during January 26-27. A photowalk was also organised on the 25th to cover places of encyclopedic importance.
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