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An International Conclave of Odia Language
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 09, 2015 last modified Mar 08, 2015 05:06 AM — filed under: , , ,
Subhashish Panigrahi is participating in this event.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Winners of the Opensource.com 2015 Community Awards
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 05, 2015 last modified Feb 12, 2015 01:23 AM — filed under: , , ,
Every year, Opensource.com awards people from our community who have excelled in contributing and sharing stories about open source.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପାଇଁ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Jan 31, 2015 — filed under: , , , ,
This is an op-ed I authored for Odia newspaper the "Samaja" that got published on January 30, 2015. Through this post I intend to highlight the needs for taking the Odia language to international fora instead of keeping it confined within the books. I have covered the focus area of 3 free and open source projects: Odia Wikipedia, Odia Wikisource and Global Voices Odia in the column highlighting the need for more people to contribute.
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Musician donates Gwalior Gharana songs to free e-library
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 22, 2015 — filed under: , , ,
A few years ago, Mumbai-based musician Neela Bhagwat realized that her old notebooks filled with lyrics and notations of age-old 'bandishes' were in tatters. Afraid that she might lose them forever, Bhagwat decided to make fresh copies.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Centre should partner local communities in 'Digital India': Expert
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 16, 2015 — filed under: , , ,
The central government needs to partner communities at the grassroots level and integrate the country's vernacular component to make the Digital India initiative a success, an expert said here Friday.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry Odia Wikisource workshop at New Delhi
by Subhashish Panigrahi published Dec 30, 2014 last modified Dec 30, 2014 01:08 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team in collaboration with "The Intellects" organized a seminar in New Delhi on December 14, 2014. Subhashish Panigrahi gave a talk.
Located in Openness / Blog
Access to Rare Books Made Easy
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 27, 2014 — filed under: , , ,
Rare Odia books that are out of print and not easily accessible on the internet, will now be available at the click of the mouse. In a bid to make them available online, the Odia Wikipedia community last week launched WikiSource, an Odia e-library and a sister project of Odia Wikipedia that has been trying to popularise use of Odia language on the Internet since 2002.
Located in Openness / News & Media
ICT for Development
by Prasad Krishna published Dec 03, 2014 last modified Dec 28, 2014 03:26 AM — filed under: , , ,
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja was a speaker at this event organized by Christ University on December 3, 2014 in Bangalore.
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‘Tulu Wikipedia’ in incubation stage, 600 articles uploaded, says U.B. Pavanaja
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 26, 2014 last modified Dec 07, 2014 03:21 AM — filed under: , , , ,
In all, 600 articles have been uploaded to the Tulu Wikipedia which is still in its incubation stage, according to U.B. Pavanaja, Wikipedia representative and Programme Officer, The Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Blog Entry Teaching in the Age of Wikipedia
by T. Vishnu Vardhan published Nov 22, 2014 last modified Dec 28, 2014 04:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
This course is conceived by CIS-A2K. It is currently envisaged as an add-on Certificate Course jointly offered by CIS-A2K and the Nirmala Institute of Education (NIE)-a premier teacher training establishment in Goa, India.
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