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Blog Entry Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/Report
by Nitesh Gill and Tito Dutta published Aug 20, 2021 — filed under: , , , ,
In March 2020, the whole world came to a standstill. What many deemed as a regular ‘flu’ turned out to be the pandemic that brought everyone to their knees. The things that we always did, we could no longer do them. We were all confined to our homes with no choice but to work online. Hanging out with friends, attending weddings, and being a part of the conferences and seminars suddenly became a part of the past. We started using the word unprecedented a lot.
Located in Access to Knowledge / Blogs
150 Rare Books Get New Lease of Life Online, Courtesy Students
by Prasad Krishna published Jul 18, 2014 — filed under: , , , ,
You might have heard about Samkshepa Vedartham by Clement Pianius, the first book printed in Malayalam but might not have got a chance to read it.
Located in News & Media
Spread awareness through Malayalam Wikipedia: Gadgil
by Prasad Krishna published May 05, 2016 — filed under: , ,
"Contribution of information by people of Rukadi village near Kolhapur to Marathi Wikipedia, by referring to media reports, helped spread the word about mass fish deaths in the region. Similar efforts should be initiated in Kerala so that information about local movements like Plachimada campaign would be available in the public domain," opined environmentalist Madhav Gadgil. He was speaking at the Malayalam Wikipedia workshop hosted by Swadeshabhimani Media Study Centre at Vakkom Moulavi Memorial Hall here on Wednesday.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Promoting Online Content Through 'Wiki Malayalam'
by Prasad Krishna published May 06, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Practical sessions on using Wiki Malayalam as a medium to preserve the language and promote digital media were held on Thursday, the final day of the two-day workshop on ‘Wiki Malayalam.’
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Blog Entry WikiSangamotsavam 2013 brings Indian Wikimedians together
by Netha Hussain and Subhashish Panigrahi published Jan 14, 2014 last modified Feb 03, 2014 06:57 AM — filed under: , , , ,
WikiSangamotsavam, the annual conference of Malayalam Wikimedians, took place in Alappuzha, Kerala from December 21 to 23, 2013. The conference brought together around 200 Wikimedians and well-wishers from all over India.
Located in Openness / Blog
Telugu Wikipedia Education Program at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada
by Pavan Santosh published Jan 13, 2016 last modified Jan 13, 2016 07:51 AM — filed under: , , , ,
In collaboration with Andhra Loyola College (ALC), Vijayawada, Access to Knowledge programme (CIS-A2K) of the Centre for Internet and Society is opening up a Wikipedia Digital Centre in the college so that students and local Wikimedians could grow Wikipedia and other Wikimedia content in Telugu and other Indian languages. To begin with this, a two-day long Wikipedia Education Program is also being initiated which will continue to grow further by expanding local content on Wikipedia.
Located in Openness / Events
Digitising contest to preserve rare books in Malayalam
by Prasad Krishna published Jan 04, 2014 last modified Jan 31, 2014 06:33 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Malayalam Wiki Grandhasala has announced a competition in digitally preserving rare books in Malayalam.
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Blog Entry Developing Open Educational Resources in Indian Languages
by Sohnee Harshey* published Jun 02, 2016 last modified Jun 10, 2016 01:50 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Centre for Indian Languages in Higher Education (CILHE), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), in collaboration with the Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), has been involved in organising workshops on developing open educational resources (OER) in Indian languages with undergraduate and postgraduate students across various partner institutions. The objective of these workshops is to introduce students to: a) tools of collaborative knowledge production on the Internet, and b) methods for generating new online content in Indian languages.
Located in Openness