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India's 23rd Regional Wikipedia Launches
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 09, 2016 — filed under: , ,
A Tulu version has gone live on Wikipedia, making it the 23rd one in an Indian language to do so.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
India's 23rd regional Wikipedia, in Tulu, goes live
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 07, 2016 — filed under: , ,
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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Blog Entry Meet the Newly Born Tulu Wikipedia, the 23rd in a South Asian Language!
by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Aug 30, 2016 — filed under: , ,
The Tulu language Wikipedia became the latest entrant in the family of 294 world-language Wikipedia projects after the project went live from Wikimedia Incubator earlier this month.
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More articles for Tulu Wikipedia
by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 10, 2015 — last modified Apr 05, 2015 04:33 AM — filed under: , , , ,
In all, 100 more articles will be uploaded to the Tulu Wikipedia by teachers and students in Udupi shortly, according to Janaki M. Brahmavara, president, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy.
Located in Openness / News & Media
Now, Tulu set to be promoted through Wikipedia articles
by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 24, 2014 — last modified Dec 06, 2014 01:23 AM — filed under: , ,
With the dream of including Tulu in the list of official languages of the country (eighth schedule of the Constitution) remaining far from being realised, enthusiasts seem to be keen to promote the language through Wikipedia.
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Blog Entry Preserving Languages and Cultures in India: The Birth of the Tulu Wikipedia
by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Aug 26, 2016 — last modified Sep 07, 2016 03:35 PM — filed under: , ,
After eight years of effort and outreach, the Tulu language Wikipedia has gone live. Wikimedia contributors play a key role in preserving languages and cultures, and tools like the Wikimedia Incubator help new projects like the Tulu Wikipedia get started.
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Tulu gets official Wikipedia page, but Mumbai linguists say more is needed
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2016 — filed under: , ,
Sitting in his Sunkadakatte home in Bengaluru, Dr UB Pavanaja still recalls the moment when he was at the WikiConference India 2016 in Chandigarh earlier this month. Academicians from all over India had gathered at the event, to share their views about issues related to India on Wikipedia. While the talks were still in progress, Katherine Maher, executive director, Wikimedia Foun-dation, USA, paused to make an announcement.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Tulu takes a major Wiki leap, all thanks to a dedicated team
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 22, 2016 — last modified Aug 22, 2016 04:38 PM — filed under: , ,
Tulu is one of the five Dravidian languages but it has the least number of speakers. Though it has a script, lack of usage has made it almost obsolete, forcing Tulu writers to write in Kannada. This has, however, benefited Tulu today, allowing it to boast of its own Wikipedia
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Tulu Wiki may go live soon as writers work day and night
by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 30, 2016 — last modified May 03, 2016 02:17 AM — filed under: , ,
An article about Tulu Wikipedia progress was published in the Times of India, Mangaluru edition on April 30, 2016.
Located in Access to Knowledge / News & Media
Tulu Wikipedia (Coverage in VijayaVani)
by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 15, 2014 — last modified Dec 27, 2014 04:30 PM — filed under: , ,
Media coverage in Vijayavani.
Located in Openness / News & Media
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