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The Aakash Tablet and Technological Imaginaries of Mass Education in Contemporary India (Excerpt)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Feb 14, 2016
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last modified
Feb 14, 2016 10:11 AM
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Researchers at Work,
Education Technology,
Internet Histories,
Research
In a recently published paper, Jahnavi Phalkey and Sumandro Chattapadhyay explore public initiatives in technological solutions for educating the poor and the disadvantaged in independent India. Here is an edited excerpt from the paper that traces the recent history of technological solutions for mass education and unpacking the narrative of ‘failure’ that is associated with the Aakash experiment.
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2016 (IRC16)
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Feb 10, 2016
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last modified
Feb 27, 2016 06:19 AM
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filed under:
Conference,
CDIF,
Internet Researcher's Conference,
Featured,
Learning,
IRC16,
Researchers at Work,
Event
The first Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC16) will be organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, on February 26-28, 2016. The focus of the Conference is on the experiences, adventures, and methods of 'studying internet in India.' We are deeply grateful to the Centre for Political Studies (CPS), JNU, for hosting the Conference, and to the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF) for the generous support. It is a free and open conference. Please use the form to register.
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RAW Lectures #02: Anil Menon on 'Speculative Fiction and Freedom' - Video
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Feb 09, 2016
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filed under:
Learning,
RAW Lectures,
Researchers at Work,
Event,
Protocols
Anil Menon spoke on 'Undermining the Tyrant’s Protocols: Speculative Fiction and Freedom' at the second event of the RAW Lectures series in Bangalore on January 13, 2016. Here is the video recording of the talk and the discussion that followed.
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The Zen of Pad.ma: 10 Lessons Learned from Running Open Access Online Video Archives in India and beyond
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Jan 28, 2016
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last modified
Jan 28, 2016 08:25 AM
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filed under:
Practice,
Digital Humanities,
Digital Media,
Open Access,
Researchers at Work,
Event,
Archives
Sebastian Lütgert and Jan Gerber, the co-initiators of, and the artists/programmers behind the pad.ma (Public Access Digital Media Archive) project will deliver a lecture at CIS on Wednesday, February 03, 6 pm, on their experiences of learnings from running open access online video archives in Germany, India, and Turkey. Please join us for coffee and vada at 5:30 pm.
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Internet Researchers' Conference 2016 (IRC16) - Selected Sessions
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jan 14, 2016
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last modified
Jan 18, 2016 09:23 AM
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Internet Researcher's Conference,
Featured,
Learning,
IRC16,
Researchers at Work
We are proud to announce that the first Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC16), organised around the theme of 'studying internet in India,' will be held on February 26-28, 2016, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi. We are deeply grateful to the Centre for Political Studies (CPS) at JNU for hosting the Conference, and to the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF) for generously supporting it. Here are the details about the session selection process, the selected sessions, the Conference programme (draft), the pre-Conference discussions, accommodation, and travel grants. The Conference will include a book sprint to produce an open handbook on 'methods and tools for internet research.'
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Digital Futures of Indian Languages - Notes from the Consultation
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by
Tejaswini Niranjana
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published
Jan 12, 2016
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last modified
Jan 15, 2016 05:55 AM
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CIS-A2K,
Language,
CDIF,
Learning,
Indic Computing,
Researchers at Work
A consultation on 'digital futures of Indian languages' was held at the CIS office in Bangalore on December 12, 2015, to generate ideas and structure the Indian languages focus area of the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF). It was led by Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), and Tanveer Hasan, A2K programme at CIS; and was supported by CDIF. Here are the notes from the Consultation.
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RAW Lectures #02: Anil Menon on 'Undermining the Tyrant’s Protocols: Speculative Fiction and Freedom'
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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published
Jan 10, 2016
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last modified
Feb 09, 2016 08:43 AM
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filed under:
Learning,
RAW Lectures,
Researchers at Work,
Event,
Protocols
Anil Menon will give a talk on 'Undermining the Tyrant’s Protocols: Speculative Fiction and Freedom' at the Centre for Internet and Society's office in Bangalore on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 6 pm. Please join us for tea and coffee before the lecture at 5.30 pm.
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December 2015 Bulletin
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 31, 2015
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last modified
Jan 13, 2016 02:07 PM
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filed under:
Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Researchers at Work
Our newsletter for the month of December 2015 is below.
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Newsletters
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A.I. Hype Cycles and Artistic Subversions
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by
Sharath Chandra Ram
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published
Dec 24, 2015
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last modified
Jan 01, 2016 07:52 AM
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filed under:
Generative Art,
Art,
Practice,
Machine Learning,
Researchers at Work,
Event,
Artificial Intelligence
Gene Kogan will give a talk on "A.I. hype cycles and artistic subversions" on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Centre for Internet and Society office, 6 pm - 8 pm.
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Living in the Archival Moment
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by
Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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published
Dec 14, 2015
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last modified
Jun 30, 2016 05:08 AM
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filed under:
Digital Knowledge,
Mapping Digital Humanities in India,
Research,
Digital Humanities,
Researchers at Work
An extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' itself, as a 'found' name for which one needs to excavate some meaning, context, and location in India at the present moment. Instead of importing this term to describe practices taking place in this country - especially when the term itself is relatively unstable and undefined even in the Anglo-American context - what I chose to do was to take a few steps back, and outline a few questions/conflicts that the digital practitioners in arts and humanities disciplines are grappling with. The final report of this study will be published serially. This is the fifth among seven sections.
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