Centre for Internet & Society

Adikavi Nannaya University Telugu Wikipedia Workshop

by Pavan Santhosh

A Telugu Wikipedia introductory workshop was conducted for the students of Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmundry between 6- 7 January, 2017.

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Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise: January iteration

by Pavan Santhosh

The January iteration of the Google-translated Telugu articles prioritisation exercise took place online.

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Telugu Wikipedia stall at Vijayawada Book Festival

by Pavan Santhosh

The Telugu Wikipedia community put up a stall at the Vijayawada Book Festival in January, in order to increase reach of the regional language encyclopaedia.

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Meet Telugu Wikipedian Surampudi Meena Gayathri – the first South Indian Wikiwoman completing 100Wikidays Challenge

by Ting-Yi Chang

In December 2016, Ms. Meena Gayathri and her fellow Telugu Wikipedians celebrated the Telugu Wikipedia Day and her accomplishment in the 100Wikidays Challenge – a challenge that requires Wikipedians to create one new article per day for one hundred days in a row. When asked about how it feels to take up the challenge and to become the first South Indian Wikiwoman who completed it, she replied “Like exericing, you would think it is hard to do it every day but if you try, it is really satisfying.” Ms. Meena Gayathri has been one of the few active female Telugu Wikipedians since 2014. Her contribution and passion towards her language and culture have transcended into what she called a “knowledge revolution.”

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WikiSangamotsavam 2016

by [email protected]

The Malayalam Wikipedia community jointly held its anniversary celebrations and annual gathering in Kasaragod district, Kerala from 26 to 28 December, 2016. The Centre for Internet and Society was invited to partake in the event.

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Telugu Wikipedia Stall at Hyderabad Book Fair

by [email protected]

Telugu Wikipedia community put up a stall at the Hyderabad Book Fair in December welcoming members of the public to join as editors on the regional encyclopaedia.

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Telugu Wikipedia Stall at Rajahmundry Book Fair

by [email protected]

Telugu Wikipedia community put up a stall at the three day Rajahmundry Book Fair from 20 - 23 November 2016.

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Mini Workshop on Tools: Wikipedia Monthly Meetup, Hyderabad

by Manasa Rao and Pavan Santhosh

Telugu Wikipedia community held its monthly meet-up in Hyderabad on 28 August 2016.

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Ongoing Proof-reading Effort by ALC Student Wikimedians in Telugu Wikisource

by Pavan Santosh & Ting-Yi Chang

Student Wikimedians at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada formatted and proof-read more than 1,900 folios in Telugu Wikisource during the last few weeks of November (2016). Each day, a group of twenty students uses the lab facility provided by the college after regular classes to make necessary formatting changes and fix spelling mistakes in the folios of books available in Telugu Wikisource. Till date, the student Wikipedians have proofread eight books.

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