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Books are a bridge between generations
Kannada litterateurs stressed on the importance of books and cultivating the habit of reading on the occasion of ‘World Book Day’ on Wednesday.
World Book Day (Coverage in Vijayavani)
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja participated in the event as a speaker. A scanned version of the report is below:
Intellectuals stresses on need for revival of Bhagabat Tungi in Odisha villages as knowledge hub
Odia Intellectuals stresses on need for revival of Bhagabat Tungi in Odisha villages as knowledge hub. This was expressed by the intellectuals at a seminar organized by ‘The Intellects’ at Tyagaraj Nagar Jaggnath Mandir, New Delhi.
Relevance of Bhagabat Tungi in the evolution of Odia language from Buddha era to digital age
The Intellects, a Delhi based organisation of Odia intellectuals, and Shree Jagannath Mandir and Odisha Art and Cultural Center co-organized an event in New Delhi on April 20, 2014.
6th Biannual Surveillance and Society Conference
Malavika Jayaram is a speaker at the conference organized by Eticas Research and Consulting at the University of Barcelona and CCCB from April 24 to 26, 2014.
Lok sabha polls: Social media companies launch special pages for polls
Internet and social media giants such as Google and Facebook have launched special campaigns, pages and services around the Indian Lok Sabha elections to make the most of the world's largest democratic exercise that kicked off on Monday.
M'lore: Wikipedia Workshop held for Konkani writers
A Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani writers writing in the Kannada script, was organised by All India Konkani Writers’ Organisation (AIKWO) in association with Wikipedia, on Apr 6, 2014, at Kalaangann, Mangalore.
Odia Loves Wikipedia
Odia is a 2,500 year old language native to the area of Odisha (formerly known as Orissa). The language has recently gained the status of an Indian classical language.
No party's got a clear stand, Aadhaar's fate hangs in balance
A non-UPA government for sure will review the multi-crore UID programme, but none of the parties have yet talked about scrapping it.
Parties give short shrift to privacy
Both the Congress and BJP vision documents disappoint, but the real surprise is the CPI-M document that deals with cyber issues in a substantial manner.
El idioma oriya ama a Wikipedia
Este post es de Rising Voices, un proyecto de Global Voices que ayuda a difundir los medios ciudadanos en lugares que normalmente no tienen acceso a ellos.
The Critical Life of Information
Nishant Shah and Malavika Jayaram will be speaking at the event organized by Yale University on April 11, 2014.
Enabling Elections: (Coverage in Vijay Karnataka)
Vijay Karnataka published about the Enabling Elections report from CIS. Nirmita Narasimhan is quoted.
Are Elections Fair to People With Special Needs?
City-based think tanks have submitted a report to the Election Commission saying elections in India are unfriendly to people with disabilities.
AIKWO Holds Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani Writers
A Wikipedia Workshop for Konkani writers writing in the Kannada script, was organised by All India Konkani Writers’ Organisation (AIKWO) in association with Wikipedia at Kalaangann Shaktinagar here on April 6.
Tulu Wikipedia Workshop: Report in Prajavani
Prajavani published a report of the Tulu workshop on April 6, 2014. A scanned version is below:
Global Knowledge Can Only Save a Language: Pavanaja
The Centre for Internet and Society, a NGO funded by Wikimedia Foundation has started a mission for the revival of Wikipedia sites of Tulu and Konkani under its "Access to Knowledge" project. As a part of it the NGO had organised a demonstration on the use of wikipedia, here on Saturday.
The Take Down of Free Speech Online
As part of a study to access rate of compliance, in 2011, the Centre for Internet and Society Bangalore sent frivolous “take down” requests to seven prominent intermediaries. The study showed exactly how easy it is to take down online content.
Odia Wikipedia celebrates Odisha Day, brings 14 copyright-free Odia books and a free Odia font!
Odisha Day 2014 was celebrated on March 29, 2014. Brokenscooter.com has published a report of the event in its website.
Should Nandan Nilekani's Aadhaar project, for identity proof and welfare delivery, exist at all?
The foundation of Aadhaar—a Congress flagship project to give every Indian a unique identity number and then use it to deliver services—has been under assault in the past three months.
