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Querying Wikipedia Data
Recently I wrote a blog about the stub article length of Wikipedia articles. I mentioned the difference in actual number of characters and the number of bytes ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Oct 21, 2016 02:51 PM — Filed under: , , ,
UTF-8, Indic and Stub Length Article in Wikipedia
One of the activities conducted as part of Wiki Conference India 2016 was the Punjab Editathon. It was about adding articles related to Punjab to Indian ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Oct 20, 2016 02:26 AM — Filed under: , ,
Localisation experiences in Kannada and Tulu Wikipedias
It has become a fashion to talk about the digital divide in India. These talks are going on for more than 2 decades now. Nevertheless there is no doubt about ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Oct 06, 2016 01:51 AM
WikiConference India 2016 Submission: Gender Gap in Indian Language Wikipedias – Projects, Outreach and Outcome
India is not much different from the global statistics when it comes to gender gap issues in Wikipedia. Indian language Wikipedias are known to have similar ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Aug 17, 2016 02:43 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon in St. Agnes College, Mangaluru to bridge gender gap in Wikipedia
As part of a series of workshops to mark the 13th anniversary, Kannada Wikipedia, a Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organised during this 10th-12th in St. ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jan 12, 2016 11:22 AM — Filed under: , ,
A Kannada Wikipedia brochure for newbies
This brochure has been created keeping readers and new Wikipedia editors in mind. This would come handy to learn editing Kannada Wikipedia and creating/editing ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Oct 19, 2015 10:46 AM — Filed under: , ,
WikipediansSpeak with Dr. Kishore Kumar Rai Sheni: Tulu Wikipedia in the making
Dr. Kishore Kumar Rai Sheni, Principal, Shri Ramakrishna P.U. College, Mangaluru shares with Dr. U.B. Pavanaja of the Centre for Internet and Society's Access ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:06 PM — Filed under: , ,
Journalism Students of the SDM College Ujire Enrich Karnataka’s Folklore And Folk Art in Kannada Wikipedia
As part of an ongoing partnership with the Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College Ujjire, with active support from a few Kannada Wikipedia editors, ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Sep 15, 2015 09:09 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Kannada Wikipedia workshop at Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College Ujire, Karnataka
A Kannada Wikipedia workshop is being planned to be organised in Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College Ujire on the 13th August 2015. This is going ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:12 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Workshop on digital collaborations in Tamil-language, Tamil Virtual University, Chennai
A two-day workshop on digital collaborations in Tamil-language has been organised by Tamil Virtual University, Anna University Campus, Chennai. I have been ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:13 PM — Filed under:
Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Mangalore to bring Tulu Wikipedia live
A Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organised in Mangalore, Karnataka this 14th to encourage more Tulu-language speakers to contribute to Tulu Wikipedia. Tulu ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Sep 15, 2015 09:07 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Tulu Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Mangalore
This edit-a-thon is aimed to encourage more Tulu speakers to contribute to Tulu Wikipedia which is currently in incubator. The edit-a-thon is being organised ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:06 PM — Filed under: , ,
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mangaluru (Coverage in Prajavani)
As part of its ongoing partnership with St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru, CIS-A2K along with the Wikipedia community in Karnataka organized a workshop on ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:14 PM — Filed under: ,
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop in Mangaluru (Coverage in Udayavani)
As part of its ongoing partnership with St Aloysius College Mangaluru, CIS-A2K co-organized a workshop with the Kannada wikipedia community on Kannada ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Sep 13, 2015 06:17 AM — Filed under: , ,
Upload More Kannada Articles on Wikipedia
Uploading information in Wikipedia helps to develop language, said Indian Languages Programme Manager U B Pavanaja here on Saturday. The article was published ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Sep 13, 2015 06:09 AM — Filed under: , ,
Not many contributors for Kannada-centric Wiki page
Wikipedia, which has over 60,000 contributing editors in India, has only 33 Kannadigas contributing to the Kannada section, said Pavanaja U B, programme ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Sep 13, 2015 05:42 AM — Filed under: , ,
ವಿಕಿಪಿಡಿಯಾ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶೈಲಿ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ - ಡಾ. ಯು.ಬಿ. ಪವನಜ
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) has ongoing partnership with SDM College, Ujire. Students of Masters in Communication and Journalism will be ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:21 PM — Filed under: , , ,
ಬೆಳ್ತಂಗಡಿ:ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೂ ಲಭ್ಯ ಇರುವ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ಹಾಗೂ ಮುಕ್ತ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಾ-ಪವನಜ
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) has ongoing partnership with SDM College, Ujire. Students of Masters in Communication and Journalism will be ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Sep 06, 2015 12:09 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
ವಿಕಿಪಿಡಿಯ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿ: ಡಾ.ಪವನಜ
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) has ongoing partnership with SDM College, Ujire. Students of Masters in Communication and Journalism will be ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Sep 06, 2015 12:03 PM
Edit-a-thon to improve Kannada-language science-related Wikipedia articles
A three-day Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted for science lecturers of institutions who gathered at the District Institute of Education and Training ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Sep 04, 2015 08:25 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Edit-a-thon to improve Kannada-language science-related Wikipedia articles
A Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon is planned to improve science-related articles that are part of the Government of Karnataka's high school syllabus. by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Sep 04, 2015 09:06 AM
Reading Devanagari script based sites like Konkani Wikipedia in Kannada Script
This is a small hack to read websites with Devanagari script (used for Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Maithili and a few more languages) based sites like Konkani ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jun 18, 2016 06:14 PM — Filed under: ,
An Article on Kannada Wikipedia
I wrote an article on Kannada Wikipedia which was published in the Yojana magazine on November 2014 issue. by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Dec 05, 2014 01:22 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Converting from nonUnicode (Nudi, Baraha, ...) font encoding to Unicode Kannada
People have been using computers for typing and printing Kannada text for more than 25 years. Most of the usage of Kannada on computers was limited to the DTP ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Oct 23, 2016 03:36 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Tulu Wikipedia Workshop cum Editathon at Udupi
A three-day programme was held at Udupi from October 15 to 17, 2014 with an aim to increase the presence of Tulu in the online world. The first day comprised ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Oct 31, 2014 02:54 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
University of Mysore Re-releases Kannada Vishwakosha (Encyclopaedia) under Creative Commons Free License
The University of Mysore and the Centre for Internet and Society co-organized the Open Knowledge Day in Mysore on July 15, 2014. On this occasion Mysore ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jul 24, 2014 07:03 AM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
Aircel & Wikimedia Foundation announce Wikipedia Zero
Aircel and Wikimedia Foundation came together to announce Wikipedia Zero. As per this, users of Aircel need not pay for data for accessing Wikipedia. Dr. ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Jul 07, 2014 05:58 AM — Filed under: , , ,
CIS Signs MoU with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College on April 21, ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified May 27, 2014 10:56 AM — Filed under: , , ,
CIS Signs MoU with Mysore University
CIS-A2K signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Mysore for converting to Unicode and re-releasing their encyclopaedia under Creative ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified May 05, 2014 06:29 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಟ್ಟ ಸಸಿಗೆ ಈಗ ಹತ್ತು ವರ್ಷ
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja wrote an article highlighting 10 years of Kannada Wikipedia. Kannada Wikipedia started in the year 2003 and now it has completed 10 years. ... by U.B.Pavanaja last modified Nov 20, 2013 09:55 AM — Filed under: , , , ,