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Why It's Essential To Grow Indian-Language Wikipedias
On 15 January, Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia celebrated its 15th birthday, meeting this milestone with 36 million articles in more than 290 ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified May 28, 2016 06:52 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Wikipedia initiative - Celebrating legacy of Bangalore Blue grapes online
Black is beautiful, and it can go places if it is well researched. When HL Omshivaprakash wrote a Wikipedia article about Karnataka's bidriware, the metal ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 29, 2016 03:44 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Read Bengali, Malayalam classics online as free Wiki libraries grow
Content Includes Classics In Malayalam, Bengali. by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 29, 2016 03:51 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Times of Karnataka)
Suvarna Times of Karnataka covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop organised by the CIS-A2K team and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet., on August 12, ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 05, 2013 06:10 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Konkani Vishwakosh relaunch tomorrow
The Goa University in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Societies Access to Knowledge Programme (CIS-A2K) will relaunch its four-volume 3,632-page ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 25, 2013 05:53 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Konkani Wikipedia from Goa University in 6 months
Piles of the thick four volumes of Konkani vishwakosh or encyclopedia waiting to be picked up by users at the Goa University (GU) will now attain a modern ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 27, 2013 11:53 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Access to Knowledge Bulletin — June & July 2013
A2K newsletter for the months of June and July, 2013. by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 04, 2013 10:52 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Access to Knowledge Bulletin — August 2013
The Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia) newsletter for the month of August 2013: by Prasad Krishna last modified Oct 04, 2013 10:49 AM — Filed under: , , ,
2nd Odia Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
The event is being organized today, April 1, 2013 online by the Odia Wikipedia Community, from 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. The Centre for Internet and Society is ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 01, 2013 10:17 AM — Filed under: , ,
Access to Knowledge Bulletin — January 2013
In the first issue of our newsletter for 2013, we are glad to introduce you to our new programme director, Vishnu Vardhan, provide you an update of the Access ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 05, 2013 06:58 AM — Filed under: , ,
Musician donates Gwalior Gharana songs to free e-library
A few years ago, Mumbai-based musician Neela Bhagwat realized that her old notebooks filled with lyrics and notations of age-old 'bandishes' were in tatters. ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 22, 2015 03:25 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Winners of the Opensource.com 2015 Community Awards
Every year, Opensource.com awards people from our community who have excelled in contributing and sharing stories about open source. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 12, 2015 01:23 AM — Filed under: , , ,
More online free content in Telugu Wikipedia soon
Wikimedians gather at Tirupati for a strategy meet. by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 19, 2015 03:18 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Online Free Content in Telugu Wikipedia
Wikimedians gathered at Tirupati for a strategic meet. This was covered by the regional newspaper Andhra Jyothy by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 19, 2015 03:51 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
Women's History Month, India-2015
CIS-A2K is supporting the Indian Wikimedia volunteers organize Wikipedia Women's History Month, India- 2015. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 08, 2015 09:18 AM — Filed under: , ,
Bangla Wiki turns 10
The 10th anniversary of Bengali Wikipedia was marked with a a gathering of Wikipedians of vernacular languages from across the country and beyond at Jadavpur ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2015 04:10 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Access to Knowledge Bulletin — January 2014
The Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia) newsletter for the month of January 2014: by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 04, 2014 05:55 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Architectures of Knowledge
Rohini Lakshane was a speaker at a workshop organized by Columbia's Group for Experimental Methods in the Humanities at Tata Institute of Social Sciences in ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 30, 2016 02:44 PM — Filed under: , , ,
South Asia's Largest Wikimedia Conference Kicks Off in India
Wiki Conference India 2016, the largest gathering of the contributors of Wikipedia (the multilingual online encyclopaedia) and its sister projects called ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Aug 08, 2016 01:39 AM — Filed under: , , ,
The largest Wikipedia gathering in South Asia kicks off
Wikimedia Conference 2016Wiki Conference India 2016 (WCI), the largest gathering of contributors to Wikipedia and its sister projects in South Asia, will be ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Aug 06, 2016 05:11 PM — Filed under: , , ,
WikiConference India 2016
WikiConference India 2016 is an event to provide a common platform for all Wikimedians in India to meet and share their views, discuss challenges and exchange ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 07, 2016 01:35 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Community digest: Konkani language speakers are separated by scripts but unite by Wikipedia; news in brief
Konkani-language Wikipedians on what they think of Wikipedia as a binding factor for native speakers who speak in different variations of the same language and ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Aug 07, 2016 03:11 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
Wikipedia WikiMeetup at Bangalore
Bangalore based Wikipedians will gather for a meeting at the Centre for Internet and Society on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 3.00 p.m. by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 12, 2016 01:31 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
WikiConference India 2016 Submission: How to better tell your Wikimedia Community Story using Media as a Tool
The Wikimedia community has constantly struggled to a) reach out to masses and tell them about their contribution, and motivate people to contribute to the ... by Subhashish Panigrahi last modified Aug 17, 2016 02:24 AM — Filed under: , , ,
WikiConference India 2016 Submission: We, Men, Women: Collective Learning in Bridging Indic Wikipedia Gender Gaps
There is no denying that non-English Wikipedias are disproportionally underrepresented in scholarly focus despite the significant role of an open knowledge ... by Elisachang last modified Aug 17, 2016 02:37 AM — Filed under: , , ,
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 organised at Sagara, Karnataka
A two-day-long Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organised at Sagara, Karnataka during January 26-27. A photowalk was also organised on the 25th to cover ... by Ananth Subray last modified Aug 22, 2016 10:58 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Prabha)
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a Kannada Wikipedia workshop on March 1, followed a by edit-a-thon on Mar 2, 2014, at Sagara. A report of the inauguration ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:05 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಕೊಡುವ ಕೆಲಸವಾಗಲಿ’
Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a 2-day workshop-cum-editathon at Sagara on March 1 and 2, 2014. Vijaya Karnataka published a report on March 2. by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:33 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
୧୦ ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ୱିକିପିଡିଆ
This is a feature about Odia Wikipedia's 10th anniversary and the story of a dead volunteer community reviving after 8 years. This has been published in ... by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 06, 2014 05:38 AM — Filed under: , , ,