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Samskrita Vaibhavam (Sanskrit Wiki Outreach Program)
https://cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/samskrita-vaibhavam
<b>To celebrate the revival of Sanskrit language, the Bangalore chapter of Samskrita Bharati organised a two-day mega event "Samskrita Vaibhavam" at VSR Kalyan Mantapa in Bangalore on August 9 and 10, 2014.</b>
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<p style="text-align: justify; ">The theme of the event was promotion of <a class="external-link" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a>. It offered an encapsulation of the culture and heritage woven into Sanskrit. No wonder, the event attracted more than thousand samskrita premis or Sanskrit enthusiasts, who actively participated in the proceedings.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">As is well known, <a class="external-link" href="http://samskritabharati.in/">Samskrita Bharati</a> with a missionary zeal, is engaged in popularising Sanskrit language and demonstrating to the world that Sanskrit cannot only be easily learnt by anyone but also by those who can easily speak in Sanskrit and transact daily activities too. Samskrita Bharati organises Samskrita Shibirams through which these concepts are popularised.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Notable during the event was a seminar on <a class="external-link" href="http://samskritabharati.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Samskrit_vibhvam_Phamplet.pdf"><b>"Why Samskrit"</b></a><i>. </i><a class="external-link" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamu_Krishna_Shastry">Dr. Chamu Krishna Shastry</a>, Samskrita Bharati; Dr. Srinivas Varkhede, <a class="external-link" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka_Samskrit_University">Karnataka Samskrit University</a>; Dr. Ramachandra Bhat, Veda Vignyana Gurukulam; Dr. Balachandra Rao, mathematecian and astrophysicist; Dr. VR Anil Kumar, Kalpa Heritage Trust; and Uttara Nerurkar, Vedic scholar, were the expert speakers.<b><i> </i></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Additionally, an exhibition was also organised. Here, there was a stall on "Samskrita Wikipedia"<b> </b>(<a class="external-link" href="http://samskritavaibhavam.weebly.com/">Sa.Wikipedia</a>).<b> </b>This was a grand attraction for visitors as <a class="external-link" href="http://sa.wikipedia.org/">Sanskrit Wikipedia</a> showed that (Sanskrit) knowledge can be accessed in a split second with a click on a computer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The Sanskrit Wikipedia wing of Samskrita Bharati is thankful for the timely support from <a class="external-link" href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/India_Access_To_Knowledge">CIS-A2K</a>, which was used for designing and printing handbills and brochures about Sanskrit Wikipedia. The brochures, which were distributed among participants, were well appreciated as it helped them connect with Sa.Wikipedia, and the myriad possibilities available to them by learning Sanskrit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The entire event was of great significance in the promotion of Sanskrit language.</p>
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<h3>Acknowledgement from Samskrita Bharati</h3>
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<p>This article was written by Shubha and <a class="external-link" href="http://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%83:Sayant_Mahato">Sayant Mahato</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/samskrita-vaibhavam'>https://cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/samskrita-vaibhavam</a>
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No publisherShubha and Sayant MahatoAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaSanskrit WikipediaOpenness2014-10-31T14:02:51ZBlog EntryChrist University Wikipedia Education Program Internship
https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/christ-university-wikipedia-education-program-internship-1
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<p dir="ltr">The Centre for Internet and Society - Access to Knowledge program, in partnership with Christ University, is announcing its annual internship program for the 1200 students enrolled in the Wikipedia Education Program. The Wikipedia Education Program at Christ University, now in its fourth year, is an effort to bring together educators and students to use Wikipedia as an educational implement. CIS-A2K conducts the internship activity for passionate Christ University students to improve the quality of the articles created or edited by their fellow WEP peers. The internship will largely involve improving upon the articles created by their peers as well as gathering community consensus based on which these articles would be moved to the main namespace.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The students will be working on Wikipedia over the course of 21 days in developing upon the content created by Christ University Wikipedia Education Program participants. The fledgling articles currently housed in the individual “sandboxes” of the WEP participants will be improved upon by the interns through addition of detailed content, images and info-boxes.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The students are selected based on three main criteria: fluency of language(written and spoken), knowledge of Wikipedia and its processes, and their personal interest levels. The applications are open from 13 to 17 December, 2017. Interested students can apply here:</p>
<p dir="ltr">https://goo.gl/forms/Ffxh3T3DRZz8Q25F3</p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/christ-university-wikipedia-education-program-internship-1'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/christ-university-wikipedia-education-program-internship-1</a>
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No publishermanasaraoCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikipedia Education ProgramWikimediaWikipediaSanskrit WikipediaUrdu WikipediaOpennessHindi WikipediaTulu WikipediaKannada Wikipedia2017-12-14T08:55:05ZBlog EntryChrist University Wikipedia Education Program Internship
https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/christ-university-wikipedia-education-program-internship
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<p id="docs-internal-guid-0f6be479-11df-80e2-bfe1-1c86f83e058d" dir="ltr">CIS-A2K’s Wikipedia Education Program with Christ University, Bangalore is coming to an end after another year of intense classes, certificate courses and an internship at The Centre for Internet and Society. The internship activity in particular has successfully managed to engage students beyond classroom hours. The selection of 12 students for the internship program was based on their penchant for the language as well as their interest in the wiki world.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The internship was structured into three stages. Firstly, the students were asked to develop stub articles. The aim of this activity was for students to learn searching skills. As a result, over 1500 articles were developed with qualitative work.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Secondly, the students were asked to create new articles from scratch. They searched for the topic on the Wikipedia, ascertained whether the article exists or not and later researched further on the content of the articles. As a result, the students were able to create 1400+ articles</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Finally, the students were asked to draft policy pages for their respective language Wikipedia. They went through the policy pages in different languages including English and were asked to create similar policy pages for Kannada Wikipedia.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Unlike previous years, the activities during the internship program were tailored to suit the individual capabilities of the students, taking into consideration the suggestions from community members. The students were of the opinion that in addition to rekindling their love for the language, the internship program also enabled them to develop their overall knowledge of various subjects. The students felt that their vocabulary and typing skills also improved. However, the students were of the opinion that they could have been taken a level or two higher from article writing and introduced to other Wikimedia projects and topics related to the overall movement. The CIS-A2K WEP Program hopes to incorporate these suggestions for the upcoming year while also trying to increase the number of days of the internship in order not to tax the students.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/christ-university-wikipedia-education-program-internship'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/christ-university-wikipedia-education-program-internship</a>
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No publisherManasa Rao and Ananth SubrayCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikipedia Education ProgramWikimediaWikipediaSanskrit WikipediaOpennessHindi WikipediaKannada Wikipedia2017-07-05T09:33:19ZBlog Entry