Kannada Wikipedia Projects
Using Kannada in technology made easier with smartphones
— by Prasad Krishna — last modified Nov 01, 2016 05:19 AMWith the IT revolution, many believed that the younger generation would prefer to type and communicate in English than Kannada.
UTF-8, Indic and Stub Length Article in Wikipedia
— by U.B.Pavanaja — last modified Oct 20, 2016 02:26 AMOne 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 language Wikipedias and English Wikipedia. There was also an announcement made about some award for highest contribution.
Wikiwomen’s Meetup at St. Agnes College Explores Potentials and Plans of Women Editors in Mangalore, Karnataka
— by Ting-Yi Chang — last modified Sep 01, 2016 02:39 PMKarnataka is known for its diverse linguistic cultures. Aside from Kannada, many are native speakers of Konkani, Tulu, and other languages. A small Wikiwomen's meetup was held on Saturday, August 27th at St. Agnes College, Mangalore, to invite female Wikipedians from the region. Many of them were new to the online encyclopedia but demonstrated strong interest in learning and contributing more Indic language content online.
Kannada Wikipedia edit-a-thon organised at Sagara, Karnataka
— by Ananth Subray — last modified Aug 22, 2016 10:58 AMA 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 places of encyclopedic importance.
Edit-a-thon at DSERT Bengaluru to improve Science-related articles in Kannada Wikipedia
— by Ananth Subray — last modified Aug 16, 2016 08:31 AMWe have been working with the Department of State Educational Research and Training of Karnataka (DSERT), a Government of Karnataka-run research and training institution headquartered in Bengaluru. With the hope of expanding the reach of Science-related content in Kannada Wikipedia, we organised an edit-a-thon spanning over three days from the 11th January through the 13th.
ತರಬೇತಿ ಮಾಡಲು ತರಬೇತಿಗೊಂಡಾಗ.... CIS-A2K TTT 2016
— by Dhanalakshmi K.T. — last modified Aug 03, 2016 01:19 AMDhanalakshmi, a student from St Agnes College, Mangaluru, who was a participant of TTT 2016 has blogged her experience at Train-the-Trainer 2016 event organized by the Centre for Internet & Society earlier this year.
Celebrating 13 Years of the Kannada-language Wikipedia
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified Jun 18, 2016 04:20 PMThe Kannada-language Wikipedia celebrated its 13th anniversary on February 14 in Mangalore. To celebrate the journey of the project and the community, Kannada Wikipedians gathered at Saint Aloysius College, Mangaluru on May 14.
Edit-a-thon organised at Christ University Bangalore to celebrate Women’s Day
— by Ananth Subray — last modified May 20, 2016 01:47 PMA day-long edit-a-thon was organised at Christ University Bangalore on March 12, 2016 to celebrate the Women’s Day and grow the women-related articles on Kannada Wikipedia.
Edit-a-thon organised to grow content on medicinal plants in Kannada Wikipedia
— by Ananth Subray — last modified May 19, 2016 10:34 AMTwo two-day long edit-a-thons were organised in St. Aloysius College and St. Agnes College, both in Mangalore, during March 10-11 and March 12-13 respectively. The edit-a-thons were aimed at creating and enhancing Wikipedia articles related to medicinal plants.
Celebrating the 13th anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia
— by Subhashish Panigrahi — last modified May 23, 2016 09:08 AMThe Kannada-language Wikipedia, arguably the largest online encyclopedia in Kannada language, celebrated its 13th anniversary on February 14, 2016 in Mangalore.
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