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Sunil Abraham | The online warrior

Sunil Abraham | The online warrior

by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 12, 2014 04:04 PM

With a vision that combines free speech with digital privacy, this policymaker has redefined the role of the internet in society.

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Now, Christ students will contribute to Wikipedia

Now, Christ students will contribute to Wikipedia

by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 06, 2014 05:33 AM

The department of languages at Christ University has set a precedent by including contribution to Wikipedia as a part of the undergraduate course work.

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APrIGF Delhi 2014 (Towards an Accessible Internet for People with Disabilities)

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 10, 2014 04:47 AM

Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by International Centre for Free and Open Source Software and ISOC, Australia on August 4, 2014.

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Connecting the Next Two Billion: The Role of FOSS

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 10, 2014 05:04 AM

Sunil Abraham was a speaker at this event organized by ICFOSS at the APrIGF in Noida on August 4, 2014.

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We the goondas

We the goondas

by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 04, 2014 03:06 PM

You can now be arrested in Karnataka even before you commit an offence under the IT Act. You could be in jail under the Goonda Act even if not guilty under the Indian Copyright Act. If govt thinks you are planning to send a 'lascivious' photo to a WhatsApp group, or forwarding a copyrighted song, you can be arrested.

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'I'm going to ruin you, dear'

by Prasad Krishna last modified Sep 09, 2014 09:55 AM

Revenge porn is sweeping across the developed world. And now it's being seen in India. The culprit, says Prasun Chaudhuri, is often a former friend, partner, relative or colleague.

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Kannada Wikipedia Presentation for Kannada Science Writers

by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 06, 2014 10:15 AM

The following is the media coverage for the Kannada Wikipedia presentation at the Central University at Gulbarga on July 30,2014, in Gulbarga edition of Prajavani Kannada daily, dated July 31.

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Kannada Wikipedia Presentation

by Prasad Krishna last modified Aug 06, 2014 09:57 AM

The following is a scanned copy of the media coverage for the Kannada Wikipedia presentation at the Kannada Science Writers workshop at Gulbarga on July 29,2014, in Gulbarga edition of Vijayavani Kannada daily, dated July 30.

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The joys of being a Wikipedian

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 30, 2014 05:19 AM

Radha Krishna, an engineer, had always wanted to share information online so that people who wanted to learn more could just log in and benefit by reading his articles. Eight years ago he started his own website for this very purpose. But he found it hard to maintain the site. He then chanced upon Wikipedia, the largest open-source encyclopedia, which was then just becoming popular in the country.

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India’s dedicated Cryptology centre gets Rs. 115 crore funding

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 29, 2014 07:18 AM

Work on India's first dedicated cryptology centre – plans for which were first announced in June 2012 – will likely accelerate as the project has gained initial funding of Rs. 115 crore from the federal government, stepping up the nation's efforts to stay on top of an area critical to its military and financial interests.

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'Trolled' from US Congress, Wikipedia bans edits

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 28, 2014 10:22 AM

Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has issued a ten-day ban against an anonymous editor of its website located on the premises of the U.S. Congress, after the latter engaged in “disruptive editing,” on a wide range of subjects, from moon-landing conspiracy theories linked to Cuba to naming former U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as an alien wizard.

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Open Knowledge Festival 2014

Open Knowledge Festival 2014

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 28, 2014 10:17 AM

Subhashish Panigrahi represented India as the India Ambassador of OpenGLAM local in Berlin. The event was organized by Google, Omidyar, et.al., in Berlin from July 15 to 17, 2014.

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Ministry of Science makes open access to research mandatory

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 28, 2014 09:12 AM

Researchers who fail to meet the requirements would not considered for promotions, fellowships, future grants or appointments.

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Telugu Wikipedia struggles to stay afloat

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 28, 2014 07:46 AM

For a language that is spoken by 10 crore people, content is sparse.

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Information Influx Conference

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 28, 2014 06:31 AM

Malavika Jayaram was a speaker at the event organized by the Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam from July 2 to 4, 2014.

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The trouble with trolls

The trouble with trolls

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 28, 2014 05:42 AM

Social networking sites give trolls the ability to hide their real identity and cause grief to others. Here is what you need to do if you face an online attack.

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Indian Govt looks to provide free access to publicly-funded research works

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 28, 2014 05:34 AM

Sunil Abraham gave his inputs to the blog entry published in Medianama on July 23, 2014.

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ICT Awareness Program for Myanmar Parliamentarians in Yangon

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 29, 2014 09:37 AM

Myanmar ICT for Development Organization-MIDO conducted ICT policy training for multi- party parliamentarian representatives in Yangon on July 26 and 27, 2014. Sunil Abraham presented on Innovation Ecosystem and Thinking about Internet Regulation.

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Font problem hits Odia

Font problem hits Odia

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jul 25, 2014 08:04 AM

Focus on search for solution to lack of compatibility.

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