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English and Telugu Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Hyderabad
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by
Pavan Santosh
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published
Dec 18, 2015
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last modified
Dec 31, 2015 07:49 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Wikipedia,
Telugu Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
After a long time, a collaborative Telugu and English Wikipedia edit-a-thon is being organised in Hyderabad on December 20.
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Openness
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Works of Odisha litterateur JP Das to be available online free
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Dec 05, 2015
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last modified
Jan 03, 2016 10:51 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Odia Wikipedia,
Access to Knowledge
The works of bureaucrat-turned-writer from Odisha, Jagannath Prasad Das, can be accessed free online after the digitisation process is complete.
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Access to Knowledge
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News & Media
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Open access in the Marathi language expands by a thousand books
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi and Abhinav Garule
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published
Dec 03, 2015
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last modified
Jan 03, 2016 11:26 AM
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filed under:
Openness,
Marathi Wikipedia,
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge
As the Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha (MGS) celebrated its 121st anniversary recently, the organization re-licensed 1000 books under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license so that the books could be digitized and be made available on the Marathi Wikisource for millions of Marathi readers.
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Access to Knowledge
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Blogs
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Digital Futures of Indian Languages - Notes from the Consultation
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by
Tejaswini Niranjana
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published
Jan 12, 2016
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last modified
Jan 15, 2016 05:55 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Language,
CDIF,
Learning,
Indic Computing,
Researchers at Work
A consultation on 'digital futures of Indian languages' was held at the CIS office in Bangalore on December 12, 2015, to generate ideas and structure the Indian languages focus area of the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund (CDIF). It was led by Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), and Tanveer Hasan, A2K programme at CIS; and was supported by CDIF. Here are the notes from the Consultation.
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RAW
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Odia Wikipedia celebrates 13 years of free knowledge contribution at Bhubaneswar
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 18, 2015
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last modified
Jun 18, 2016 06:18 PM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Odia Wikipedia
Odia Wikipedia, one of the first of several Indian language Wikipedia projects is ready to celebrate 13 glorious years of free knowledge contribution on June 3.
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Openness
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News & Media
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Celebrating the 13th anniversary of Kannada Wikipedia
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by
Subhashish Panigrahi
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published
Apr 19, 2016
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last modified
May 23, 2016 09:08 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Access to Knowledge,
Wikimedia,
Wikipedia,
Kannada Wikipedia
The 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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Openness
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Blog
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Edit-a-thon organised to grow content on medicinal plants in Kannada Wikipedia
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by
Ananth Subray
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published
Apr 29, 2016
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last modified
May 19, 2016 10:34 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Kannada Wikipedia,
Workshop
Two 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.
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Openness
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Blog
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Introducing Odia Wikipedia to students of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
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by
Sailesh Patnaik
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published
Apr 24, 2016
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last modified
May 20, 2016 10:52 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Odia Wikipedia,
Workshop
A four-hour-long workshop was organised at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on February 25, 2016 for the students of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and Master in Arts, Department of Odia-language.
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Openness
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Edit-a-thon organised at Christ University Bangalore to celebrate Women’s Day
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by
Ananth Subray
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published
Apr 16, 2016
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last modified
May 20, 2016 01:47 PM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Kannada Wikipedia,
Edit-a-thon
A 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.
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Openness
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Blog
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Train the Trainer 2016
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 28, 2016
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last modified
May 28, 2016 07:29 AM
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filed under:
CIS-A2K,
Event,
Access to Knowledge
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) team is organizing the Train the Trainer programme at its office in Bengaluru from June 15 to 17, 2016.
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Access to Knowledge
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Events