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Odia Wikipedia Brings 14 Copyright Free Odia Books and a Free Odia Font

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 06, 2014 06:18 AM

Odia Wikimedia community has celebrated "Odisha Day" today at Jayadev Bhawan.

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‘Digitisation only way to preserve valuable literature for posterity’

‘Digitisation only way to preserve valuable literature for posterity’

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2014 12:40 PM

Digitization is the only way to ensure preservation of valuable Odia books and old palm-leaf manuscripts for posterity, said eminent linguist Padmashri Dr Debiprasanna Pattanayak while inaugurating the two-day Odisha Day celebration organized by the Odia Wikimedia Community at Jayadev Bhawan here today.

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Sessions on Kannada Wikipedia at Tumkur University

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 06, 2014 04:50 AM

Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a session on Kannada Wikipedia for students of M.Sc. Library and Information Sciences followed by an advanced Kannada Wikipedia session for students of M.A. Literature on March 27, 2014. The event was organized by Tumkur University.

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Odia Wikipedia to digitize 14 books

Odia Wikipedia to digitize 14 books

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2014 10:40 AM

On the occasion of the 79th Odisha Day, the Odia Wikipedia has decided to take up a new project for the digitization of 11 books of the eminent Odia author Dr Jagannath Mohanty.

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ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ: ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଭିତ୍ତିରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଗଠନର ୭୯ ବର୍ଷ

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 08, 2014 08:30 AM

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ସମ୍ପାଦକମାନଙ୍କ ତରଫରୁ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରଠାରେ ଏହି ୨୯ ତାରିଖରେ “ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ ୨୦୧୪” ପାଳନ କରାଯାଉଛି ।

ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ: ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଭିତ୍ତିରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଗଠନର ୭୯ ବର୍ଷ - Read More…

Wikipedia taps students for Kannada content

Wikipedia taps students for Kannada content

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 03, 2014 10:01 AM

Conducts workshops in Ujire, Moodbidri for training in vernacular editing.

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Design!Public

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 08, 2014 11:14 AM

Centre for Knowledge Societies is organizing this event in partnership with Grameen Foundation India, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNDP, et.al. Sunil Abraham is a speaker at this event to be held in New Delhi on March 14, 2014.

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Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation to Host Design Public

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 04, 2014 08:08 AM

The conclave in its 5th edition will feature Aam Aadmi Party members Rajmohan Gandhi and Somnath Bharti along with Sunil Abraham in conversation with Dr. Aditya Sood about different approaches through citizen centric governance.

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Integrating Urdu with Modern Technology the Need of Hour

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 01, 2014 11:15 AM

A report of the Urdu Wikipedia Workshop at Maulana Azad National Urdu University by the Department of Translation Studies on March 6, 2014. Syed Muzamiluddin is quoted.

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ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಕೊಡುವ ಕೆಲಸವಾಗಲಿ’

by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:33 AM

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.

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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Prabha)

by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:05 AM

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 program, appeared in Suvarna Prabha, Sagara on March 1, 2014.

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Wikipedia Mangalore Workshop (Coverage in Prajavani)

by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 05, 2014 11:04 AM

Dr. U.B.Pavanaja gave a presentation on Wikipedia with a special focus on students and women at Roshini Nilaya, Mangalore on February 26, 2014. An event report was published in Prajavani the following day.

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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Vijayavani)

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 11, 2014 10:15 AM

Vijayavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop held in Sagara.

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୧୦ ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ୱିକିପିଡିଆ

by Prasad Krishna last modified Mar 06, 2014 05:38 AM

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 Rabibara Sambad (Sunday supplement of Odia newspaper The Sambad) on February 9, 2014.

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Father-son duo promote Punjabi online

by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 06, 2014 01:52 AM

A father-son duo has been working to include more information about Punjab and Punjabi on Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia.

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The Dynamics of Education to Employment Journey: Opportunities and Challenges

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 14, 2014 09:40 AM

KIIT School of Management, KIIT Univeristy is holding the 7th National Management Convention 2014 at its campus in Bhubaneswar on February 21 and 22, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Subhashish Panigrahi have been invited to address the students of KIIT University.

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Tech-savvy students given tips to enter IT field

by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 02, 2014 04:48 PM

Students from any academic background, but having computer knowledge and common sense, can land a job in the IT sector, said U B Pavanaja, programme officer (Indian languages) at Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore).

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Odia Wikipedia (Coverage in Sanchar)

by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 04, 2014 07:38 AM

Sanchar published about Odia Wikipedia in their edition on January 31. Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted.

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FDC recognition for the Centre for the Internet and Society

by Prasad Krishna last modified Jan 30, 2014 07:38 AM

The Wikimedia Foundation Board has published a resolution declaring the Centre for Internet and Society as eligible for funding through the Annual Plan Grants program.

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KIIT University to lead building free knowledge repository initiative

by Prasad Krishna last modified Feb 03, 2014 09:57 AM

Centre for Internet and Society is a Bangalore based Non profit organization which works primarily in the broader domains ofinternet and policy research, accessibility, open knowledge and open education.

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