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8 Dec 2018
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Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018A group of Indian Wikisource leader from 12 different language communities gathered in Kolkata to attend the Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018
6 Dec 2018
News
Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018 report at Asomiya Pratidin ePaper- Highest Circulated Assamese DailyIndic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018 report at Asomiya Pratidin ePaper- Highest Circulated Assamese Daily
19 May 2018
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Indian Women and Craft Edit-a-thonA two-day long edit-a-thon aimed to archive the Women achievers in the field of art and craft on Kannada Wikipedia was held with the help of Srishti Institute and Janastu on 8th March and 25th March 2018.
24 Oct 2017
10 Aug 2017
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Wikipedia Workshop on Template Creation and Modification Conducted in BengaluruA Wikipedia workshop on template creation, modification was conducted in Bengaluru on 30 July 2017. Here is a report.
30 Dec 2016
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Ongoing Proof-reading Effort by ALC Student Wikimedians in Telugu WikisourceStudent Wikimedians at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada formatted and proof-read more than 1,900 folios in Telugu Wikisource during the last few weeks of November (2016). Each day, a group of twenty students uses the lab facility provided …
19 Dec 2016
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Wikipedia workshop for Konkani students conducted in MangaluruA two days Wikipedia workshop "introduction to Wikipedia" was conducted at Besant College, Mangaluru. 16 undergraduate and post-graduate students from 3 different colleges participated in the event. Here is a report.
31 Aug 2016
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A workshop to improve Telugu Wikipedia articles on Nobel laureatesMany articles about Nobel laureates are missing in the Telugu Wikipedia. Recently undergraduate students from four different disciplines of the Andhra Loyola College (ALC), Vijayawada gathered to create and improve articles related to Nobel …
14 Jul 2016
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Edit-a-thon at DSERT Bengaluru to improve Science-related articles in Kannada WikipediaWe 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 …
29 Apr 2016
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Edit-a-thon organised to grow content on medicinal plants in Kannada WikipediaTwo 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 …
24 Apr 2016
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Introducing Odia Wikipedia to students of Utkal University, BhubaneswarA 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.
23 Aug 2015
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Wikipedia workshop in the theme of “Sau Dhuni Teen” in Pune UniversityA two-day Wikipedia workshop was organised in the Srimati Savitribai Phule Pune University on the 20th August 2015. The workshop was focused on enriching Wikipedia with 100 articles related to notable Indian women under the scope of the …
18 Aug 2015
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Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Mangalore to bring Tulu Wikipedia liveA Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organised in Mangalore, Karnataka this 14th to encourage more Tulu-language speakers to contribute to Tulu Wikipedia. Tulu Wikipedia is is currently in the Incubator but the enthusiastic editor community is …
2 Jun 2015
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Workshop on Open Data for Human DevelopmentSumandro Chattapadhyay and Sunil Abraham will take part in the workshop being organised for government officials from Bhutan, Maldives, Meghalaya, Sikkim, and Tripura, by the International Centre for Human Development (IC4HD) of UNDP India, …
4 Mar 2014
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First Urdu Wikipedia Workshop at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, HyderabadDuring the second week of February, Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore received a call from Dr Faheemuddin, Assistant Professor, Department of Translation Studies, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad requesting an …
12 Sep 2013
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Recap on Konkani Wikipedia WorkshopKonkani as a language has seen geographical, political and religious conflicts. Being the official language of Goa and spoken widely in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra it is still trying to strengthen its base. …
12 Sep 2013
News
Konkani Wikipedia workshop at AIMIT, St Aloysius CollegeSt. Aloysius College is organizing a Konkani Wikipedia workshop at AIMIT, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Beeri, Mangalore on September 13, 2013. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja from the CIS-A2K team will participate in the event.
12 Sep 2013
News
Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at SDMThe Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, SDM College, Ujire is holding a wiki workshop on September 15, 2013. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja from CIS-A2K team is participating in this workshop.
31 Aug 2013
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Konkani Wikipedia Advances in 4 Days — From 90 Articles to 130 Articles!There has been a rise of article contributions to the Konkani Wikipedia in a span of 4 days following a 4 day programme organized by the CIS-A2K team for M.A. students from the Konkani Department, Goa University at the Central State …
31 Aug 2013
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Konkani Wikipedia — Climbing up the Indian Language Ladder?Konkani as a language has seen geographical, political and religious conflicts. Being the official language of Goa and spoken widely in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra it is still trying to strengthen its base. …
27 Aug 2013
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Voices from Goa: Rusita Paryekar, a MA student writes articles on Konkani WikipediaRusita Paryekar is one of the 38 students from the MA Konkani department of Goa University gathered at the State Central Library to learn writing and editing articles on Konkani Wikipedia. Currently Konkani Wikipedia is in incubation and …
24 Aug 2013
News
Konkani Wikipedia makes headwayThe first floor of the Krishnadas Central Library has been bustling with activity for the last four days. A closer look reveals the concentration, thought and precision that is put into each letter of the Devnagri script Konkani they type. …
19 Aug 2013
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Wikimania 2013: Wikipedians represent Indian Languages in Hong KongThe 7th, 8th and 9th of August 2013 saw over 600 Wikipedians across the world participating Wikimania at Hong Kong. The three day annual international conference for users and contributors of Wikipedia brought many debates about open …
14 Aug 2013
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A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at KrishnarajapetOn Sunday, August 11, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Shyam Computers, Krishnarajapet, Karnataka. The workshop was co-organized by the CIS-A2K team along with Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet. This report …
12 Aug 2013
News
Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Vijaya Vani)Prajavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop organised by the CIS-A2K team and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet., on August 12, 2013. A scanned version of the report is produced below.
12 Aug 2013
News
Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Times of Karnataka)Suvarna Times of Karnataka covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop organised by the CIS-A2K team and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet., on August 12, 2013. A scanned version of the report is produced below.
12 Aug 2013
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Krishnarajapet Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Prajavani)Prajavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop organised by the CIS-A2K team and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat of KR Pet., on August 12, 2013. A scanned version of the report is produced below.
2 Aug 2013
News
Stress on posting articles on Kannada WikipediaA workshop to be held on CPDPS premises on August 6.
31 Jul 2013
Blog post
A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at SagaraOn Sunday, July 28, 2013, a day-long Kannada Wikipedia workshop was conducted at Sagara, Shimoga Dist, Karnataka by the Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team. In this post, I share with you the happenings from …
28 Jul 2013
News
ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:ମେଳଣ/ବୁର୍ଲା (ସମ୍ବଲପୁର)There was a news coverage on The Sambad, Sambalpur edition about the Odia Wikipedia workshop organized on July 26 and 27, 2013 at Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla.