Hi Gaurav,
The term "Sanskrit" is one that was started by the Westerners who found it
difficult to pronounce "Samskritam/Samskrit".
You too could try pronouncing the word Samskritam in English accent which
will lead you to Sanskrit. Its better we stick to our basics and call it
Samskritam.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Gaurav Pruthi <gaurav.pruthi88(a)gmail.com>wrote:
> Regarding preceding mail chain, It should be 'Sanskrit' rather than
> 'Samskrit' .Please correct me if I am wrong.
> Congrats to all who helped Sanskrit board the wiki.
>
> On 2/10/13, Vishnu t <visdaviva(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear Dr. Sumana, Shiju and all others behind Wiki-Sukthi (
> *विकिसूक्तिः*),
> >
> > Wonderful achievement! We should celebrate this!! Many congratulations
> and
> > keep it going.
> >
> > Best,
> > Vishnu
> >
> >
> > On 10 February 2013 11:55, Karthik Nadar <karthikndr(a)wikimedia.in>
> wrote:
> >
> >> This is an awesome news.
> >>
> >> Congratulations to all behind this one, and wish you all a great
> success.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Abhiram C
> >> <abhivasishtaa(a)gmail.com>wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello Wikipedians,
> >>>
> >>> A new way to contribute to Samskrit is here!!!! The Samskrit Wikiquote
> >>> is
> >>> officially open for contributions. Thanks to all the people who have
> >>> striven hard to make it count.
> >>>
> >>> The webpage can be found at *sa.wikiquote.org* <
> http://sa.wikiquote.org>
> >>>
> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>> From: Sumana <sumana.koundinya(a)gmail.com>
> >>>
> >>> Namaste,
> >>>
> >>> It is with immense pleasure, I wish to announce that Samskrit Wikiquote
> >>> project ( *विकिसूक्तिः*) is out of Incubator and is available as an
> >>> open source project like Wikipedia now. It was in a dormant stage with
> >>> very
> >>> limited editing options and visibility since its inception.
> >>>
> >>> We had started our efforts towards this in August 2012, persuading
> >>> Wikipedia Language Committee. Over 7000 system messages were translated
> >>> to
> >>> samskrit, some 800 articles of useful content related to this project
> >>> were
> >>> created and uploaded, which were some of the requirements to approve
> new
> >>> projects.Thanks to dedicated Wikipedians like Shiju Alex, that today we
> >>> have the project out of incubator, which means, this project would be
> >>> readily available for everyone to edit and use now on.
> >>>
> >>> The project is a store house of Subhashitas extracted from different
> >>> scriptures like Veda, Upanishat Puraana, RamayaNa, Mahabharatam etc,
> >>> categorised based on the topics with explanations. Also, it contains
> the
> >>> idioms and phrases, witty puzzles, sayings of great people,
> >>> Chitrakaavyam
> >>> etc, everything in Samskrit. It is to be noted that all these, in a
> >>> single
> >>> webpage is not available anywhere else in such an easily available
> form.
> >>> We
> >>> have about 1260 pages under various categories, for a ready review at
> >>> *sa.
> >>> wikiquote.org*
> >>>
> >>> I request everyone to visit once for guidance, comments or
> >>> contributions...
> >>>
> >>> Once again, Congratulations to one and all who have been instrumental
> in
> >>> crossing this milestone...
> >>>
> >>> Thanks and Warm Regards,
> >>>
> >>> Dr Sumana
> >>> Wikipedia Wing, Samskrita Bharati
> >>> 98807 93423
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Thanks & Regards,
> >>> Abhiram C,
> >>> Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org> Editor,
> >>> User: sbblr0803 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sbblr0803>
> >>>
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> >>
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> >> Karthik Nadar,
> >> Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter.
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Thanks & Regards,
Abhiram C,
Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org> Editor,
User: sbblr0803 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sbblr0803>
Hello Wikipedians,
A new way to contribute to Samskrit is here!!!! The Samskrit Wikiquote is
officially open for contributions. Thanks to all the people who have
striven hard to make it count.
The webpage can be found at *sa.wikiquote.org* <http://sa.wikiquote.org>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sumana <sumana.koundinya(a)gmail.com>
Namaste,
It is with immense pleasure, I wish to announce that Samskrit Wikiquote
project ( *विकिसूक्तिः*) is out of Incubator and is available as an open
source project like Wikipedia now. It was in a dormant stage with very
limited editing options and visibility since its inception.
We had started our efforts towards this in August 2012, persuading
Wikipedia Language Committee. Over 7000 system messages were translated to
samskrit, some 800 articles of useful content related to this project were
created and uploaded, which were some of the requirements to approve new
projects.Thanks to dedicated Wikipedians like Shiju Alex, that today we
have the project out of incubator, which means, this project would be
readily available for everyone to edit and use now on.
The project is a store house of Subhashitas extracted from different
scriptures like Veda, Upanishat Puraana, RamayaNa, Mahabharatam etc,
categorised based on the topics with explanations. Also, it contains the
idioms and phrases, witty puzzles, sayings of great people, Chitrakaavyam
etc, everything in Samskrit. It is to be noted that all these, in a single
webpage is not available anywhere else in such an easily available form. We
have about 1260 pages under various categories, for a ready review at *sa.
wikiquote.org*
I request everyone to visit once for guidance, comments or contributions...
Once again, Congratulations to one and all who have been instrumental in
crossing this milestone...
Thanks and Warm Regards,
Dr Sumana
Wikipedia Wing, Samskrita Bharati
98807 93423
--
Thanks & Regards,
Abhiram C,
Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org> Editor,
User: sbblr0803 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sbblr0803>
Cross posting to reach mass, apologies if you have already read this!
*
*
*Dear all,*
*
*
*On the second anniversary of the Chapter, we made public our intention of
running our first fundraiser. Going ahead with the first phase of this
plan, we will be running a central site notice on the chapter website for a
period of two calendar months starting 1 February, 2013. In the second
phase of this plan, we aim to approach high networth individuals and
corporates in the month of March 2013. This will be done using personal and
professional networks of current and past EC members, staff, volunteers
among others.*
*
Suggestions, help and support from the community on what we can do to
ensure success of this fundraiser are welcome. Every drop counts :)
Donations can be made by Online Bank Transfer (NEFT/RTGS) or by sending us
a Cheque through snail mail. We are unable to accept card payments at this
current time. Link to the donation page on our website:
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donate
Thanking you,
Executive Committee,
Wikimedia India.
*Reasoning* (From our public statement on 4 January, 2013)
A lot of people may ask why the chapter needs a fundraiser when it has
access to WMF funding. The answer is, we are still ineligible for FDC of
WMF (we hope to be eligible for the second round of funding in 2013) and
would need to rely on grants, spending of which is restricted by the WMF.
Since formation, the chapter has relied heavily on the Executive Committee
to take on the burden of running the show. In an ideal world, the EC would
like to take on the role of guiding the chapter rather than actually be
responsible for operations after two years of incorporation, which should
be best done by professionals rather than volunteers in their spare time.
The chapter has hired an employee (Sowmyan Tirumurti, our Executive
Manager) as well as plans to lease its own office premises in Bangalore. We
will need the help of those volunteers who are in a position to support us.
It could be a small individual donation or in the form of a corporate
donation from an institution. A small token of support from you could go a
long way in helping us achieving our goals of furthering the movement in
India.*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*--*
*Thanks and regards,*
*Karthik Nadar,*
*Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter.*