shrikanth, that is a wrong question you are asking. right question is India historically right in supporting a language which was used by a particular class to treat others like animals?
Basavaraj N Itnal
--- On Sat, 2/26/11, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <rsrikanth05@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Srikanth Ramakrishnan <rsrikanth05@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-in-blr] [Wikimediaindia-l] ToI front page: Rs 1 cr for Sanskrit WP
To: "Mailing list for Wikimedians / Wikipedians in & from Bangalore, India" <wikimedia-in-blr@lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: "Basavaraj Itnal" <basavarajitnal@yahoo.com>
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011, 11:03 AM
To Basavaraj, WHY? Your statement has no base. As User:Arunram once told, there are several towns in Karnataka whose population speaks ONLY Sanskrit. Are you referrring to just BIG cities? What is the the basis of your statement?
How do you define Social Relevance? -- Regards,
On 26 February 2011 15:10, Basavaraj Itnal <basavarajitnal@yahoo.com> wrote:
I see no social relevence in having a Sanskrit wiki and least of all govt supporting it.
Basavaraj N Itnal
--- On Fri, 2/25/11, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-in-blr] [Wikimediaindia-l] ToI front page: Rs 1 cr for Sanskrit WP
Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 9:10 AM
Hoi, As the Sanskrit wikisource is waiting for its creation, there is additional value for them to cooperate :). They do not need to buy into Wikipedia in order to be happy with a source for sources. Thanks,
GerardM
On 25 February 2011 07:04, CherianTinu Abraham <tinucherian@gmail.com> wrote:
Sanskrit Bharathi volunteers were generally keen on our Sanskrit Wikipedia. Arunram and others have conducted Wiki academies for them. Probably good idea to take them more into confidence with our movement.
While Kerala & TN governments have chosen to go with the Wikipedia, it is sad that Karnataka government is always trying to reinvent the wheel. May be we are not reaching out with them properly.
It may be a good idea to set up a Chapter task force for government liaisons and policy making, which includes those folks who have done these kind of stuff successfully more than those who have contacts.
Regards
Tinu Cherian
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Naveen B M <naveenbm@gmail.com> wrote:
From the state budget speech here (http://www.kar.nic.in/finance/bud2011/bsp2011.htm), it appears this is a grant to Sanskrit Bharathi
>>> 182. To develop Sanskrit Wikipedia, Rs 1 crore would be provided as a grant to Sanskrit Bharathi.
Naveen
Just checked with my sources in the government - and what I hear is that the allocated funds *isn't* for Sanskrit Wikipedia, but a project "on the lines" of Sanskrit Wikipedia, but perhaps with editing control.
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Prashanth NS <prashanth.ns@gmail.com> wrote:
Yea. I remember that announcement 2 years back and then it got converted into an internal project.
But, a good opportunity for advocacy here. Perhaps some chapter members should meet the department officials and try and get co-opted into the decision-making process. Often, it is lack of information and trust that scares them. Unlike 2 years, back with the chapter in place and most of us quite well networked, we should get involved closely and see if we can get them to invest in improving the sanskrit and kananda wikis.
The government usually prefers a project with editing control rather than one without any direct control over content decisions made.
-- Hari Prasad Nadig
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