Amir, I didn't understand what you mean by Pakistan being ahead? Has Pakistan also taken up any govt-backed initiative for Urdu development?
Arun, this could be like what the K'taka govt tried with Kanaja.[1] Curiously, when it was released, the press said Kannada Wikipedia launched.[2]
2a: http://news.oneindia.in/2009/12/06/kannada-wikipedia-launched.html 2b: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcz-nkx5vrU
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Amir E. Aharoni < amir.aharoni@mail.huji.ac.il> wrote:
2012/6/1 Arun Ganesh arun.planemad@gmail.com:
This article in today's Times of India left me puzzled. This is not
related
to the Urdu wikipedia is it?
Hmm, it's a curious article, but I'm as puzzled as you are.
Are they uploading an existing encyclopedia to Wikipedia? Are they creating a new site? Why is Pakistan ahead of India if it's the same language?
It's possible, of course, that the journalist who wrote the article didn't quite understand it himself. It happens very often...
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