Dear All,
Greetings from Telugu Wikipedia community and CIS-A2K!
The Language and Culture Department of the Government of Telangana and
Digi”Tel” Telangana organized Conference about “Telangana Culture,
Literature, Language and Festivals in Digital Medium[1]” on October 12 and
13. The event was supported by CIS-A2K where Telugu Wikipedian Pranayraj,
Ajay Bandi and Pavan were part of the event. Some of the outcomes of this
event were:
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19 Telugu Wikipedians were felicitated by the Government of Telangana
during the event for their effort and contributions on Telugu Wikipedia.
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Mamidi Harikrishna, Director of Telangana Language and Culture
Department announced to relicense 8 books into CC-BY license which includes
Magnus opus of the department’s work “Telangana Tejo Murthulu” (Life
sketches of 153 luminaries of Telangana). He also re-licensed oil paintings
of 38 Telangana luminaries into CC-BY license.
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Yerra Ramarao showcased the “Telangana Village Project[2]” (which is
part of Telugu Village project) in the conference, this project has helped
to improve content about revenue villages of Telangana in Telugu
Wikipedia.[Notes1] Along with him, other Wikipedians also shared their
experiences, ideas, and projects with the participants.
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The Government of Telangana will publish the papers presented by
writers, historians, and researchers contributing in digital media as a
book under CC-BY license.
I would like to thank Pranayraj for his effort in this process and thanks
to Telugu Wikipedia community and my colleagues at CIS-A2K for all their
help and support.
[1]
https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/వికీపీడియా:డిజిటల్_మాధ్యమాల్లో_తెలంగాణ_సాహిత్…
[2]
https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/వికీపీడియా:వికీప్రాజెక్టు/తెలంగాణ_జిల్లాల,_మం….
[Notes1] Ramarao updated information and templates according to 2011 census
and Telangana districts' reorganisation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_in_Telangana#2016> for
more than 9000 Telangana Village articles.
Best!
Pavan Santhosh