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:

  • 19 Telugu Wikipedians were felicitated by the Government of Telangana during the event for their effort and contributions on Telugu Wikipedia.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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_సాహిత్యం,_కళలు,_సంస్కృతి,_పండుగలు_-_సదస్సు

[2] https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/వికీపీడియా:వికీప్రాజెక్టు/తెలంగాణ_జిల్లాల,_మండలాల,_గ్రామాల_మార్పుచేర్పుల_జిల్లాల_వారి_సమీక్ష.

[Notes1] Ramarao updated information and templates according to 2011 census and Telangana districts' reorganisation for more than 9000 Telangana Village articles.

Best!

Pavan Santhosh