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(a)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
On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Hari Prasad Nadig <hpnadig(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
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(a)gmail.com>wrote;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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