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_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 _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l