Thanks for sharing it, Bishakha. Journalists do love to mention anecdotes, it seems. :) While there's a good coverage of Tamil Wikipedia like Fred says in his email, it's a good spotlight on all Indian Wikipedias in general.

- Sundar "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture

________________________________ From: Bishakha Datta bishakhadatta@gmail.com To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sat, October 16, 2010 5:39:31 PM Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aapka Apna Wikipedia

Message: 4 Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:47:43 -0600 (MDT) From: "Fred Bauder" fredbaud@fairpoint.net Subject: [Foundation-l] Aapka Apna Wikipedia To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Delightful piece about the Tamil Wikipedia:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Aapka-Apna-Wikipedia/698406

Fred

On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Bishakha Datta bishakhadatta@gmail.comwrote:

Message: 4 Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:47:43 -0600 (MDT) From: "Fred Bauder" fredbaud@fairpoint.net Subject: [Foundation-l] Aapka Apna Wikipedia To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Delightful piece about the Tamil Wikipedia:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Aapka-Apna-Wikipedia/698406

Fred

Delightful indeed. Although I would have been more delighted had they honored Creative Commons by adding appropriate credits. The photo was taken from here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hpnadig/5017163497/in/set-72157624894416587/