Wikipedia-OR August 2013

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[Announcement] Monthly IRC (September 2013)
by Subhashish Panigrahi 06 Sep '13

06 Sep '13

Dear All, CIS-A2K would like to invite you to our first monthly IRC to receive feedback on our work. We are slowly rolling out the work-plans that we have developed with your collaboration and input. We have received some useful feedback from some of you on Meta specifically on two important aspects, which informed the agenda for this IRC. IRC details: Channel: #Wikimedia-in Date: September 5, 2013 (Thursday) Time: 8-9 pm Agenda: What more measures can CIS-A2K take to increase community participation? Pilot Projects - Discussion on possible topics, strategies of execution and community involvement. Any specific aspect of CIS-A2K's work that majority of the community members, present for IRC, would like to discuss. For those who are attending IRC for the first time please check this link to join: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial -- Best! Subhashish Panigrahi Programme Officer, Access To Knowledge Centre for Internet and Society @psubhashish

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ଟାଇପିଙ୍ଗ ଟୁଲ ସମନ୍ଧରେ ଆଲୋଚନା
by Subhashish Panigrahi 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

ଆଦରର ଉଇକିଆଳିଗଣ, ଏହି ମାସ ୮-୧୧ ତାରିଖରେ ହଂକଂ ଠାରେ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇଥିବା ଉଇକିମାନିଆରେ (http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_page) ଭାଗ ନେବାର ସୁଯୋଗ ମୋତେ ମିଳିଥିଲା । ଏହି ସମୟରେ ଉଇକିମିଡ଼ିଆ ଫାଉଣ୍ଡେସନର ଲାଙ୍ଗୁଏଜ ଇଞ୍ଜିନିଅରିଂ ଦଳର ସନ୍ତୋଷ ତୋଟିଙ୍ଗାଲ (http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Sthottingal) ଓ ଅମିର ଆହାରୋନିଙ୍କ (http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Aaharoni) ସ‌ହ ଭେଟି ମୁଁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ଥିବା ଦୁଇଟି ଅସୁବିଧା ବାବଦରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରିଥିଲି । ଆଗରୁ Universal Language Selector (ULS)ରେ "Transliteration (ଟ୍ରାନ୍ସଲିଟରେସନ)"ର ବନାନ ଠିକ ଭାବେ ଆସୁନଥିଲା । ଏହାଛଡ଼ା "ଲେଖନୀ" ଟାଇପିଂ ଲେ-ଆଉଟରେ ବାମ ବର୍ଗବନ୍ଧନୀ ଆସୁନ‌ଥିଲା । ଏହି ଦୁଇଟି ଅସୁବିଧା ଏବେ ସୁଧରିଯାଇଛି । ଅନେକ ବ୍ୟବ‌ହାରକାରୀ ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ବ‌ହୁ ପ୍ରଚଳିତ "ଆକୃତି" (or.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Akruti_Engine-Shree_lipi.PNG) ଟାଇପିଙ୍ଗ ଟୁଲକୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ରଖିବା ବାବଦରେ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରିଆସୁଛନ୍ତି । ଯେହେତୁ ଆକୃତି ଏକ କପିରାଇଟ ଥିବା ଲେ-ଆଉଟ ଆମେ କପିରାଇଟର ଅସୁବିଧା ହେତୁ ତାହାକୁ ଅବିକଳ ଭାବେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ସ୍ଥାନୀତ କରି ପାରିବା ନାହିଁ । କିନ୍ତୁ ଆକୃତିର ପାଖାପାଖି ଲେ-ଆଉଟ ଟିଏ ଆମେ ଆକୃତି ସ‌ହ ପରିଚିତ ଥିବା ନୂଆ ଉଇକିଆଳିଙ୍କ ସୁବିଧା ପାଇଁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିପାରିବା । ଏ ବାବଦରେ ମୁଁ ଏକ ଆଲୋଚନା ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ଆଲୋଚନା ସଭାରେ (http://goo.gl/ptYCq0) ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିଛି, ଦୟାକରି ସେଠାରେ ନିଜର ମତପ୍ରଦାନ କରନ୍ତୁ । ସୁଭାସିସ ପାଣିଗାହି

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New Programme Officer CIS-A2K (Announcement)
by Vishnu T 16 Aug '13

16 Aug '13

Dear All, I am happy to inform you about the selection of the new Programme Officer, who has joined the CIS-A2K Team on August 15, 2013. Please join me in welcoming Muzammiluddin Syed. Muzammiluddin Syed holds about 14 years of teaching experience. He is a recipient of Air India BOLT Award for Excellence in Teaching 2004 (Hyderabad District Runner-up). He received a Gold Medal for securing the first position in the Diploma in HIV & Family Education from the Indira Gandhi National Open University in 2011. Muzammil has contributed papers to various national and international conferences. As a netizen, he has contributed to a number of websites which include Content Writer ( www.contentwriter.in), Journal of Turkish Weekly (www.turkishweekly.net), Boloji Free Expressions Website (www.boloji.com), Cite HR (www.citehr.com), Hindi Nest Website (www.hindinest.com) and the oldest Urdu Website ( www.urdustan.com). However, his main online passion is the Wikimedia Foundation projects. He has been an active contributor on Wikimedia Commons, Hindi, English and Urdu Wikipedia. He goes by the User name <Hindustanilanguage> . Many of you may have met Muzammil in Wiki Conference India 2011 where he was a speaker. Apologies for cross-posting. Best regards, Vishnu

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CIS-A2K Bulletin for June-July, 2013
by Subhashish Panigrahi 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

Dear all, Sincere apologies for delay in sending the bulletin. We have worked on changing the format of the Centre for Internet and Society’s Access To Knowledge (CIS-A2K) monthly bulletin. Please find below the details of our work in the last two months (i.e. June and July 2013) as a single bulletin. We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions on how we can improve the bulletin at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:India_Access_To_Knowledge Indian Language Wikipedia Statistics April to September 2013 (by T. Vishnu Vardhan; Nitika Tandon and Subhashish Panigrahi June 30, 2013): The Access to Knowledge team carried out quantitative analysis to identify trends and growth patterns in Indian Language Wikipedias over the time period from September 2012 to April 2013. Though it is difficult for the A2K programme to take direct credit for the growth or lack of it the programme's support has been one of the key factors in impacting the growth of the Wikimedia projects and communities in India since the commencement of the project. Primary focus areas of the statistics are: growth of articles, Active editors, Monthly growth of new editors, Monthly pageviews and New editors statistics from outreach events organized or supported by A2K programme. Link: http://cis-india.org/a2k/blog/indian-language-wikipedia-statistics ￭ Workshops ● Wikipedia editing workshop for participants from 10 civil society institutions from across India at the Institute of Internet and Society, Bangalore (Organized by the A2K team members T. Vishnu Vardhan and Subhashish Panigrahi, June 9, 2013) ● A 'Kannada' Wikipedia Workshop for Bloggers (organized by CIS-A2K Team, Suchitra, Bengaluru, June 23, 2013). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted the workshop. Link: http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/kannada-wikipedia-workshop-bloggers ● Digital Humanities for Indian Higher Education (co-organised by HEIRA-CSCS, Tumkur University, CILHE-TISS and CCS, Indian Institute of Science, July 13, 2013). Link: http://cis-india.org/openness/events/digital-humanities-for-indian-higher-e… ● A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (organized by CIS-A2K team, July 21, 2013, Hubli). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja gave training to the participants on Wikipedia. Leading newspapers like Times of India, Vijaya Karnataka, Deccan Herald, VijayaVani, Prajavani, Samyukta Karnataka and HosaDiganta covered the event. Scanned versions of the published articles can be viewed here (http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/hubli-workshop-press-coverage.zip). Link: http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/kannada-wikipedia-workshop-at-hubli ● Telugu Wikipedia Training Workshop (organized by CIS-A2K Team in collaboration with Telugu Jati Nava Nirmana Samstha, Hyderabad, July 21, 2013). Dr. Rajasekhar (Telugu WP admin) and T. Vishnu Vardhan conducted the workshop. Link: http://bit.ly/13Z00Ue ● A Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Sagara (organized by CIS-A2K team, Sagara, July 28, 2013). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja gave a talk on Wikipedia and Kannada Wikipedia. Link: http://cis-india.org/openness/kannada-wiki-workshop-at-sagara ● Odia Wikipedia Training Workshop at the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (Organized by Odia Wikipedian Gorvachove Pothal and supported by CIS-A2K programme, July 26, 2013). Event link: http://or.wikipedia.org/s/gqw ● Telugu Wiki Academy at Centre for Good Governance (co-organised by A2K team and Telugu Wikipedia community, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, April 9, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan was a speaker at this event. Link: http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/telegu-wiki-academy-at-centre-for-good-g… ￭ Meetups ● First Telugu Wiki Meetup @ CIS, Bangalore (co-organised by Telugu Wikipedia community and A2K on June 2, 2013). S.J. Veera conducted the meet-up. Link: http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/telegu-wiki-meet-up-at-cis-june-2-2013 ● Second monthly Telugu Wiki Meetup @ CIS, Bangalore (co-organized by Telugu Wikipedia community and A2K on July 13, 2013). Event link: http://goo.gl/zVueaO ● Telugu Wikipedia Meetup @ Theatre Outreach Unit, Hyderabad (co-organised by TE WP community, ToU and A2K on July 21, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan spoke on Copyright-Creative Commons and Wikipedia. Link: http://bit.ly/14ctSxr ￭ Upcoming / Ongoing Events ● A Workshop on Posting Articles in Kannada on Wikipedia (organised by the Centre for Proficiency Development Placement Service, University of Mysore, CPDPS premises, Manasagangotri, August 6, 2013). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja will conduct a workshop. The announcement (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/stress-on-pos…) was made in an article by R. Krishna Kumar in the Hindu on August 2, 2013. Link: http://cis-india.org/news/hindu-r-krishna-kumar-august-2-2013-stress-on-pos… ● Wikipedia Training workshop for students at the St. Xavier College, Goa Wikipedia ● Training workshop for students from Library Science Department at the Goa University, Goa Wikipedia ● Training workshop for students from Konkani language Department at the Goa University, Goa ￭ Events Participated ● Free Software (organized by Free Software Movement of Karnataka in partnership with Jnana Vikas Institute of Technology, Bidadi, July 24, 2013). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja presented about Wikipedia in this event. Link: http://cis-india.org/news/free-software ● Institute of Internet and Society, Bangalore (participated by A2K team, T. Vishnu Vardhan presented about “Building Knowledge Bases and Platforms via Mass Collaboration on the Internet” Presentation Link: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Building_Knowledge_Bases_and_Platfor…, Event Link: http://cis-india.org/telecom/knowledge-repository-on-internet-access/instit… ￭ Media Coverage (including videos) ● A Feature on Wikipedia and Telugu Wikipedians (HMTV, May 30-31, 2013). Watch the video: http://cis-india.org/news/hmtv-may-30-2013-wikipedia-and-telegu-wikipedians ● Wikipedia Live Phone-in Programme (HMTV, June 1, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan took part in a one hour live phone-in programme on Wikipedia. Video: http://cis-india.org/news/wikipedia-live-phone-in-programme ● Wiki donors (by Akhila Seetharaman, TimeOut Bengaluru, June 21, 2013). T. Vishnu Vardhan and Dr. U.B. Pavanaja are quoted. Link: http://cis-india.org/news/timeout-bengaluru-akhila-seetharaman-june-21-2013… ● Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Hasan (Prajavani, June 5, 2013). Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted the workshop on June 4, 2013. Link: http://cis-india.org/news/prajavani-june-5-2013-kannada-wikipedia-workshop-… ● Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Hasan (Samyukta Karnataka, June 5, 2013). Dr. U.B.Pavanaja conducted the workshop on June 4, 2013. Link: http://cis-india.org/news/samyukta-karnataka-june-5-2013-kannada-wikipedia-… ● Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Hasan (Vijaya Karnataka, June 5, 2013). Dr. U.B.Pavanaja conducted the workshop on June 4, 2013. Link: http://cis-india.org/news/vijaya-karnataka-june-5-2013-report-of-kannada-wi… ● Wiki Rahasya: Panel Discussion (Suvarna News, June 13, 2013). Dr. U.B.Pavanaja participated in a panel discussion around Wikipedia in general and about Kannada Wikipedia in specific. Link: http://cis-india.org/news/suvarna-news-june-13-2013-wiki-rahasya-panel-disc… ￭ Blog Entry ● Wikipedia Visual Editor (by Nitika Tandon, June 27, 2013). Link: http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/visual-editor.pdf/view ● My First Wikipedia Training Workshop – Theatre Outreach Unit, University of Hyderabad (Organized by A2K team, attended by T. Vishnu Vardhan) Link: http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/my-first-wikipedia-training-workshop Wikimedia Foundation has funded A2K to anchor the growth of Wikimedia movement in India. The A2K team consists of three members based in Bangalore: T. Vishnu Vardhan, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja and Subhashish Panigrahi and one member Nitika Tandon in Delhi. Archives of our newsletters can be accessed here (http://cis-india.org/about/newsletters). Wikipedians from various communities can request for outreach programs, technical bugs, logistics-merchandize and media, public relations and communications at http://bit.ly/TOcXId. ￭ About CIS The Centre for Internet and Society is a non-profit research organization that works on policy issues relating to freedom of expression, privacy, accessibility for persons with disabilities, access to knowledge and IPR reform, and openness (including open government, FOSS, open standards, etc.), and engages in academic research on digital natives and digital humanities. ￭ Follow us elsewhere ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/CISA2K ● CIS group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cis.india ● Visit us at: https://cis-india.org ￭ Support Us Please help us defend consumer / citizen rights on the Internet! Write a cheque in favour of ‘The Centre for Internet and Society’ and mail it to us at No. 194, 2nd ‘C’ Cross, Domlur, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru – 5600 71. ● Request for Collaboration: We invite researchers, practitioners, and theoreticians, both organisationally and as individuals, to collaboratively engage with Internet and society and improve our understanding of this new field. To discuss the research collaborations, write to Sunil Abraham, Executive Director, at sunil(a)cis-india.org or Nishant Shah, Director – Research, at nishant(a)cis-india.org. To discuss collaborations on Indic language wikipedia, write to T. Vishnu Vardhan, Programme Director, A2K, at vishnu(a)cis-india.org CIS is grateful to its donors, Wikimedia Foundation, Ford Foundation, Privacy International, UK, Hans Foundation and the Kusuma Trust which was founded by Anurag Dikshit and Soma Pujari, philanthropists of Indian origin, for its core funding and support for most of its projects. -- Best! Subhashish Panigrahi Programme Officer, Access To Knowledge Centre for Internet and Society https://bitly.com/CISA2K

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Re: [Wikipedia-OR] [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WMIN-Members] NCERT portal goes CC-BY-SA
by Ashwin Baindur 14 Aug '13

14 Aug '13

@Pranav Curumsey, stop mooning around the globe & tell us ALL about it! Ashwin On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Dhaval S. Vyas <dsvyas(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Congratulations WMIN Chapter! and thanks Pranav for making the minister do > it. This is a great achivement, many more institutes and mechanisms would > (hopefully) follow it. > > Regards, > Dhaval S. Vyas > On 13 Aug 2013 15:13, "Srikanth Ramakrishnan" <srik.ramk(a)wikimedia.in> > wrote: > >> Pranav has been in touch with Tharoor for the past six months. This is a >> result of this collaboration. >> >> Sent from the touchscreen equivalent of a Nokia 1100, pardon the sender. >> -- >> Srikanth Ramakrishnan, >> Treasurer. >> On Aug 13, 2013 7:38 PM, "Ashwin Baindur" <ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Wonderful news, Shared on Facebook. We want to know more! Who >>> evangelised & pushed it? Chapter? CIS? A2K? Tell me.. tell me... >>> >>> Ashwin >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Pavanaja U B < >>> pavanaja(a)vishvakannada.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This a great news. I am also following up with some agencies. Hope they >>>> also will follow soon**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Thanks and regards,**** >>>> >>>> Pavanaja**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> *From:* wikimediaindia-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: >>>> wikimediaindia-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *ansuman >>>> *Sent:* 13 August 2013 18:57 >>>> *To:* Wikipedia-OR; Wikimedia India Community list; WikiProject India >>>> mailing list >>>> *Subject:* [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WMIN-Members] NCERT portal goes >>>> CC-BY-SA**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: *Pranav Curumsey* <curumsey(a)gmail.com> >>>> Date: 13 August 2013 18:31 >>>> Subject: [WMIN-Members] NCERT portal goes CC-BY-SA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> Savithri just gave me some wonderful news. The new National Repository >>>> of Open Education Resources has been launched, and Dr. Tharoor, the HRD >>>> Minister announced its licensed under CC-BY-SA! *http://nroer.in/home/* >>>> >>>> Iv been following up with Dr. Tharoor and NCERT for about 6 months now, >>>> pushing for this. Thanks to Gautam, Tinu, Savithri, Dr. Nagarjuna and >>>> everyone else who helped make this happen. It is certainly a major win for >>>> us as a chapter to be a part of this and a major win for OER in India. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kind Regards, >>>> Pranav Curumsey**** >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> Thanks Pranav for sharing.**** >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Warm regards, >>> >>> Ashwin Baindur >>> ------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [Wikipedia-OR] [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WMIN-Members] NCERT portal goes CC-BY-SA
by Ashwin Baindur 13 Aug '13

13 Aug '13

Wonderful news, Shared on Facebook. We want to know more! Who evangelised & pushed it? Chapter? CIS? A2K? Tell me.. tell me... Ashwin On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Pavanaja U B <pavanaja(a)vishvakannada.com>wrote: > This a great news. I am also following up with some agencies. Hope they > also will follow soon**** > > ** ** > > Thanks and regards,**** > > Pavanaja**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* wikimediaindia-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: > wikimediaindia-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *ansuman > *Sent:* 13 August 2013 18:57 > *To:* Wikipedia-OR; Wikimedia India Community list; WikiProject India > mailing list > *Subject:* [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WMIN-Members] NCERT portal goes > CC-BY-SA**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Pranav Curumsey* <curumsey(a)gmail.com> > Date: 13 August 2013 18:31 > Subject: [WMIN-Members] NCERT portal goes CC-BY-SA > > > > Hi folks, > > Savithri just gave me some wonderful news. The new National Repository of > Open Education Resources has been launched, and Dr. Tharoor, the HRD > Minister announced its licensed under CC-BY-SA! *http://nroer.in/home/* > > Iv been following up with Dr. Tharoor and NCERT for about 6 months now, > pushing for this. Thanks to Gautam, Tinu, Savithri, Dr. Nagarjuna and > everyone else who helped make this happen. It is certainly a major win for > us as a chapter to be a part of this and a major win for OER in India. > > -- > Kind Regards, > Pranav Curumsey**** > > **** > > Thanks Pranav for sharing.**** > > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [WMIN-Members] NCERT portal goes CC-BY-SA
by ansuman 13 Aug '13

13 Aug '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pranav Curumsey <curumsey(a)gmail.com> Date: 13 August 2013 18:31 Subject: [WMIN-Members] NCERT portal goes CC-BY-SA Hi folks, Savithri just gave me some wonderful news. The new National Repository of Open Education Resources has been launched, and Dr. Tharoor, the HRD Minister announced its licensed under CC-BY-SA! *http://nroer.in/home/* Iv been following up with Dr. Tharoor and NCERT for about 6 months now, pushing for this. Thanks to Gautam, Tinu, Savithri, Dr. Nagarjuna and everyone else who helped make this happen. It is certainly a major win for us as a chapter to be a part of this and a major win for OER in India. -- Kind Regards, Pranav Curumsey Thanks Pranav for sharing.

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ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:ମେଳଣ/ବୁର୍ଲା(ସମ୍ବଲପୁର)
by Gorvachove 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

ଆଦରର ଉଇକିଆଳିଗଣ, ସମ୍ବଲପୁରର ବୁର୍ଲାଠାରେ ଥିବା "ବୀର ସୁରେନ୍ଦ୍ରସାଏ ବୈଷୟିକ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ"ରେ ୨୬ ଓ ୨୭ ଜୁଲାଇ ୨୦୧୩ (ଶୁକ୍ରବାର, ଶନିବାର) ଦିନ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ଏକ କର୍ମଶାଳା ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇଥିଲା । -------------------- କର୍ମଶାଳା ବିବରଣୀ -------------------- ସମ୍ବଲପୁରର ବୁର୍ଲାଠାରେ ଥିବା ‘ବୀର ସୁରେନ୍ଦ୍ରସାଏ ବୈଷୟିକ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ(ଭିସୁଟ)’ ର ଗୋଲ୍ଡ଼େନ ଜୁବୁଲୀ ସେମିନାର ହଲ ପରିସରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧରେ ଏକ କର୍ମଶାଳା ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି । ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ୧୦୦ରୁ ଉର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀ ଏହି କର୍ମଶାଳାରେ ଭାଗ ନେଇ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ବ୍ୟବହାର ସଂପର୍କରେ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଅର୍ଜନ କରିଥିଲେ । ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ପୁରାତନ ଛାତ୍ର ତଥା ସକ୍ରିୟ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିଆଳି ଗୋର୍ବାଚୋଭ ପୋଥାଳଙ୍କ ତତ୍ୱାବଧାନରେ ଏହି କର୍ମଶାଳା ଆୟୋଜିତ ହୋଇଥିଲା ଏବଂ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ସଂପର୍କରେ ସବିଶେଷ ବିବରଣୀ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା । ସେ କହିଥିଲେ ଯେ, ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାରେ ଇଣ୍ଟରନେଟ୍‌ରେ ଉପଲବ୍ଧ ଏକ ଖୋଲା ଜ୍ଞାନକୋଷ । ଏହାକୁ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରି ଜଣେ କିପରି ନିଜର ଗବେଷଣା ଦକ୍ଷତା ବିକାଶ ଓ ମାଗଣା ଜ୍ଞାନର ବିତରଣ କରିପାରିବ, ସେହି ବିଷୟରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରିଥିଲେ । ଏହା ବ୍ୟତୀତ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ଇତିହାସ, ଆଭିମୁଖ୍ୟ, ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଚାଲୁଥିବା ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ବିଷୟରେ ସବିଶେଷ ଆଲୋଚନା କରିଥିଲେ ଓ କହିଥିଲେ ଓଡ଼ିଆରୁ ଦୂରେଇ ଯାଉଥିବା ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆମୁଖୀ କରାଇବାର ଏହା ଅନ୍ୟତମ ପ୍ରଚେଷ୍ଟା । ଶ୍ରୀ ପୋଥାଳ ନିଜର ବକ୍ତବ୍ୟ ଦେଇ ସାରିବା ପରେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧରେ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନର ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଇଥିଲେ । ଏହା ପରେ କର୍ମଶାଳରେ ସେ ଉଇକିପିଡିଆରେ ନୂତନ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ ଲେଖିବା, ସମ୍ପାଦନା କରିବା, ଆଧାର ଦେବା ଇତ୍ୟାଦିର ପ୍ରଶିକ୍ଷଣ ଦେଇ ଏକ ଗଣ-ସମ୍ପାଦନା ଆୟୋଜନ କରିଥିଲେ । କର୍ମଶାଳାରେ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ପ୍ରାଧ୍ୟାପକ ଡ. ଅମରନାଥ ନାୟକ, ଡ଼ ବିଭୂତି ଭୂଷଣ ପାଣି, ଡ଼. ଅକ୍ଷୟ କୁମାର ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ, ଡ. ଜ୍ୟୋତି ରଞ୍ଜନ ମହାନ୍ତି ପ୍ରମୁଖ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଥିଲେ । କର୍ମଶାଳାର ସଫଳ ପରିଚାଳନା ପାଇଁ ଛାତ୍ର ପ୍ରତିନିଧି ଅବିନାଶ କୁମାର ପୁହାଣ, ସୁପ୍ରଜ୍ଞାନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ, ସୁଭମ ସାହୁ, ସୋମ୍ୟଶ୍ରୀ ଋତୁପର୍ଣ୍ଣୋ ସାହୁ, ଅନନ୍ୟା ସୃଷ୍ଟି ଶତପଥୀ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରିଥିଲେ । -------------------------------- ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ଖବର -------------------------------- ୧. ଓଡ଼ିଶାନ ଡଟ କମ - http://odishan.com/?p=7428<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fodishan.com%2F%3Fp%3D7428&h=_A…> ୨. ଦୈନିକ ସମ୍ବାଦ(ସମ୍ବଲପୁର ସଂସ୍କରଣ) - http://goo.gl/SVvReM<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FSVvReM&h=CAQFPOPaf> ----------------------------------------- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଇଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ କର୍ମଶାଳା ପୃଷ୍ଠା ----------------------------------------- http://or.wikipedia.org/s/gqw ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ । -- With Regards: ଗୋର୍ବାଚୋଭ ପୋଥାଳ Gorvachove Pothal CSE, IIT Kharagpur Community Member, Odia Wikipedia

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