[datameet] Re: [Mumbai] First DataMeet in Mumbai
I have organized a meetup (http://www.meetup.com/Vile-Parle-Andheri-Datameet) taking inspiration from Datameet Mumbai. It is a meetup for those staying or connected with Vile Parle-Andheri suburbs of Mumbai. Objectives: To help local members, especially those not well-versed with the subject, reach each other to followup on what gets discussed at Datameet Mumbai. 2. Help novices (me included) find their own interests and develop their own skills for use in the area. 3. Mobilize those data workers, especially the ones not internet-savvy, who have ground-level expertise and experience in using data in the social sector, and who can provide case studies and some kind of validation for data made available by Government agencies. Also make such data experts aware of the possibilities of the internet. Of course, the actual objectives will be set by participants. Our first meet is planned at a small, no-frills venue: GBM Institute, Soman Building, Behind Classic Restaurant, Old Nagardas Road, Near Metro/Local stations, Andheri(E) from 6PM -8PM on Sunday, September 14, 2014. The minimal agenda is Get introduced, and chart a course for the near future. Hope this will help DataMeet in some way. Thanks, everyone, Milind Khadilkar On Monday, August 18, 2014 4:04:37 PM UTC+5:30, Ritvvij Parrikh wrote: Hello Everyone, We are having Mumbai's first DataMeet on 30th of August in Andheri. Since this is the first meet-up in Mumbai, we would like to get together every one who is interested in setting up an Open Data community in Mumbai to exchange ideas. There are also going to be two talks at the meet-up: 1. Introduction to Data Journalism - Sanjit Oberai (Deputy Editor, IndiaSpend.com) 2. Basics of Data Visualisation - Ritvvij Parrikh *3. We are still looking out for more speakers for the event. If you would like to contribute, please email us.* MeetUp Page: http://www.meetup.com/DataMeet-Mumbai/events/198529372/ -- -- Regards Ritvvij Parrikh, Founder, www.pykih.com, 0-99879-12526 -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups datameet group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[datameet] [Delhi] ODC.Delhi (Nov 2014) - Planning Meeting - Wed, Sep 10, 5:30 pm
Dear Dilliwalas, Apologies for the short notice. We will have a planning meeting on Wednesday, September 10, at 5:30 pm, to talk about the Open Data Camp that we are thinking about organising in Delhi in November 2014. It will be held at the Centre for Internet and Society office. Here is the address: G 15, Top floor Behind Hauz Khas, G Block Market Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 And the location on map: https://goo.gl/maps/SgVlQ. The draft agenda for the Open Data Camp: *09:30-10:00* Ice-Breaker *10:00-10:30* Open Data and DataMeet [What is open data? What is DataMeet? Why is DataMeet? Why is open data relevant?] *10:30-11:30* Lightning Talks #1 [6 talks of 8 minutes each] *11:30-12:00* Tea/Coffee *12:00-13:00* Lightning Talks #2 [6 talks of 8 minutes each] *13:00-14:00* Lunch *14:00-16:00* Open Data Matchmaking Session [We set up two boards at the beginning of the day. One for writing down what data project one has in mind and what skills are required, and the other for writing down what data skills one can offer. On the basis of this, people meet up during the matchmaking session and talk about their plans.] *16:00-17:00* Closing and Thanks followed by Tea/Coffee *17:00-18:00* DataMeet Roadmap Discussion [Open to anyone who wants to participate] We will revisit the agenda, and plan out the different tasks that need to be carried out to organise it. Cheers, sumandro ajantriks.net -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups datameet group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [datameet] Re: Delhi Locations and Questions
Hello all, lately i have seen posts about wards for larger cities. So back to my original question; in larger cities in India (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, etc) when people refer to locations within the city, are they talking about village, ward, slum, etc? I am beyond confused!?! Does anyone on this forum live in any of these larger cities? How do you refer to where you live or where you are from? Thanks! On Monday, August 25, 2014 4:44:27 PM UTC-4, Eric Dodge wrote: Hi Justin, There are many different systems for transliterating Hindi script although the GoI has officially adopted the Hunterian system. I would guess that spellings originating from local offices are more likely to be non-Hunterian, idiosyncratic, phonetic, etc., although not necessarily wrong. However, they are probably more likely to have outright misspellings as well because workers at local offices tend to have less command of English compared to workers at the Centre (and publications from the Centre are probably proofread more closely). I would opt to use spellings from the central government publication primarily because they are the official, standardized version. I would only use the local spellings if I was creating some output specifically for use at the local level. Eric On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Dilip Damle cadv...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: HI, I stay in Delhi, Actually Delhi has grown over the years and is Growing Initially there was only Old Delhi Then the Luyten's Delhi was built by the British at that time there were small and large villages far away from these Cities. After independence Delhi grew very fast because of influx including displaced people from Pakistan. Then came many developed colonies and institutions like IIT, JNU and many more. These acquired the agriculture land belonging to the Villagers. The residential part of the Villages was kept untouched and these are all the villages that you see today and most of the land is owned by original owners who mainly live off renting houses. The outer Delhi still has many villages with the Agriculture land still intact. That is the story in short. For more specific info you are free to write to me directly on my email address cadvision@gmail .com I will help to the extent that I know or can find out. On Monday, August 25, 2014 6:29:35 PM UTC+5:30, Justin Meyers wrote: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LffKFRJuVpc/U_svOKjxH7I/AK0/NfAkFuzv3XI/s1600/delhi.jpg I have yet to travel to Delhi, so I know nothing of the city. So hopefully some of you could share your knowledge with me. When talking about locations in Delhi, do people refer to villages? I found a list of villages for 11 districts and 9 districts. 11 districts: http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_ revenue/Revenue/Home/Organization+Setup/List+of+ Villages+as+per+11+Districts 9 districts: http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_ revenue/Revenue/Home/Organization+Setup/List+of+ Villages+as+per+9+Districts Do people use these names when discussing locations within Delhi? Are these villages considered neighborhoods? Where can I find a good map of village boundaries for Central and New Delhi? I have written their government offices for the past few weeks, and they do not respond to my e-mails... Also, the names in either of the lists don't really follow the 2001 or the 2011 census data. It seems as if spelling can go a few different ways in India; i.e. Jaunti vs. Jonti, Qutab Pur vs. Qutub Pur, Jafrabad vs. Jaffrabad. I think trusting a name from a local government office is slightly more correct than from a national agency (is this a naive way to think?). Thanks for any information! -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups datameet group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+u...@googlegroups.com javascript:. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups datameet group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [datameet] Re: Delhi Locations and Questions
Hi Justin, When people refer to locations within the city, are they talking about village, ward, slum, etc? Like all things Indian, this doesn't have a simple, straightforward answer. People usually refer to localities. In some cases, these localities got their name from the village that used to exist there. Sometimes it might be a road, or an point of interest like a Temple, or lake. In some cases, they refer to the closest Railways Station; In some cases, the developer of that area named the locality. There just isn't one unique way to refer to localities. Furthermore if you talk to several different people living in one locality, there is a good chance that they will refer to the locality by different names. I hope that this sheds some light on the chaotic addressing in India. Regards, Devdatta Tengshe On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Justin Meyers justinelliotmey...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, lately i have seen posts about wards for larger cities. So back to my original question; in larger cities in India (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, etc) when people refer to locations within the city, are they talking about village, ward, slum, etc? I am beyond confused!?! Does anyone on this forum live in any of these larger cities? How do you refer to where you live or where you are from? Thanks! On Monday, August 25, 2014 4:44:27 PM UTC-4, Eric Dodge wrote: Hi Justin, There are many different systems for transliterating Hindi script although the GoI has officially adopted the Hunterian system. I would guess that spellings originating from local offices are more likely to be non-Hunterian, idiosyncratic, phonetic, etc., although not necessarily wrong. However, they are probably more likely to have outright misspellings as well because workers at local offices tend to have less command of English compared to workers at the Centre (and publications from the Centre are probably proofread more closely). I would opt to use spellings from the central government publication primarily because they are the official, standardized version. I would only use the local spellings if I was creating some output specifically for use at the local level. Eric On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Dilip Damle cadv...@gmail.com wrote: HI, I stay in Delhi, Actually Delhi has grown over the years and is Growing Initially there was only Old Delhi Then the Luyten's Delhi was built by the British at that time there were small and large villages far away from these Cities. After independence Delhi grew very fast because of influx including displaced people from Pakistan. Then came many developed colonies and institutions like IIT, JNU and many more. These acquired the agriculture land belonging to the Villagers. The residential part of the Villages was kept untouched and these are all the villages that you see today and most of the land is owned by original owners who mainly live off renting houses. The outer Delhi still has many villages with the Agriculture land still intact. That is the story in short. For more specific info you are free to write to me directly on my email address cadvision@gmail .com I will help to the extent that I know or can find out. On Monday, August 25, 2014 6:29:35 PM UTC+5:30, Justin Meyers wrote: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LffKFRJuVpc/U_svOKjxH7I/AK0/NfAkFuzv3XI/s1600/delhi.jpg I have yet to travel to Delhi, so I know nothing of the city. So hopefully some of you could share your knowledge with me. When talking about locations in Delhi, do people refer to villages? I found a list of villages for 11 districts and 9 districts. 11 districts: http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_reve nue/Revenue/Home/Organization+Setup/List+of+Villages+as+per+ 11+Districts 9 districts: http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_reve nue/Revenue/Home/Organization+Setup/List+of+Villages+as+per+9+Districts Do people use these names when discussing locations within Delhi? Are these villages considered neighborhoods? Where can I find a good map of village boundaries for Central and New Delhi? I have written their government offices for the past few weeks, and they do not respond to my e-mails... Also, the names in either of the lists don't really follow the 2001 or the 2011 census data. It seems as if spelling can go a few different ways in India; i.e. Jaunti vs. Jonti, Qutab Pur vs. Qutub Pur, Jafrabad vs. Jaffrabad. I think trusting a name from a local government office is slightly more correct than from a national agency (is this a naive way to think?). Thanks for any information! -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups datameet group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
