On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan
parakara.gh...@gmail.com wrote:
Seeing the recent state of affairs wrt Internet and information, I think
the Government of India WOULD want to create a 'new' Urdu project where
they CAN have control over what goes on and what doesn't.
Seeing the recent state of affairs wrt Internet and information, I think
the Government of India WOULD want to create a 'new' Urdu project where
they CAN have control over what goes on and what doesn't.
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Srikanth
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 7:58 PM, Gautam John gau...@prathambooks.org wrote:
On 5
Hey folks,
Here's another similar story in today's Indian Express:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/to-counter-pak-india-to-launch-its-own-urdu-wiki/957849/
There was supposed to be a meeting on Monday with the director concerned,
but it had to be rescheduled. We'll keep you posted on the
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Noopur Raval nra...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hey folks,
Here's another similar story in today's Indian Express:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/to-counter-pak-india-to-launch-its-own-urdu-wiki/957849/
There was supposed to be a meeting on Monday with the
On 5 June 2012 14:50, Noopur Raval nra...@wikimedia.org wrote:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/to-counter-pak-india-to-launch-its-own-urdu-wiki/957849/
In Wikipedia, information contributed is vetted for authenticity by
experts; we will do the same to ensure that information provided to
the
Came across this article in Monday's DNA :
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_hindi-urdu-language-barrier-set-to-break_1697810
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_hindi-urdu-language-barrier-set-to-break_1697810Another
effort for propagation of Urdu work among Hindi and Urdu literature fans
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Ravishankar ravidre...@gmail.com wrote:
This makes it clear that this is an independent encyclopaedia initiative.
Wikipedia, Wiki have long become common names to indicate anything like
encyclopaedia.
Point of order:
Wiki is a generic name. Wikipedia is
This article in today's Times of India left me puzzled. This is not related
to the Urdu wikipedia is it?
excerpt:
Mooted by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL),
instituted by the human resource development ministry, the project is
likely to be up and running in June.
2012/6/1 Arun Ganesh arun.plane...@gmail.com:
This article in today's Times of India left me puzzled. This is not related
to the Urdu wikipedia is it?
Hmm, it's a curious article, but I'm as puzzled as you are.
Are they uploading an existing encyclopedia to Wikipedia?
Are they creating a new
Amir, I didn't understand what you mean by Pakistan being ahead?
Has Pakistan also taken up any govt-backed initiative for Urdu development?
Arun, this could be like what the K'taka govt tried with Kanaja.[1]
Curiously, when it was released, the press said Kannada Wikipedia
launched.[2]
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2012/6/1 Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.gh...@gmail.com:
Amir, I didn't understand what you mean by Pakistan being ahead?
Has Pakistan also taken up any govt-backed initiative for Urdu development?
Well, the article says that India has been so far left behind by
Pakistan and other countries and
On Jun 1, 2012, at 7:13 PM, Arun Ganesh wrote:
This article in today's Times of India left me puzzled. This is not related
to the Urdu wikipedia is it?
snip
Mooted by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL),
instituted by the human resource development ministry, the
//The Urdu Wiki, its current tentative nomenclature, will work along the
lines of Wikipedia allowing readers to edit and add comments.//
This makes it clear that this is an independent encyclopaedia initiative.
Wikipedia, Wiki have long become common names to indicate anything like
encyclopaedia.
On Jun 1, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Ravishankar wrote:
//The Urdu Wiki, its current tentative nomenclature, will work along the
lines of Wikipedia allowing readers to edit and add comments.//
This makes it clear that this is an independent encyclopaedia initiative.
Wikipedia, Wiki have long
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