Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Blog post]: Numerals in Indic languages

> > I would also like to ask Shiju if Wikipedia community has the right to > adopt the say its own numeral standard without considering the fact that > whole world does not use it. > This is my personal opinion as an Indic language wikimedian. According to me, Wikimedia community should be followi

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] TOI:Urdu Wikipedia to be up and running in June

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

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] TOI:Urdu Wikipedia to be up and running in June

//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.

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] TOI:Urdu Wikipedia to be up and running in June

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? > > Mooted by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), > instituted by the human resource development ministry, the p

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] TOI:Urdu Wikipedia to be up and running in June

2012/6/1 Srikanth Ramakrishnan : > 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 I really don't under

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] TOI:Urdu Wikipedia to be up and running in June

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] 1: http:/

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] TOI:Urdu Wikipedia to be up and running in June

2012/6/1 Arun Ganesh : > 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 site? Why is Pakistan a

[Wikimediaindia-l] TOI:Urdu Wikipedia to be up and running in June

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. >

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Blog post]: Numerals in Indic languages

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Noopur Raval wrote: > Hey folks, > > Shiju has published an interesting post on numerals in an Indic context. > It's a really fascinating overview - including how numerals are depicted > across Indic languages, their use across languages, the policies adopted by >

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Blog post]: Numerals in Indic languages

Hey folks, Shiju has published an interesting post on numerals in an Indic context. It's a really fascinating overview - including how numerals are depicted across Indic languages, their use across languages, the policies adopted by the various Indic communities, the need for some community decis

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikipatrika]: Announcing the third issue of Wikipatrika!

Thank you to everyone (around 25 at the last count!) who helped out on Patrika. I was going through this again and 5 particular stories caught my attention - from the HUGE number of stories in Patrika[0] a) The 10th anniversary plans of the Assamese community.[1] For a small community, you guy

[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press]: Medianma - Wikipedians Digitizing Out-Of-Copyright Texts In Eight Indian Languages

Dear all, Here's an article by Medianama on Wikisource in Indic languages ( http://www.medianama.com/2012/05/223-wikipedians-digitizing-out-of-copyright-text-in-eight-indian-languages