I was invited by Bangalore’s leading newspaper Deccan Herald to write about the current status, successes, failures of Indian languages on the internet. Yesterday (June 29, 2011) it was published with the title “Growth pangs of Indian languages” [PDF scan of print] Languages are like colors, it brings beauty and life to the Indian internet […]
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The neglected side of growth: Beyond English
I recently wrote on exchange4media about Indian languages on the internet. As a country, we’ve laid emphasis on English. As a diverse country, we have laid emphasis on religions. While English binds the country, what happens when you just step beyond it? A subject very close to my heart, I would like to throw emphasis […]
Column: Ecommerce – save on group buying sites
My 14th column in “Vijay Next” newspaper (Kannada) was about Group Buying in India. Main points were, The year 2010 has seen very good e-commerce activity in India. We saw one of the leading e-commerce companies, Makemytrip.com, got listed in the US stock exchange successfully. Bulk buying is nothing new. In Bangalore, the rates in […]
Column: Contribute to Kannada Wikipedia to strengthen namma Kannada
My thirteenth column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about writing in Kannada Wikipedia. Main points were, A brief introduction to Wikipedia Wikipedia was formally launched on Jan 15, 2001, by Jimmy Wales & Larry Sanger (he quit in 2002). Jimmy Wales has actively promoted Wikipedia over the years. A mere 60 employees are employed by […]
Column: Want to type in Kannada on the internet?
My column in Vijaya Next newspaper on how to enter text in Kannada language
