திங்கள், 20 மே, 2019

Open Culture - Initiatives of Thamizhpparithi Maari

  1. Coordinated “Writers Workshop for Wikimedia Editing” Organized by Tamil Virtual Academy, 27,28-August, 2015, Chennai, India.
  2. Coordinated “Writers Workshop for Wikimedia Editing” Organized by Tamil Virtual Academy, 30,31-August, 2015, Chennai, India.
  3. Coordinated “Capacity building programme for Wikimedians” Organized by Tamil Virtual Academy, 22, 23-August, 2015, Chennai, India.
  4. Delivered a Special lecture on “Wikimedia Editing Practices” of Students of Forum for Tamil computing, Organized by Tamil Virtual Academy, 05.09.2015, Madurai, India.
  5. Delivered a Special lecture on “Free Software and Tamil” of Coordinators of Forum for Tamil computing, Organized by Tamil Virtual Academy, 21,21.09.2015, Madurai, India.
  6. Delivered a Special lecture on “Open Source and Wikimedia Projects” of Students of Forum for Tamil computing, Organized by Tamil Virtual Academy, 15.10.2015, Salem, India.
  7. Delivered a Special lecture on “Digitization and Creative Commons” of Students of Forum for Tamil computing, Organized by Tamil Virtual Academy, 07.11.2015, Karaikidi, India.
  8. Delivered a special lecture on “Tamil Computing and e-Publishing” for Faculty Orientation Programme organized by Annai College of Arts and Science, March 31, 2015, Koyilacherry, Kumbakonam.
  9. Delivered a special lecture on “Tamil Computing and Digitization” for Tamil Computing and Digitization organized by Department of Library and Information Science, Periyar university, Salem, March 31, 2015, Salem.
  10. Delivered a special lecture on “Tamil Computing and Open Source Software” for Tamil Computing Workshop organized by Skill Development Centre of Central Jail, Salem 23, March, 2015, Salem.
  11. Delivered a special lecture on “Tamil Computing and Communication” for Tamil Software Standardization and Tamil Computing Workshop organized by Ulagath Thamizhch Changam Madurai and Central Institute of Indian Languages, 13, 14th February, 2015, Chennai.
  12. Organized a one day workshop on “Tamil Wikipedia Editing Practices”, coordinated by Sri Vijay Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, on February 02, 2014, Nallampalli.
  13. Delivered a special lecture on “Ecological Preservation Conscious in Changam Literature” for Workshop on Ecological Preservation Conscious in Changam.
  14. Organized by The "The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College For Women", 12th January, 2015, Salem.
  15. Conducted a one day workshop on “Tamil Computing”, Organized by Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Madras for University of Jaffna and University of Madras students, on October 27th, 2014, Chennai.
  16. Delivered a special lecture on "Tamil Computing” for Earth Science forum of Department of Geology, Periyar University Salem, on September 26, 2014, Salem.
  17. Delivered a special lecture on "Tamil Computing and Editing of Tamil Wikipedia Projects” in "Communication in Changam Literature" Organized by Department of Tamil Development, on August 20, 2014, Nagarkoil.
  18. Organized a one day workshop on “Tamil Wikipedia Editing Practices”, coordinated by Sacred Heart College, Shenbaganur, on May 19, 2014, Kodaikanal. Organized a two day workshop on “Tamil Computing”, coordinated by Directorate of Tamil Development, on March 22,23- 2014, Chennai-08.
  19. Organized a one day workshop on “Tamil Computing and Tamil Wikipedia”, Coordinated by Emerald Heights College for Women on December 29th, 2013, Ooty.
  20. Organized a one day Workshop on “Tamil Computing and Tamil Wikipedia”, Coordinated by Chikkaiah Naicker College on 11th December, 2013, Erode.
  21. Organized a one day workshop on “Tamil Computing and Tamil Wikipedia”,
  22. Coordinated by Annai College of Arts and Science, 11th October 2013, Kumbakonam.
  23. Organized a one day workshop on “Tamil Computing and Tamil Wikipedia”, coordinated by Periyar University, 26th October and 9th November 2013, Salem.
  24. Delivered a special lecture on "Tamil Computing and Wikipedia Editing Practices” Organized by Rotary International of Salem, on September 20th, 2014, Salem.
  25. Organized a one day workshop on “Tamil Wikipedia editing”, coordinated by Madras Christian College on July 26th, 2013, Chennai.
  26. Organized a one day workshop on “Tamil Wikipedia editing”, coordinated by Madras Christian College on July 26th, 2013, Chennai.
  27. Conducted a one day workshop on ”Tamil Computing and Tamil Wikipedia”, coordinated by Vidyamandir College of Arts and Science, Neikarapatti, Salem, on September 12th, 2012, Salem.
  28. Conducted a one day workshop on “Tamil Computing and Tamil Wikipedia”, coordinated by Krishnakiri Government Men’s College of Arts and Science, Krishnakiri, on March 17th, 2013, Krishnakiri.
  29. Conducted a one day workshop on “Tamil Computing and Tamil Wikipedia”, for NSS students, coordinated by Constituent College of Periyar University, Mettur, on March 4th, 2013, Mettur.
  30. Delivered a special lecture on “Conference on Empowering Persons with Disability through Information and Communication Technologies’’ organized by Dr. G.R. Damodaran College of Science, on August 24th , 2012, Coimbatore.
  31. Delivered a guest lecture on “Health Communication and Documentation” organized by Sri Gokulam College of Nursing, on 26.07.2012. 26th July, 2012, Salem-10.
  32. Conducted a three day workshop on “Tamil Computing”, coordinated by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, on April 19th to 21st 2012, Chennai-06.
1. Basically I am an academician. Now I am associated with Tamil Virtual Academy as an Assistant Director (Web Admin), here I am acting as a State coordinator for Forum for Tamil Computing in Higher Education institutions in Tamilnadu, India I am closely working with Wikimedia India chapter and Tamilnadu Free software foundation to sign MoU to enrich the free knowledge culture.
2. Facilitated Government of Tamilnadu to publish above 4500 books under creative commons0.
3. Created a policy to start forum for Tamil Computing (Kani Tamil Peravai). This forums building the capacities of college student on free knowledge, Open source software.
4. I am coordinating Tamil Mega Encyclopedia project to develop Open source encyclopedia contents in above 300 departments.
5. Facilitating to digitize and publish above 1,00, 000 books under creative commons4.0 license.
6. I have uploaded above 3700 images in Wikimedia commons but the free culture has above 8,070 citations. (https://www.google.co.in/search?q=Thamizhpparithi+Maari&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=JxqRVrdkgbC4BLbEr7AN) for images (https://www.google.co.in/search?q=Thamizhpparithi+Maari&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWy76q-ZzKAhVCG44KHXCpDoIQ_AUICCgC&biw=1366&bih=631)
7.I have received continuous contributor award from Tamil Wikipedia for my media file contribution (https://ta.wikipedia.org/s/sfh).
8. One of the top second contributor for Wiki Loves Monuments India (http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Reports/Wikimedia_India/Jul-Sep2012 )
9. I have conducted several Wiki outreach programmes (https://ta.wikinews.org/s/86g
https://ta.wikinews.org/s/6dh
https://ta.wikinews.org/s/6ny
https://ta.wikinews.org/s/6vo
https://ta.wikinews.org/s/6zh
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https://ta.wikinews.org/s/5v8
https://ta.wikinews.org/s/6p6
https://ta.wikinews.org/s/5ss
https://ta.wikinews.org/s/6q0
https://ta.wikinews.org/s/817)
10. Working with Government of Tamil Nadu to publish e-documents under creative commons page 50. (http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/it_e_pn_2015_16.pdf)

திங்கள், 29 ஏப்ரல், 2019

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வெள்ளி, 15 மார்ச், 2019

Open culture Workshops in 2018

I have conducted the following Open culture Workshops in 2018

Open culture Workshops in 2017

I have conducted the following Open culture Workshops in 2017

A Three Day Workshop on Open Sources and Media




Open Knowledge Club and its Initiatives


Introduced Open Culture in the Curriculum of Periyar University

Introduced Open Culture in the Curriculum of  Periyar University