Re: [Indic-computing-users] Working Groups

[Hema A M. <he...@la...>]

> 
> > * Linguistics Group - Look at various deeper issues that arise out of
> > the Languages Working Group, to identify better and more appropriate
> > translations, encodings, representations etc.
> > Members: Kalika (Kalika - We need more linguists!  Where does one find
> > them?)
> 
> Kalika, to add to Tapan's suggestion, perhaps you could write to the Central
> Language Research Institute at Mysore and find out if they are interested?
> Would they be able to help us with all the Indian languages? This could be
> followed up by myself or one of the organizers meeting them the next time we
> are in Bangalore.
This is the the e-mail address of Dr. Udaya Narain .. o f CIIL .  He is 
the director of CIIL.  He is very enthusiastic but would like to work in
a project mode - he would like projects given to CIIL with funding support
identified.

ud...@ci...

I personally think that the Indic effort does require a political will -
I think WE MUST talk to the Om Vikas' and others and ensure that we
get govt. funding for this.  

-hema