Links to other sites
(catering to Indian languages/scripts)

  Given below are links to sites that deal with or discuss issues relating to computing with Indian languages. We have seen useful information in these sites which can supplement the details we have given ourselves. The URLs have not been ordered in any specific manner. Information and Communication Technologies have assumed significance in the recent past. Towards this end, we have also included sites that discuss ICT and related social issues.

Sites maintained in India.

http://tdil.mit.gov.in/  The website maintained by the Ministry of Information Technology of the Government of India.

http://www.ciil.org/  The website of the Central Institute of Indian Languages in Mysore, India. This site is supposed to provide information relating to the linguistic aspects of Indian languages.

http://www.cdacindia.com/   The firm that introduced Indian languages based software for the PCs. Currently involved with many projects relating to IT in Indian languages.

http://www.tamil.net/   A website catering to IT related topics in Tamil

http://www.tamilvu.org/ The homepages of the website run by the Tamil Virtual University in Tamilnadu, India

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5180/sintalk1.html  A reference paper on the aspects of computing with Tamil

http://www.iiit.net/  The web site of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India. The language technologies research center of this institute has contributed to IT in Indian languages.

http://www.bangla.name/isis/  The site maintained by Prof. Sengupta of the Linguistics Department of the Central University of Hyderabad. Deals with ISIS, Indian Script Input System.

http://www.bharatbhasha.net/sc_tech_po_of_computers.htm
A theme paper discussing three aspects of computing with Indian languages, Science, Technology and Politics!

An effort to get computing with Indian languages under Linux
http://www.freeos.com/indianlinux/

Organizations addressing social issues through Information and Communication Technologies

http://www.comminit.com/index.html  The Communication Initiative. A very useful site addressing a number of social issues with a focus on using communication for development and social change. They provide a number of links to other organizations who share the concern for social development.

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