Comments on: Mass literacy can be fun

By: Ashi

Ashi — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:46:39 +0000

Great concept! Like the other French geeks out there, I watched French movies with sous-titres to help my French. Then, I learned Hindi through English titles on Bollywood flicks. So, I guess this is the next step!

But, I seriously want to learn to read Gujarati. Anyone have recommendations on books or CD's geared towards English speakers??

By: DesiDudeInAustin

DesiDudeInAustin — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:55:51 +0000

Saheli and Pattie, I will choose to stick to “hey wench” It’s more colorful and I feel pirate-y. RRRRRR.

Yeah. “Hey lass” is nice too, but et sownds uh leettle too Scot furr maeee.

By: Sujay Rao Mandavilli

Sujay Rao Mandavilli — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:13:28 +0000

some states offer incentives to graduates taking up mass literacy programs

Sujay Rao Mandavilli

By: Media Movers, Inc.

Media Movers, Inc. — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:09:49 +0000

Same language Subtitling(SLS) is one of essential way to educate people.

But wrong text/adaptions can be deterrent to such process.

Also Closed Captioning is much more preferred method for Deaf/Heard of Hearing viewers.It should also be implemented in coutries like India

Lawrence Vishnu CEO Media Movers, Inc.

By: PSUDesi

PSUDesi — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 03:05:27 +0000

Oh how wonderful!! I had fun. I was trying to read Hindi which I had learned a few dinosaur eons ago!! Wonderful. I hope all the Hindi classes run in the US show these songs and help the kids practice their Hindi

By: Pattie Kaur

Pattie Kaur — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:16:44 +0000

Ohhh ok, saheli, lol.

By: rush

rush — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:44:26 +0000

i read about an ngo setting up an sms (gsm sim card..) receiver hooked up to a basic LED screen in the square of a village in southern idea. there are no land lines (surprise!) in the area and not many people can afford gsm phones. the premise being, anyone who wants to send a message to the village sms's to the number of the sms receiver gismo, and the message flashes up on the screen for the village to see..

again, not very useful if the literacy level is not very high.

By: Kiran

Kiran — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 08:45:45 +0000

Great idea..and good to see the Telugu folk songs. Literacy to the masses through technology, and keeping the urban Indian from totally forgetting the rural culture of our country, are some of the purposes this initiative will serve.

Good to know about this website. A formal 'Telugu Computing Movement' is planned to be started soon, with an aim to bring the benefits of computing in 'Italian of the East' to the common man who speaks it as his mother tongue.

Kiran

By: mallumolu

mallumolu — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 07:11:38 +0000

So cool. This guy deserves a Macarthur, or a Padma Vibushan, or whatever other accolades there are for brilliance.

I know that I tend to rant about the crap factory that is Bollywood, but how can one not bow down to such genius! I'm sending my donation pronto. As in, immediatement. As in, odaney aiykyam...

By: Saheli

Saheli — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 06:22:05 +0000

Pattie: I was responding to DesiDudeInAustin, after “huh?”-ing you. . he translated the subtitle as “Hey Wench.” On admittedly limited information, I will vouch for Ennis’s geek cred.

i’m wondering how we get from geeks to wenches

You’re not the only one.