Telugu Discussion Groups on the Web

Now that it is very easy to type Telugu on computers, there is a surge in number of Telugu discussion groups on the web. There is probably one that suits your interests. Choose from the following list.
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Telugu Webzines

There are many good Telugu magazines on the web. Here are links to some of them:

Unicode

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Koodali gets new look!

Koodali, a Telugu blog aggregator gets new look. You can read the detailed changes to Koodali in my Telugu blog.

Screenshot of New Koodali

Koodali is the first Telugu blog aggregator. It started with just aggregating Telugu blog posts. Currently, it also aggregates Telugu webzines, Telugu news, photo blogs of Telugu people and also English posts written by Telugu people.

As of today, Koodali’s Alex rank is at 164,190.

Typing Unicode Telugu using other keyboard layouts

There are many keyboard layouts and transliteration schemes to Type in Telugu. Many of users who type Telugu on computers use proprietary encodings and keyboard layouts like Modular, Apple, and Roma. If they have a way to type in Telugu in Unicode using the layout they are familiar with, it would boost the usage of Telugu on the Web specifically and on computers generally. This post explores the problem of keyboard layouts and introduces some Keyboard Layout Creators. Read the rest of this entry »

New Telugu Font: e-Telugu from INDOLIPI

INDOLIPI is a multipurpose toolbox for Indoligists and linguists. It contains Open Type Unicode fonts for most of the Indian languages. It also contains input layouts for Indian languages and other tools. This toolbox also has a Telugu font. Below are the sample and download instructions.

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3,000 members in Telugu Wikipedia

Telugu Wikipedia has just reached 3,000 member mark. It is the second Indian language Wikipedia to have more than 3,000 members. (Currently, Malayalam Wikipedia is in the first place with 3,163 members.)

However, at this moment, Telugu Wikipedia has more number of articles (36,196) than any other Indian languageWikipedia.

The following is a table showing article counts in various Indian language Wikipedias, as of 2007-09-10:
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Cinema in Telugu blogs

Cinema is the biggest entertainment for Indian masses and classes. If things about cinema and movies fascinate you, there is something for you in the Telugu blogosphere. Film reviews, discussions about cinema, articles relating movies and film industry, (what not?)— a lot is happening. There are some blogs that exclusively and regularly feature movie related posts. Some other bloggers regularly share their views about movies they watched. The following are the lists you need.

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ePADAM ఇపదం

ePADAM (ఇ పదం) is a weblog. This blog complements and contributes to the regular feature in Andhrajyothy, a Telugu daily news paper.

Andhrajyoti publishes this column every Tuesday in it’s magazine supplement (a book format). It is called Diksoochi (దిక్సూచి).
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What is your favorite online Telugu news source?

What is your favorite online Telugu news source? Which ones do you regularly visit? Vote below. You can select multiple news sources.

Post your reasons, etc as comments.

Tech Blogs in Telugu

Though majority of Telugu bloggers have some kind of technical background, very few of them write on tech things. The following (not in any particular order) are some of tech blogs in Telugu or blogs which cover technical aspects regularly. Read the rest of this entry »