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A Call for Participation:

The architecture of anusaaraka makes the whole process of Machine Translation transparent, and hence even a layman can contribute to the development of anusaaraka.

This as a consequence, opens up an opportunity for the masses to be Information Techonology(IT) contributors rather than mere IT consumers. Which is crucial for the nation, if it is to really benefit from the IT revolution.

To make this possible, everything has been kept under General Public License(GPL). So the product, data as well as the software of anusaaraka belongs to everybody in a real sense.

Opportunity for Masses

Technology is a double-edged sword. Unless the society is socially aware, it may end up getting exploited, rather than getting its benefits. Internet technology is also no exception to it. Here is an opportunity to use this technology effectively.

The Machine Translation systems require a huge man power.

There are two possibilities:

  • Some company invests money and develops the system and sells it to the people for an exorbitant price
     
  • People co-operate, invest their spare time voluntarily, and develop the system.

The latter alternative has an advantage that the system becomes available to the masses for FREE. This is a proper model for a developing country like us which has a huge man power. You might be asking yourself .
What can I do or How can I contribute?
There are various tasks requiring various skills. You can choose the one that suits you the best.
The basic facilities needed are: -- access to a computer and email facility.
 

If you are interested in participation, please send us an email mentioning your area of interest.

 
Tasks for Sanskrit Scholars
Tasks
Skills Required
Panini's ashtadhyayi as an universal Grammar
    Application of Panini's Grammar to Indian     Languages and English
  Proficiency in Panini's ashtadhyayi
  Aptitude for applying the knowledge
  to other languages
Sabda CiMtana (Word Watching)
    Developing new Sabda sutras
 Good knowledge of Hindi and English both
 Aptitude forreflecting on word meanings.
    Enhancing existing Sabda Sutras
Good Knowledge of Hindi and English both
Tasks for Bilinguals knowing English and Hindi
Tasks
Skills Required
English-Hindi Bilingual Dictionary
 New additions  Good knowledge of English and Hindi
 Corrections in the existing dictionary  Good knowledge of English and Hindi
 Supplying good English example sentences  illustrating different shades of meaning  Good knowledge of English
English-Hindi Phrasal Dictionary
 Cleaning of phrases  Knowledge of English
 Providing Hindi meanings of phrases  Good knowledge of English and Hindi
English-Hindi dictionary of Idioms
 Cleaning of Idioms  
 Providing Hindi meanings of idioms  Good knowledge of English and Hindi
Hindi translations of English definitions
 Providing Hindi translations of English  definitions of synsets  Good knowledge of English and Hindi
Providing Word Sense Disambiguation(WSD) rules
 
 Semi-automatically,
 using WASP work bench
 
 Good knowledge of Hindi, and working  knowledge of English
 Manual WSD rules  Good knowledge of Hindi and working  knowledge of English
 
Sabda CiMtana (Word Watching)
 Developing new Sabda sutras  Good knowledge of Hindi and English both
 Aptitude for reflecting on word meanings.
 Enhancing existing Sabda Sutras  Good Knowledge of Hindi and English both
 Aptitude for reflecting on word meanings.
 Knowledge of English
Tasks for Computer Scientists
Tasks
Skills Required
User Interfaces
Develop 'Intelligent' User interface for anusaaraka
Knowledge of Java and aptitude for working in NLP
Develop interface for carrying out collaborative activity through internet
Knowledge of DBMS and web programming
NLP Tools
Evaluate, Adapt, and Improve the existing NLP tools
Knowledge of C, Java and aptitude for working in NLP
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