Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Pankaj Dwivedi, Officer-in-Charge, National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, inaugurated the 15-day online workshop on preparation of Proficiency Test Papers and Items in Assamese, Bodo, Manipuri, Nepali, Dogri, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Urdu, Maithili, Odia, Santali, Bengali, Gujarati, Konkani, Marathi and Sindhi on Mar. 7. NTS-I has organised this…
Classical Kannada Centre awaits autonomy even after 15 years
November 21, 2023By Bapu Lingaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: The history of Kannada, one of India’s ancient languages, dates back to over 2,000 years. Recognising its historical significance, Kannada has been accorded Classical Language status to actively promote linguistic research. However, even 15 years after the establishment of the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) in…
Unpublished Hoysala inscriptions, sculptures unearthed at Mandya
November 8, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A unique and previously undiscovered hero stone inscriptions and sculptures from the Hoysala period have been unearthed at Mandya by a team from the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) of the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru. The hero stone inscription was located in Ragimuddenahalli, a small hamlet situated…
CIIL’s two-day summit in Delhi on Indian language & technology
September 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Under the guidance of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, is organising a two-day Summit on “Technology & Bharatiya Languages” on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath, New Delhi, as part of the 75-day Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav from Sept. 28…
‘Online language courses from CIIL soon’
July 23, 202355th Foundation Day celebrations of Central Institute of Indian Languages held Mysore/Mysuru: City-based Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is gearing up to launch its online language courses soon, said CIIL Director Prof. Shailendra Mohan during the institute’s 55th Foundation Day celebrations recently. “CIIL’s mission is to promote all languages of India, irrespective of their…
Summer School in Computational Linguistics inaugurated at CIIL
June 19, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A 15-day Summer School in Computational Linguistics (SSCL), organised under the aegis of Linguistic Data Consortium for Indian Languages (LDC-IL) began at the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) premises on Hunsur road here this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the Summer School, LDC-IL President Prof. G. Umamaheshwara Rao said LDC-IL is a scheme of…
A summer school at CIIL to save endangered languages
May 17, 202336 linguists attend two-week training on language documentation, revitalisation Mysore/Mysuru: A two-week training programme on language documentation was inaugurated at the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) on Hunsur Road in the city this morning. Over 36 linguists from across India are attending the training programme. Former Professor of Linguistics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi…
Workshop for Kannada Teachers and Research Scholars at CIIL
October 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Pankaj Dwivedi, Officer-in-charge of National Testing Service-India (NTS-I), a scheme of the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, inaugurated the five-day Training-cum-Workshop on Testing and Evaluation and Item Writing in Kannada on Sept. 26. NTS-I organised this workshop at CIIL, Mysuru, for the Teachers/Assistant Professors/Lecturers and Research Scholars of Kannada Language &…
Sarasa Translation Workshop held at Dhvanyaloka
September 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Annual Sarasa Translation Workshop was conducted at Dhvanyaloka in Bogadi here in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, recently. Welcoming the participants, Prof. C.N. Srinath, Director Dhvanyaloka and Editor, Sarasa, observed that Translation was a highly creative activity, which made many demands on the translator. Apart from wide scholarship…
Material preparation workshop on Dravidian Scripts at CIIL
August 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A five-day workshop on the finalisation of ‘A Handbook on Scripts of Dravidian Languages’ was held at National Testing Service-India of Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru from Aug.1. The objective behind preparing this handbook was to learn the scripts of Dravidian languages through Devanagari Script. In this sense, the present handbook can be…
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