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A New Online Encyclopaedia Launched by Punjabi University

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Patiala, Punjab



Punjabi University, Patiala has launched the first-of-its-kind online Punjabi encyclopedia, which will have detailed meanings of over 55,000 words, phrases and proverbs related to Punjabi language, literature, history, art and culture.



Developed on the pattern of the popular web-encyclopedia "Wikipedia", the new portal -- Punjabipedia.org -- can be accessed both on computer and mobile phones through the internet.



The portal is already functional, having been formally launched by Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor Jaspal Singh on Wednesday, February 26, 2014.



Besides having all the entries listed in Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha's "Mahan-Kosh", the first encyclopedia on Sikhism and Sikh history, the portal will also contain entries listed in the university's other publications like Bal Vishav Kosh (encyclopedia for children) and encyclopedia of Punjabi grammar and linguistic encyclopedia.



The university spokesperson said that the online encyclopedia was developed aiming at world-wide promotion of Punjabi language as it was expected to be of immense use to the writers, scholars, students, teachers and common man active in the field of Punjabi.



Please CLICK here to access Punjabipedia.org.





[Courtesy: TNN. Edited for sikhchic.com]

February 28, 2014

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