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Links to various mailing lists in cyberspace. Compiled and maintained by Frederick Noronha. Contact me at fred at bytesforall dot org
Linking a diverse country: mailing-lists in India
They're less glamourous than web-sites, at first glance don't seem as obviously useful as e-mail, and definitely not as luring as chat. Yet, the simple but priceless tool of mailing-lists, which comes from an earlier Internet era, has an important role to play in a vast and diverse country like India. Frederick Noronha describes just how this is happening... CompleteArticleMailingListsInIndia
Indialists.Org
A page built some time back http://www.indialists.org/ This needs updating and revisions. Linking up alternative voices to build greater awareness over issues that matter. Note to intending members:
- Membership is free; this is a volunteer-driven initiative.
- Please keep your postings strictly limited to *on-topic* subjects.
- We like to get to know the members; please introduce yourself tothe list-moderator before joining, and to the group, after signing up.
- Please keep postings brief and to the point.
- If you're not sure whether a subject is on-topic, as the moderator.
- We believe in free speech; but any abuse of the list which goes contrary to the spirit with which it was set up will result in removal for the list.
To join the lists visit the sites mentioned below:
education-india Education-related issues from and about India http://www.dgroups.org/groups/education-india/index.cfm
literacy-india Discussing issues on battling illiteracy in India http://www.dgroups.org/groups/literacy-india/index.cfm
health-india Discussing issues related to health in India http://www.indialists.org/mailman/listinfo/health-india
cr-india. Pushing for legalisation of community radio in India http://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/cr-india
India-related DGroups on dgroups.org (search for relevant groups) http://www.dgroups.org/groups/
india-ej For journalists to discuss Indian environmental issues http://www.indialists.org/mailman/listinfo/india-ej
corruption-issues Tackling corruption in India http://www.indialists.org/mailman/listinfo/corruption-issues
"NATHISTORY-INDIA List", also called the "Natural History of South Asia - General discussion and research" Emailing list http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=NATHISTORY-INDIA&H=LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU
wildlife-india Wildlife issues in India http://www.indialists.org/mailman/listinfo/wildlife-india
Bytes For All Focusing on how IT/Internet can be used for development http://www.indialists.org/mailman/listinfo/bytesforall
To view specimen postings to any of the above mailing lists, please visit the 'archives' of the concerned list, via the home page linked above.
Some of the above lists are only in the process of being built. If the list dealing with a subject of your interest is not active, we seek your help in activating the same.
Some of the lists are meant for select audiences (e.g. journalists), and hence are open to subcription only to those who fit into the target group.
India technical and IT-related lists
Bytes For All (Readers List) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bytesforall_readers -- get another insight into how IT can be relevant for the common(wo)man.
TWIN Technical Writers of India Network http://www.twin-india.org/Mailing.html
BSD India. List discussing BSD software. http://www.sharma-home.net/mailman/listinfo/bsd-india
S-Asia-IT. IT developments in South Asia. ARCHIVES at http://www.apnic.net/wilma-bin/wilma/s-asia-it
General India lists
The Interact Inn All India Mailing List. Moderated list to make the Internet a more useful medium for people in India. http://www.manaskriti.com/InteractInn/
Cinematographers Society from India
Indian Cinematographers Society. http://www.icsindia.in
Cinematographers from India
Rajeev Jain - Director of Photography, Cinematographer. http://www.rajeevjain.com
Media-related lists
Onlinejournalists_of_India http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Onlinejournalists_of_India
India (health) lists
AutismIndia, as its name suggests http://groups.yahoo.com/group/autismindia Some 247 members strong as of date (Oct 2004).
Lists with a cause
Lists run from Sarai.net http://www.sarai.net/community/lists_info.htm (Includes the Reader List on media and society, Commons-Law, digi Archives, 2600 list on programming and alternate software, CR-India (community radio) Picture Post (for exchange and reflection on images), Solaris (critical issues on the Internet and development), Aaj-ke-naam (film-makers' initiative for peace and communal harmony), D11 (artistic and cultural practices), ISC-ML (mailing list of the Indian Society of Cinematographers)
India (state-based lists
chhattisgarh-net Has seen some amazing growth in a short period (in the latter half of 2004). http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chhattisgarh
Goa-related lists (General lists)
Goanet, the mother of all lists -- my view only! http://www.goanet.org
Goa-related lists (Locality lists)
Aldona-Net, village network for Aldona in Bardez http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aldona-net
Anjuna-Assagaonet, for the neighbouring villages in coastal North Goa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/anjuna-assagaonet
Arporanet, for the North Goa village which pioneered English education in Goa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arporanet
Calangutenet, for the scenic fishing-village now a commercialised tourism hotspot http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calangutenet
choraonet Mailing list for an island-village in central Goa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/choraonet
Goa-related lists (Professional, hobby lists)
- GoanetBSG (Botanical Society of Goa list. Links those with interests in plants, botany, and having greenfingers. To join, contact miguel12 at sancharnet.in
Goajourno For journalists linked to Goa, in western India http://www.indialists.org/mailman/listinfo/goajourno
Goa-related lists (Alumni lists)
St Marys Girls Mapusa. Network for students from a prominent school in Mapusa, Goa. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stmarysgirlsmapusa
Pastoralites For alumni of Pius X Pastoral Institute http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pastoralites
St Pauls Belgaum As the name suggests, for a prominent Belgaum school with many Goan students http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ExStudentsStPauls_Belgaum
Brittos For Mapusa's most prominent boys' school http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brittos
Lourdes Convent Alumni, for a school in Saligao http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LourdesConventAlumni
Contact me, if you'd like to add a new list here
This wiki is maintained by Frederick Noronha (FN), a Goa(India)-based freelance journalist. Email addresses: fred at bytesforall.org or fredericknoronha at vsnl.net Phone contacts: +0091-832-2409490 M: 0 9822122436 Postal address: Near Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India Freelance Journalist P: +0091-832-2409490 M: 9822122436
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