http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php?title=CV_Radhakrishnan&feed=atom&action=historyCV Radhakrishnan - Revision history2024-03-28T10:03:33ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.5http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php?title=CV_Radhakrishnan&diff=18772&oldid=prevCvr at 10:35, 30 April 20192019-04-30T10:35:33Z<p></p>
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</table>Cvrhttp://ml.sayahna.org/index.php?title=CV_Radhakrishnan&diff=18769&oldid=prevCvr: /* Philanthropy */2019-04-30T09:44:04Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Philanthropy</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Radhakrishnan supports philanthropic efforts through non-profit projects spearheaded by the [http://ml.sayahna.org Sayahna Foundation], a virtual community set up by him to promote [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access open access publishing] and collaborative digitisation of all contents that enrich humanity, culture, heritage and history. Under its aegis, a digital archive of over two hundred [http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php/Malayalam_Books Malayalam books] has been created. The books included are those whose copyright has already expired or the ones where the authors themselves have come forward to publish under open license. Some of the major works are [http://www.sayahna.org/?p=412 Kerala Panineeyam], all the works of  renowned critic, [http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95 M Krishnan Nair] (including [http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%AB%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%82 ‘Sahithyavaraphalam’]), all the works of famed novelist [http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php/E_Harikumar E Harikumar], and a history of Malayalam literature in five volumes by Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer. An elaborate listing of the entire [http://welfare.sayahna.org welfare schemes of the Government of Kerala] is also a part of the archive. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Radhakrishnan </del>has also been instrumental in setting up the [https://rachana.org.in Rachana Institute of Typography] along with KH Hussain <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">who developed fonts like Rachana, Meera, Uroob, Keraleeyam, </del>and KV Rajeesh. Recently, a new opentype font namely, [http://rachana.org.in/gallery.html Sundar], has been released for free download and usage.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Radhakrishnan supports philanthropic efforts through non-profit projects spearheaded by the [http://ml.sayahna.org Sayahna Foundation], a virtual community set up by him to promote [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access open access publishing] and collaborative digitisation of all contents that enrich humanity, culture, heritage and history. Under its aegis, a digital archive of over two hundred [http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php/Malayalam_Books Malayalam books] has been created. The books included are those whose copyright has already expired or the ones where the authors themselves have come forward to publish under open license. Some of the major works are [http://www.sayahna.org/?p=412 Kerala Panineeyam], all the works of  renowned critic, [http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95 M Krishnan Nair] (including [http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%AB%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%82 ‘Sahithyavaraphalam’]), all the works of famed novelist [http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php/E_Harikumar E Harikumar], and a history of Malayalam literature in five volumes by Ulloor S Parameswara Iyer. An elaborate listing of the entire [http://welfare.sayahna.org welfare schemes of the Government of Kerala] is also a part of the archive. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Radahakrishnan out of his ardent love for fonts and typography wanted to popularise the use of the beautiful fonts Rachana, Meera, Uroob and Keraleeyam, all created by KH Hussain in Malayalam typesetting, and all the books published by Sayahna are typeset in Rachana. He </ins>has also been instrumental in setting up the [https://rachana.org.in Rachana Institute of Typography] along with KH Hussain and KV Rajeesh. Recently, a new opentype font namely, [http://rachana.org.in/gallery.html Sundar], has been released for free download and usage.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Cvrhttp://ml.sayahna.org/index.php?title=CV_Radhakrishnan&diff=18768&oldid=prevCvr: /* Notes */2019-04-30T08:57:12Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Notes</span></span></p>
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