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This one has been late in arrival, but has the potential to change the way the Internet is accessed by the
masses in India: a web browser with a ready to use Hindi interface called i-Browser++ has been
developed by engineer Jagdeep Dangi from Madhya Pradesh, reports Katonda
(http://www.katonda.com/interviews/interview-jagdeep-dangi-creator-prakhar/839/2010).
The i-Browser++ is not the first attempt at a Hindi browser as the developer might claim but may be the
first truly successful one. CDAC had attempted two such browsers – Darpan and Pragati – but information
on both is not available any more. Other browsers such Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-
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US/firefox/all.html) (available in Telugu, Punjabi, Kannada, Hindi, Gujarati, Assamese, Bengali and Arabic)
do not commit entirely to being localised: their interfaces remain in English, they only translate (or in
some cases, perform transliteration) of the websites being browsed.
Features
The i-Browser++ has all the functions of regular internet browser like pop-up blocking, auto history
viewers, etc and most of its features are similar to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
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content/uploads/2010/03/hindibrowser001.jpg)New features of the browser include English to Hindi
translators and dictionary. Users can click on any English word and the browser will change. Other
interesting features are text highlights and Unicode based Hindi writing with which a user can search
Hindi content from the web and even write e-mails in Hindi and send it using any mail client.
A demo version with limited features of the browser is available here
(http://www.4shared.com/file/101281440/c3885f90/i-Browserxp.html).
According to Dangi, the software has two types of translators, a local and a global word translator with a
built in dictionary of more than 38,500 words to which a user can keep on adding. He also added that the
software was primarily for Hindi speaking people but can be developed for other regional languages also.
Language Conversion: Prakhar
Dangi has also developed ‘Prakhar’, a bundle of two software packages called Prakhar Devanagari Font
Parivartak and Prakhar Devanagari Lipik for converting languages.
Font Privartak will allow users to convert any text in the Devnagri script like Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit in
the various ASCII/ISCII (8 bit) fonts into Unicode (16 bit) text: Dangi claims the accuracy is 100 percent.
Prakhar Devanagari Lipik is a word processor that will allow users to type in Hindi and English in a single
page without having to change fonts or keyboards.
The Need For An Indic Language Browser
An internet browser in Hindi will help in internet penetration to the rural areas of India, coupled with
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) announcement
(http://www.medianama.com/2009/10/223-icann-to-approve-non-latin-domain-names-issues-
implications/) in October to allow domain names in non-Latin script. What would be more interesting, is if
a mobile version of the browser is developed as there are more mobile phones than PCs in India, and
mobile phones have penetrated large rural areas in India.
Google also has been developing (http://www.medianama.com/2010/02/223-news-digest-dinamalar-
ispai-cleartrip-dnc-airtel-watchindia-tv-uid-google-transliteration-more/) its transliteration tool and had
launched Google Transliteration IME with support for 14 languages, including many Indian languages.
Related:
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(http://www.medianama.com/2009/10/223-icann-to-approve-non-latin-domain-names-issues-
implications/)
—Panini Tries Predictive Indic Language Keypad For Mobile
(http://www.medianama.com/2010/02/223-panini-tries-predictive-indic-language-keypad-for-mobile/)
—Rediff Incorporates 9 Indic Languages Into Upgraded RediffBlogs
(http://www.medianama.com/2009/12/223-rediff-incorporates-9-indic-languages-into-upgraded-
rediffblogs/)
—Microsoft’s Indic Language Tools: Why Bother? (http://www.medianama.com/2009/11/223-
microsofts-indic-language-tools-why-bother/)
—Quillpad Launches Mobile Transliteration Tool: A Review (http://www.medianama.com/2009/10/223-
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ganesan • 6 years ago
it's great to learner △ ▽
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@rishabhverma • 6 years ago
Wouldn't it be great if he had developed such a addon for firfox, which already has a large user base ?? △ ▽
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