There is a group called Padartha Chintamani (ಪದಾರ್ಥ ಚಿಂತಾಮಣಿ) in Facebook. This group discusses about (Kannada) words, their meanings, their etymology, etc. They also regularly coin new words. Dr. U.B. Pavanaja is one of the active members of the group.
A workshop was held at Indian Institute of World Culture, Bengaluru, organised by this group on January 17, 2016. Dr. Pavanaja was one of the speakers. He gave a demo of Kannada Wiktionary. Download the Invite.

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