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Converting text from Anu to Unicode

When you use Anu Script Manager, the resulting text will not be in Unicode. That means you cannot effectively use that text on the web: (1) Users see it as junk characters unless they have necessary Anu fonts. Not everyone can get Anu fonts as they are not free. (2) Worst part is that Google and other search engines do not understand that your text is in Telugu and cannot show your website in their results for Telugu searches.

The best way is to use Unicode. There are few converters that convert text from Anu to Unicode:
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Universal Subtitles: an opportunity to create subtitles in Telugu for videos on the web

Universal Subtitles is a service that enables everyone to create subtitles for almost any video on the web. It also allows translations of the subtitles. It is simple and easy.

I’ve just created Telugu translations for their introduction video. I embedded it here for you:

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Kathajagat, a compilation of Telugu stories

Kathajagat is a web site that aims to compile short stories from contemporary Telugu writers. Kathajagat now has more than 115 Telugu stories. Eminent writers like Ravuri Bharadwaja, Munipalle Raju, Avasarala Ramakrishna Rao, Bharago, Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy, Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah are few among the contributors of this project.

Kathajagat Website’s Homepage
Kathajagath’s Homepage
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Andhra Jyothy’s website now in Unicode!

Andhra Jyothy, a popular Telugu daily, recently relaunched its website in Unicode. That’s a good news. With this launch, Andhra Jyothy joined Surya and Prajasakti, other Telugu dailies that already have their websites in Unicode.

The home page of Andhra Jyothy Website

Overall, the site is good. But, they could have done better, at least technically. Here are my (nit)picks:
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