The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a Bengaluru-based non-profit multidisciplinary research organization.

[2][3][4] CIS works on digital pluralism, public accountability and pedagogic practices, in the field of the Internet and Society.

The grant is also aimed to support wider distribution of Wikimedia’s free knowledge within India.

The award amount for the first year of the two-year project was Rs.

[5] CIS supported and participated in Swatantra 2014, the fifth international free software conference event, organized at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from 18 to 20 December 2014.