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Marathi Wikipedia Workshop at Solapur University
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-workshop-at-solapur-university
<b>15 September</b>
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<p>A Marathi Wikipedia Workshop was held at the Department of Mass Communications at Solapur University. The workshop aimed to introduce Wikimedia and its sister projects to the students. The workshop comprised 25 participants with 10 female attendees.</p>
<p>Sharing their thoughts after the event, the participants were enthuse. Says Priyanka Lagshetti, "I never imagined that I can contribute to Wikipedia. I worked on various media related articles." Another participant, Ambadas Bhasake added, "This workshop showed us a innovative way to use internet productively and constructively" </p>
<p>While 19 new editors joined Wikipedia, participants worked on 60 articles and made around 90 edits. 15 images were added to Commons and into articles.</p>
<p>The meta page of the event can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Marathi_Wikipedia_Workshop_at_Department_of_Mass_Communication,Solapur_University,Solapur,Maharashtra,India">here</a>.</p>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-10-24T14:09:24ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Workshop at MGM Trust's College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aurangabad
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-workshop-at-mgm-trusts-college-of-journalism-and-mass-communication-aurangabad
<b>A Marathi Wikipedia Workshop was recently held at the MGM Trust's College of Journalism and Mass Communication on 11 August 2017.</b>
<p>A Marathi Wikipedia workshop was recently conducted at the MGM Trust's College of Journalism and Mass Communication at Aurangabad. The workshop aimed to introduced Marathi Wikipedia to the students of the college and equip them with the process of editing the same. The workshop was attended by 10 female participants and 15 male participants. </p>
<p>"It was happiest moment for me, when I created new article on Pashmi, [a] species of dog. I added [an] image also." says Shivani Joshi a participant at the workshop. While 21 new editors were introduced to Wikipedia, 60 articles were improved and 15 images added. Another participant, Randhir Patil who added content on water-related articles says, "This content can be used as training material by field workers.</p>
<p>The meta page of the event can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Marathi_Wikipedia_Workshop_at_MGM_Trust%27s_College_of_Journalism_and_Mass_Communication,_Aurangabad,_Maharashtra,_India">here</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-workshop-at-mgm-trusts-college-of-journalism-and-mass-communication-aurangabad'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-workshop-at-mgm-trusts-college-of-journalism-and-mass-communication-aurangabad</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-10-24T13:18:41ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Dalit Mahila Vikas Mandal, Satara
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-dalit-mahila-vikas-mandal-satara
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<p>A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was conducted at the Dalit Mahila Vikas Mandal in Satara on 4 August 2017. The organisation, working on issues of women's rights, gender, justice and violence against women, was given an introduction to editing on Wikipedia. Voluntary organisation Dalit Mahila Vikas Mandal is eager to implement innovative projects for the students and field activists. It has decided to integrate Wikimedia Projects and training modules for capacity building of students and movement volunteers. To get the overall introduction of Wikimedia Projects and basic skills, this workshop was organised for faculty and selected students. The edit-a-thon was attended by 10 female and 5 male participants. </p>
<p>Sana Patel, a participant emphasises, "I realised the need to contribute gender related content. It is very important to write about women's issues and laws'. The edit-a-thon resulted in 13 new editors discovering Wikipedia for the first time. 20 articles were improved and five images were uploaded. A follow-up workshop on building content on women-related issues has been planned with the Dalit Mahila Vikas Mandal as well as other like-minded organisations in Satara. Onkar Tapase, a participant opines, "as a journalist, I see a great potential to contribute" </p>
<p>The meta page of the event can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Marathi_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_at_Muktangan_Naw_Vichar_Prerana_Kendra,Satara">here</a>.</p>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaWorkshopMarathi Wikisource2017-10-24T11:52:24ZBlog EntryWikimedia Workshop at Ismailsaheb Mulla Law College, Satara
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/wikimedia-workshop-at-ismailsaheb-mulla-law-college-satara
<b>A Wikimedia Workshop was on 4 August 2017 at the Ismailsaheb Mulla Law College in Satara to introduce the Wikipedia and its sister projects to the students.</b>
<p>A Wikimedia Workshop was conducted at the the Ismailsaheb Mulla Law College in Satara. The workshop provided an introduction to students on the various Wikimedia projects. The workshop also aimed to equip them with Wikipedia editing skills. However, owing to time constraints the editing component has been postponed. </p>
<p>The workshop saw at an attendance of 30 participants, with 20 women participants. The Principal of the institution, Ms. Sunita Pawar said, "Wikipedia is good platform for students to do online assignments. We are eager to integrate it in academics." A discussion on integrating academic assignments with Wikimedia Projects was conducted to develop the basic theme and concepts. </p>
<p>The meta page of the event can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Workshop_on_Wikimedia_Projects_at_Ismailsaheb_Mulla_Law_College,_Satara">here</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/wikimedia-workshop-at-ismailsaheb-mulla-law-college-satara'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/wikimedia-workshop-at-ismailsaheb-mulla-law-college-satara</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaMarathi Wikisource2017-10-24T11:52:19ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia - Vishwakosh Workshop for Science writers in IUCAA, Pune
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-vishwakosh-workshop-for-science-writers-in-iucaa-pune
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<p>A day-long workshop was organised for science writers at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-University_Centre_for_Astronomy_and_Astrophysics Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics], Pune on 7 October, 2017. Eminent astrophysicist-mathematician couple
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, and renowned ecologist
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were among the dignitaries present at the event.</p>
<p>The workshop was planned in three sessions. Presentations and discussions were conducted in first session, while second session was focused on actual editing demonstrations on Wikipedia. In the same session the new websites based on different subjects developed by Marathi Vishwakosh were presented. The process of content contribution in text, images, audio and video forms was explained in this session. The third session was to explore networking with Dyanmandals formed by
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. Insisting the expertise of invited authors to contribute the articles in their own chosen fields in a well-structured format, this session will not only train the authors in content generation but also make them understand the expectations of laymen and common readers.</p>
<p>The mete page of the event is <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Marathi_Wikipedia_-_Vishwakosh_Workshop_for_Science_writers_in_IUCAA,_Pune">here</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-vishwakosh-workshop-for-science-writers-in-iucaa-pune'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-vishwakosh-workshop-for-science-writers-in-iucaa-pune</a>
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No publishermanasaraoCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-12-20T02:42:39ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Workshop in Sangli, Maharashtra
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-workshop-in-sangli-maharashtra
<b>A Marathi Wikipedia workshop was recently held in Sangli, Maharashtra</b>
<p>An introductory Marathi Wikipedia workshop was recently held at CSIBER Trust's V.P. Institute of Management Studies and Research, Sangli, Maharashtra. The workshop aimed to introduce Wikipedia and its sister projects to the participants. </p>
<p>In an effort to implement innovative projects for the students, in March 2017, the institution decided to integrate Wikimedia Projects and academic assignments for capacity building of students and faculty. The implementation started with the <a class="external-link" href="https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-on-environment-management">Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Environment Management</a> at CSIBER Institute in Kolhapur on 30th March. The Institute in Sangli has also adopted the concept for this academic year. This workshop was organised for faculty and selected students who were taught basic editing skills on Wikipedia, searching for the concerned articles, categorisation and translation from other language wikis. Another focus of the workshop was to integrate academic assignments with Wikimedia projects.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-workshop-in-sangli-maharashtra'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-workshop-in-sangli-maharashtra</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-08-16T08:40:58ZBlog EntryThematic Edit-a-thon at Yashawantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/thematic-edit-a-thon-at-yashawantrao-chavan-institute-of-science-satara
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<p>A Marathi Wikipedia
edit-a-thon was held at Yashawantrao Chavan Institute of Science,
Satara. The aim of the workshop was to edit and improve articles on
Marathi Wikipedia under the theme "Environment and Local
Biodiveristy". Participants were given an orientation on how to
contribute to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The
Yashawantrao Chavan Institute of Science is housed under the <a href="http://www.erayat.org/" target="_blank">Rayat
Shikshan Sanstha</a>, a century-old organization with the largest
network of schools and colleges across Maharashtra. The management
and local environmental group, Drongo, took the initiative to organize this thematic workshop in Satara, an area rich in terms of
biodiversity in the Western Ghats. Noted ecologist and scientist Prof. Madhavrao Gadgil addressed the workshop as a resource person along with Prof. V.Y. Deshpande of the Institute. A total of 23 members from various
like-minded organizations participated in the workshop.</p>
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<p>Image by <a title="User:सुबोध कुलकर्णी" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%80">सुबोध कुलकर्णी</a>/ CC-BY-SA 4.0<br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-eefaaff2-30fd-2e1a-bf7c-56f91dcde4b8"></span></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/thematic-edit-a-thon-at-yashawantrao-chavan-institute-of-science-satara'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/thematic-edit-a-thon-at-yashawantrao-chavan-institute-of-science-satara</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-07-11T09:35:13ZBlog EntryThematic Edit-a-thon at J.P.Naik Centre for Education & Development, Pune
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/thematic-edit-a-thon-at-j-p-naik-centre-for-education-development-pune
<b>A Marathi Wikipedia workshop was held at the J.P. Naik Centre for Education and Development in Pune recently. </b>
<div>A
Marathi Wikipedia workshop was conducted in conjunction with VIgyan
Ashram, a social work organization on 9 May, 2017. This was held at the
J.P. Naik Centre for Education and Development. <a class="external gmail-text" href="http://vigyanashram.com/InnerPages/RDES_IBT.aspx" rel="nofollow">Vigyan Ashram</a>
conducts courses on Introduction to Basic Technology (IBT) or Multi
Skill
Foundation Course in various schools for integrating socially
useful productive work with school curriculum. The goal of Wikipedia
edit-a-thon was to attempt to integrate these objectives with
Wikipedia Education Program and develop long term strategies. It also
aims to build resources in the field of appropriate rural technologies
on Marathi Wikipedia and equip its participants with the skills
necessary to contribute to Wikipedia.</div>
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A total of 23 IBT coordinators from 18 schools(of 9 districts) participated in the workshop.
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/thematic-edit-a-thon-at-j-p-naik-centre-for-education-development-pune'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/thematic-edit-a-thon-at-j-p-naik-centre-for-education-development-pune</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-06-07T08:59:43ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Symposium at Gokhale Institute Of Politics & Economics
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/marathi-wikipedia-symposium-at-gokhale-institute-of-politics-economics
<b>A strategic symposium on Marathi Wikipedia and its sister projects was conducted on 29 April, 2017</b>
<p>The Marathi Wikipedia community held a symposium at the Gokhale
Instititute of Politics and Economics on 29 April, 2017. This was an
attempt to bring together various stakeholders for developing a
strategic plan for Marathi language wiki projects such as Wikipedia, and
especially Marathi Wikisource and Wiktionary. Over 70 persons were
involved in the strategic planning efforts to take Wikisource and
Wiktionary to existing Marathi Wikipedians and the general public at
large. Eminent ecologist, Prof. Madhav Gadgil served as a resource
persons for this event. <br /><br /><a class="external gmail-text" href="http://www.gipe.ac.in/index.php" rel="nofollow">Gokhale Institute Of Politics & Economics</a> and <a class="external gmail-text" href="http://rawatacademy.in/" rel="nofollow">Rawat's Nature Academy</a>
took lead in organising this symposium. CIS-A2K facilitated the
process. A total of 50 eminent personalities from various fields such as
literature,
linguistics, journalism, science forums, publishers, librarians, State
Language & Culture Department honchos, active citizen forums working
on different issues etc. took active part in the proceedings. They aim
to act as anchors in future. According to the needs of Wikimedia
projects,
12 Action Groups have been formed. Planning further sessions for May and
June has begun
over a common email thread.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/marathi-wikipedia-symposium-at-gokhale-institute-of-politics-economics'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/marathi-wikipedia-symposium-at-gokhale-institute-of-politics-economics</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpennessMarathi Wikisource2017-06-07T08:45:18ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal, Aurangabad
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-savitribai-phule-mahila-ekatma-samaj-mandal-aurangabad
<b>A Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted at Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal in Aurangabad</b>
<p>Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal, a social work organisation working with underprivileged sections of society in Aurangabad partnered with CIS-A2K to conduct a Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon on 13 April, 2017. The aim of the workshop was to introduce Wikipedia to the participants and enable them to contribute to Wiki projects. The theme of the edit-a-thon was to build resources on topics related to rural development and women's empowerment. The four hour edit-a-thon was attended by 30 participants who made a total of 300 edits. 15 new articles were created and 60 images were uploaded to Commons. </p>
<p>The link to the event page on meta can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Thematic_Edit-a-thon_at_Savitribai_Phule_Mahila_Ekatma_Samaj_Mandal,_Aurangabad">here</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-savitribai-phule-mahila-ekatma-samaj-mandal-aurangabad'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-savitribai-phule-mahila-ekatma-samaj-mandal-aurangabad</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-19T11:44:41ZBlog EntryDigitisation, Wikimedia Commons and Wikisource Orientation Workshop at Vigyan Ashram, Pabal, Pune District
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/digitisation-wikimedia-commons-and-wikisource-orientation-workshop-at-vigyan-ashram-pabal-pune-district
<b>A digitization workshop was held at Vigyan Ashram, following the success of the introductory workshop in February.</b>
<div>On 5 February, an <a class="external-link" href="http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-february-5-2017-in-pune">introductory Wikipedia orientation program</a> was held in partnership with <a class="external-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigyan_Ashram">Vigyan Ashram</a>, for 15 youths from Pabal and surrounding villages in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirur,_Maharashtra">Shirur</a>, Maharashtra. Given the keen interest and enthusiasm of the participants, a follow up workshop was held on 3 April, 2017. <br /><br />This
workshop was attended by 30 participants who were trained on Wikimedia
projects such as Wikimedia Commons and Wikisource. They were given an
orientation on digitization and OCR tools as well. The workshop aims to
enable the training of resource persons who can go onto be employed at
libraries and museums in order to help with their digitization efforts.
The scanning of old encyclopedias in Marathi has also been proposed for
the Wiktionary project.<br />
<div><br />Participants were taught how to
upload books from the Internet Archive to Wikimedia Commons.
Subsequently,there was also a demonstration of transferring books from
Commons to Wikisource. There are two ways of doing this: the page by
page OCR process or
converting a complete book through <a href="https://goinggnu.wordpress.com/2015/12/28/announcing-ocr4wikisource/">OCR4Wikisource</a>.
As OCRS4Wikisource program runs only on Linux, limitation of machines
at the event was a hurdle in providing all the participants a hands on
experience. Therefore, the scanning activity could not be completed.</div>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/digitisation-wikimedia-commons-and-wikisource-orientation-workshop-at-vigyan-ashram-pabal-pune-district'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/digitisation-wikimedia-commons-and-wikisource-orientation-workshop-at-vigyan-ashram-pabal-pune-district</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpennessMarathi Wikisource2017-06-07T08:37:48ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Environment Management
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-on-environment-management
<b>A Wikipedia edit-a-thon was organized by CSIBER College and the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) in Kolhapur on March 30, 2017. Subodh Kulkarni was a trainer. The edit-a-thon was attended by 32 students.</b>
<h3>Project Scope</h3>
<p>The goal of Wikipedia Workshop is to build resources in the field of Environmental Science & Management on Marathi Wikipedia and equip its participants with the process of contributing to Wikipedia, and to introduce it as a concept to them. Another focus of the workshop will be on ‘Women & Environment’ and village articles.</p>
<ol>
<li>To introduce Wikipedia as an encyclopedia for research and a concept to new editors.</li>
<li>To Promote Marathi Wikipedia Community & promote the use of regional languages in Wikipedia.</li>
<li>To have an open interaction within the editors, existing as well as new.</li>
<li>To spread the awareness of Wikipedia as a powerful tool.</li>
<li>To develop articles on environment related issues & villages</li>
</ol>
<h3>Output</h3>
<p>The edit-a-thon was aimed at creating/editing wikipedia pages of women activists and environmental issues in India. Extensive discussion on the issues was conducted to develop the theme and basic concepts. Participants were completely unaware about Marathi Wikipedia and editing. They were trained in basic editing skills and search for the concerned articles, categorisation and translation from other language wikipedias.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Marathi_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_on_Environment_Management_at_CSIBER,_Kolhapur,_India">More info on Wikimedia Blog</a></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-on-environment-management'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-on-environment-management</a>
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No publishersubodhAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-10T16:58:31ZBlog EntryWomen's Day Edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Pune
http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/womens-day-edit-a-thon-in-pune
<b>Sterlite Tech Foundation and Jnana Prabodhini joined hands with the Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team to hold a Wikipedia edit-a-thon at Jeewan Jyoti Women's Empowerment Centre, Ambawane in Pune on March 10, 2017. Subodh Kulkarni was one of the trainers. The edit-a-thon was attended by 28 students.</b>
<h3><img src="http://editors.cis-india.org/home-images/PuneEditathon.jpg" alt="Pune Editathon" class="image-inline" title="Pune Editathon" /></h3>
<h3>Background</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Sterlite Tech Foundation and Jnana Prabodhini are the organisations working for Women's Empowerment in Velhe Block of Pune District Maharashtra. Jeewan Jyoti - Sterlite’s flagship initiative aims to address these issues by empowering the under privileged sections of society, especially rural women with equal learning opportunities and with professional training courses in their formative years; thereby providing them with sustainable income opportunities.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">On the occasion of World Women's Day, Women's Wikipedia edit-a-thon week is arranged across the world. The organisers collaborated with The Centre for Internet & Society-Access to Knowledge Program to conduct this workshop for rural women.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify; ">Project Goal</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The goal of this Wikipedia Workshop is to build resources in the field of rural development & women empowerment on Marathi Wikipedia and equip its participants with the process of contributing to Wikipedia, and to introduce it as a concept to them. Another focus of the workshop will be on village articles.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><b>Primary Goals</b></p>
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<li>To introduce Wikipedia as an encyclopedia for research and a concept to new editors.</li>
<li>To Promote Marathi Wikipedia Community & promote the use of regional languages in Wikipedia.</li>
<li>To have an open interaction within the editors, existing as well as new.</li>
<li>To spread the awareness of Wikipedia as a powerful tool.</li>
<li>To develop articles on gender & environment related issues</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify; "><a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Day_Edit-a-thon_at_Jeewan_Jyoti_Women%27s_Empowerment_Centre,_Ambawane,Dist.Pune">More info on Wikimedia Blog</a></p>
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No publishersubodhCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-10T16:04:03ZBlog EntryWomen's Day Edit-a-thon at Jnana Prabodhini
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<b>A Marathi Wikipedia Women's Day edit-a-thon was conducted in collaboration with Jnana Prabodhini to commemorate the celebration of International Women's Day.</b>
<p>A Marathi
Wikipedia Women's Day edit-a-thon was conducted in collaboration with Jnana
Prabodhini in Pune on 9 March, 2017 to commemorate the celebration of
International Women's Day. Jnana Prabodhini is an organisation that is active
in the field of social work. The organisation enabled the bringing together of women working
in the culture and Indology sectors for this edit-a-thon.</p>
<p>The aim of
the two-hour-long edit-a-thon was to help build resources in the field of Culture, Indology and women
empowerment on Marathi Wikipedia. The edit-a-thon also introduced the
participants to editing Wikipedia and contributing to Wiki projects. In
addition to this, the workshop attempted to add references to existing articles
in order to improve their credibility.</p>
<p>The all-women event was attended by
seven women from different walks of life. The participants edited five articles
on women related to culture and Indology. Dr. Aaryaa Joshi, research scholar at
Jnana Prabodhini was one of the expert trainers at the event.</p>
<p>Link to event page on meta can be found <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Day_Edit-a-thon_at_Jnana_Prabodhini,_Pune_on_9th_March_2017">here</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/womens-day-edit-a-thon-at-jnana-prabodhini'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/womens-day-edit-a-thon-at-jnana-prabodhini</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-15T07:31:38ZBlog Entry"Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din" celebrations in Maharashtra
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<b>Marathi Language Day was recently commemorated across the state of Maharashtra to celebrate the Marathi language, its literature and culture.</b>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">Last week, the state of Maharashtra commemorated <i>Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din</i>, a day to celebrate the Marathi language, its literature and culture. The celebrations mark the 105th birth anniversary of renowned Marathi poet and writer <a class="external-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusumagraj">Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar</a> who wrote under the pen name Kusumagraj. Most notably, the Maharashtra state government issued a circular, appealing to all educational institutions and government offices to edit one paragraph on Marathi Wikipedia on 27th February(Marathi Language Day). Asmita Pote, a Marathi Wikipedian, believes that this “small step of writing one paragraph on Marathi Wikipedia will give those learning about Wikipedia for the first time, an opportunity to explore further and contribute”.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">There were Wikipedia awareness programs and cultural festivities organised across the state’s schools and colleges to mark the week long(27 February to 6 March) celebrations. The Gateway of India in Mumbai <a class="external-link" href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/gateway-lights-up-with-marathi-day-celebrations/story-UHVEiGFu89fehJF33x54gP.html">held a large-scale cultural program</a> with performances from leading Marathi singers, dancers and poets portraying their cultural heritage through their art. The state government promoted the celebrations on television channels, radio stations and newspapers with interviews of eminent Marathi achievers from different walks of life. These interviews can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&profile=images&search=One+para+on+Marathi+Wikipedia+statement+&fulltext=1&searchToken=a7cfxv89hs80rqmp261wo5unz">here</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">This year’s theme for Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din was ‘role of computer and internet in language’. The Minister for Education and Marathi Bhasha(among other portfolios), Mr. <a class="external-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Tawde">Vinod Tawde</a>, encouraged citizens to edit on Wikipedia and urged the citizens to <a class="external-link" href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/gateway-lights-up-with-marathi-day-celebrations/story-UHVEiGFu89fehJF33x54gP.html">use unicode</a> on their social media platforms to facilitate discussions in Marathi. Says Rahul Deshmukh, Marathi Wikipedia administrator, “this is the outcome of efforts channelled over two years. The government understood the need to take Wikipedia to the <i>aam aadmi</i>(common man) in Maharashtra in order to strengthen the language. The primary goal was to expose people to Wikipedia and raise awareness about Marathi Wikipedia.” In thanking the government officials who worked tirelessly for this initiative, he also appeals to other Indic language communities in India to see this as a role model. He believes that this initiative should be taken to other states and state governments as well.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">The recent celebrations in Maharashtra have seen significant due to active government involvement. Priya Hiregange, a Marathi Wikipedian, says, “the government raised awareness not just in schools and colleges across the state but also in their own offices, giving training to government officials to write about their department or their organisation’s work on the free encyclopaedia.” The government circular appealing to citizens to edit on Wikipedia saw a great increase in the number of articles and editors. This goes to show that government involvement could immensely benefit the free knowledge movement in regional languages by creating awareness and exposure to these resources. It also sets a positive precedent for other state governments in India to emulate and promote their regional languages. Wikipedia is available in 23 Indic languages. A supportive government could go a long way to ensure the development of the free knowledge movement in India.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; ">If you would like to contact Mr. Rahul Deshmukh for guidance on such initiatives for your language, please drop him a line <a class="external-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rahuldeshmukh101">here </a></p>
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For more details visit <a href='http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-bhasha-gaurav-din-celebrations-in-maharashtra'>http://editors.cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-bhasha-gaurav-din-celebrations-in-maharashtra</a>
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