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Digitisation, Wikimedia Commons and Wikisource Orientation Workshop at Vigyan Ashram, Pabal, Pune District
https://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>
</div>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/digitisation-wikimedia-commons-and-wikisource-orientation-workshop-at-vigyan-ashram-pabal-pune-district'>https://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
https://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>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-on-environment-management'>https://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
https://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="https://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>
<ul>
<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>
</ul>
<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>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/womens-day-edit-a-thon-in-pune'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/womens-day-edit-a-thon-in-pune</a>
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No publishersubodhCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-10T16:04:03ZBlog EntryWomen's Day Edit-a-thon at Jnana Prabodhini
https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/womens-day-edit-a-thon-at-jnana-prabodhini
<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>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/womens-day-edit-a-thon-at-jnana-prabodhini'>https://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
https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-bhasha-gaurav-din-celebrations-in-maharashtra
<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>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-bhasha-gaurav-din-celebrations-in-maharashtra'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-bhasha-gaurav-din-celebrations-in-maharashtra</a>
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No publishermanasa@cis-india.orgMarathi WikipediaCIS-A2KAccess to Knowledge2017-03-10T05:36:48ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikisource & Digitisation Workshop
https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikisource-digitisation-workshop
<b>A Marathi Wikipedia workshop was organized by the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) team on February 17 and 18, 2017. Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited and Jnana Prabhodini were the co-organizers. The discussions were held at Jnana Prabodhini, Sadashiv Peth, Pune on February 17 and C Trade Tower, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune on February 18, 2017.</b>
<h3>Objectives of the Workshop</h3>
<ol>
<li>To build awareness about the strengths of Marathi Wikisource as a knowledge reference resource</li>
<li>To connect active community in Marathi language area</li>
<li>Networking with organisations with manuscripts,old reference books and gazetteers</li>
<li>To develop liaison with libraries,museums,research institutes,social institutions and knowledge enterprises</li>
<li>To develop methodology for listing,selection and prioritisation of material</li>
<li>To acquire skills for digitisation, running OCR tools,uploading on archives and Wikisource</li>
</ol>
<p><img src="https://cis-india.org/home-images/MarathiWikisource1.jpg/@@images/f3ed8866-3f1a-4bf5-856c-4db312193277.jpeg" alt="Marathi Wikisource" class="image-inline" title="Marathi Wikisource" /></p>
<p><i>Madhav Gadgil speaking</i></p>
<h3>Background</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><a class="text external" href="http://granthottejak.org/index.html" rel="nofollow">Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha (MGS)</a>,a pioneering organisation working for the preservation of Maharashtra’s linguistic and cultural heritage. It was founded in Pune, India in 1894. Being an important archive for the preservation of many hundreds of years old manuscripts and historical artifacts from the Peshwa era, the institution is open to public for study and research. In a noble initiative to celebrate 121st anniversary of MGS, Pune the board members have decided to re-license 1000 books to free license and to donate them to CIS-A2K in order to be digitised and uploaded on Marathi Wikisource project. These books are the single largest content donation made by an organisation in the history of Marathi Wikimedia projects. These books when digitised and uploaded will prove to valuable resources both for researchers and general readers. <a class="text external" href="http://www.mkcl.org/" rel="nofollow">MKCL (Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited)</a>, a reputed organisation is extending manpower support for the scanning of the books. Till date 2700 books are digitised and 900 books are uploaded on Internet Archive. Further process of uploading on Wikisource is to be started. With this view, it was decided to organise this workshop and include other libraries also, who wish to take up such project.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify; ">Organizations</h3>
<p>35 Representatives from following libraries and museums in Maharashtra attended session at Jnana Prabodhini.</p>
<ol>
<li><a class="text external" href="http://www.bori.ac.in/default.html" rel="nofollow">The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute</a>,Pune</li>
<li>Pradnya Pathashala Mandal,Wai</li>
<li><a class="text external" href="http://www.dcpune.ac.in/" rel="nofollow">Deccan College</a>,Pune</li>
<li><a class="text external" href="http://granthottejak.org/index.html" rel="nofollow">Maharashtra Granthottejak Sanstha (MGS)</a>,Pune</li>
<li><a class="text external" href="http://www.jnanaprabodhini.org/" rel="nofollow">Jnana Prabodhini</a>,Pune</li>
<li><a class="text external" href="http://www.kanawa.in/" rel="nofollow">Karveer Nagar Wachan Mandir</a>,Kolhapur</li>
<li><a class="text external" href="http://www.dasbodha.org/index.php/about-us/vagdevta-mandir" rel="nofollow">Shri Samarth Vagdevata Mandir</a>,Dhule</li>
<li><a class="text external" href="http://www.punenagarvachan.org/" rel="nofollow">Pune Nagar Vachan Mandir</a>,Pune</li>
<li><a class="text external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharat_Itihas_Sanshodhak_Mandal">Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal</a>,Pune</li>
<li>Lokmanya Tilak Smarak Wachan Mandir, Chiplun</li>
<li>Vedshastra Vidya Sanwardhan Mandal,Karad</li>
<li>Rajwade Sanshodhan Mandal, Dhule</li>
<li>Sangli Nagar Wachanalay, Sangli</li>
<li><a class="text external" href="http://vigyanashram.com/" rel="nofollow">Vigyan Ashram</a>,Pabal</li>
<li><a class="text external" href="http://www.tmv.edu.in/" rel="nofollow">Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth</a>,Pune</li>
</ol>
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<p>For more info see the originally published piece on <b><a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Marathi_Wikisource_%26_Digitisation_Workshop_on_17-18th_February_2017">Wikimedia Blog</a></b></p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikisource-digitisation-workshop'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikisource-digitisation-workshop</a>
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No publishersubodhMarathi WikipediaCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeMarathi Wikisource2017-03-05T02:34:58ZBlog EntryOrientation & Training session for Environmental Activists in Satara on 13th February 2017
https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/orientation-training-session-for-environmental-activists-in-satara-on-13th-february-2017
<b>A Marathi Wikipedia Orientation & Training session for Environmental Activists was held in Satara on 13 February, 2017</b>
<p>As part of the ongoing CIS-A2K effort to work and collaborate with communities of interest, a Marathi Wikipedia orientation and training session was held in Satara on 13 February, 2017. The workshop trained environmental activists on basic Wikipedia editing skills. The participants were introduced to Wikipedia as a knowledge resource and were encouraged to contribute to Wiki projects. </p>
<p>The theme of the workshop was to build resources in the areas of biodiversity and environmental issues on Marathi Wikipedia. The participants were also given orientation regarding contribution to the villages project where they could edit articles about their villages and towns. The three-hour workshop held at Sukale Studio in Satara saw six participants collaboratively creating and editing two articles. The participants were also trained in "smart editing" on their smartphones. </p>
<p>The link to event page on meta can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Orientation_%26_Training_session_of_Environmental_Activists_in_Satara_on_13th_February_2017">here</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/orientation-training-session-for-environmental-activists-in-satara-on-13th-february-2017'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/orientation-training-session-for-environmental-activists-in-satara-on-13th-february-2017</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-16T14:43:25ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-february-5-2017-in-pune
<b>A Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted by the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS-A2K) on February 5, 2017 at Vigyan Ashram, Pabal in Pune.</b>
<table class="plain">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th><img src="https://cis-india.org/home-images/MarathiWikiEdit1.jpg/@@images/393ec2b7-9f7f-43f8-9238-017398315503.jpeg" alt="Marathi Wikipedia in Pune" class="image-inline" title="Marathi Wikipedia in Pune" /></th><th><img src="https://cis-india.org/home-images/MarathiWikiEdit2.jpg/@@images/d1f42734-721b-479d-b452-fa867a0f3269.jpeg" alt="Marathi Wikipedia in Pune" class="image-inline" title="Marathi Wikipedia in Pune" /></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; "><i>Discussion on themes</i></td>
<td style="text-align: center; "><i>Hand holding</i></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">CIS-A2K aims to build resources in the field of appropriate rural technologies on Marathi Wikipedia and encourage the participants to contribute and enrich Marathi language on Wikipedia. The workshop besides encouraging participants to develop village articles also focused on:</p>
<ul>
<li>Introducing Wikipedia as an encyclopaedia for research.</li>
<li>Promoting Marathi Wikipedia community and use of Marathi on Wikipedia.</li>
<li>Open interactions within the editors, new as well as old.</li>
<li>Spreading awareness of Wikipedia as a power digital tool of knowledge.</li>
<li>Developing articles on gender and environment related issues.</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The workshop was highly interactive and participants were able to discuss specific problems in content creation and seek appropriate guidance from the trainer conducting the edit-a-thon. Seven articles were created at the workshop:</p>
<ul>
<li>विकिपीडिया:मराठी विकिपीडिया संपादन कार्यशाळा - विज्ञान आश्रम,पाबळ <a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/306z">https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/306z</a></li>
<li>विज्ञान आश्रम <a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/307h">https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/307h</a></li>
<li>पाबळ <a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/300s">https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/300s</a></li>
<li>कन्हेरसर <a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/306p">https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/306p</a></li>
<li>केंदूर <a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/3070">https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/3070</a></li>
<li>भैरवनाथ मंदिर, पाबळ <a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/3078">https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/3078</a></li>
<li>श्री पद्ममानी जैन कॉलेज पाबळ <a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/307w">https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/307w</a></li>
</ul>
<p>For more info see the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Marathi_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_at_Vigyan_Ashram,Pabal,Dist.Pune_on_5th_February_2017">Wikimedia Blog</a></p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-february-5-2017-in-pune'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-february-5-2017-in-pune</a>
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No publishersubodhMarathi WikipediaCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeMarathi Wikisource2017-03-05T01:31:31ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, Pune
https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-swa-roopwardhinee-pune
<b>A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was held at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, Pune on 7th February 2017</b>
<p> A Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon conducted by CIS-A2K in partnership with 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, an organisation working in the field of education and social work was held on 7 February, 2017. The aim of the workshop was to train participants from 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee on the basics of Wikipedia editing. The theme of the edit-a-thon was to build resources on education and community development on Marathi Wikipedia. Six participants took part in the three hour workshop conducted at the 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee premises. </p>
<p>This edit-a-thon is part of CIS-A2K's ongoing effort to engage communities of interest to partner and collaborate on contributing to Wikipedia so as to utilize their domain knowledge on the free encyclopaedia. Five articles were created and edited by participants. </p>
<p><em>The link to event page on meta can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Marathi_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_at_%27Swa%27-Roopwardhinee,_Pune_on_7th_February_2017">here</a>.</em></p>
<p>
For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-swa-roopwardhinee-pune'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-swa-roopwardhinee-pune</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-16T14:31:46ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College, Kolhapur
https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-rajarshi-chhatrapati-shahu-college-kolhapur
<b>A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was conducted at Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College, Kolhapur on 23 January, 2017.</b>
<p>A Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted at Shivaji's University's affiliate Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu College in Kolhapur on 23 January, 2017. The edit-a-thon aimed to introduce Wikipedia to the students of the College and teach them basic editing skills. The students were trained in categorisation and translation from other language Wikipedias. In addition, the students were taught smart editing on their mobile phones using the Wikipedia app.</p>
<p>The theme of the edit-a-thon was to build resources on Marathi Wikipedia in the field of commerce, so as to keep it relevant to the students who study related subjects at the college. The three-hour-long edit-a-thon conducted at the Computer Lab of the college, involved 50 participants, a mix of male and female students. </p>
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<p><em>The link to the event page on meta can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Edit-a-thon_at_Rajarshee_Shahu_College,Kolhapur_on_23rd_January_2017">here</a>. </em></p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-rajarshi-chhatrapati-shahu-college-kolhapur'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-rajarshi-chhatrapati-shahu-college-kolhapur</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-16T14:15:43ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Shivaji University, Kolhapur
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<b>A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was held at Shivaji University, Kolhapur on 19 January, 2017</b>
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<p>A Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted by CIS-A2K in collaboration with Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha at Shivaji Univeristy, Kolhapur on 19 January, 2017. This was similar in nature to the Wikipedia <a class="external-link" href="http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-sangli-maharashtra">edit-a-thon conducted at </a><a class="external-link" href="http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-sangli-maharashtra">Willingdon College in Sangli</a>. The aim of the edit-a-thon was to introduce Wikipedia to the research and post-graduate students of the University. </p>
<p>The three-hour-long edit-a-thon conducted at the University's Marathi Language Computer Lab also focused on building resources in the field of linguistics on Marathi Wikipedia. In addition to equipping the participants with editing and categorisation skills, the workshop encouraged them to contribute to linguistics-related articles and biography articles of Marathi authors and litterateurs. With 50 participants overall, the event increased the reach of Marathi Wikipedia, introducing it to those previously unaware of its existence. </p>
<p>The link to event page on meta can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Edit-a-thon_with_expert_at_Shivaji_University,Kolhapur_on_19th_January_2017">here</a>. </p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-shivaji-university-kolhapur'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-shivaji-university-kolhapur</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-16T13:47:44ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Sangli, Maharashtra
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<b>A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was conducted at Willingdon College, Sangli on 18 January, 2017</b>
<p>A Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon was conducted in collaboration with Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha at Willingdon College on 18 January, 2017. The goal of the workshop was to begin the building of resources in the field of linguistics on Marathi Wikipedia. To begin with, the edit-a-thon introduced the participants to editing Wikipedia and contributing to Wiki projects. With about 50 participants(of which around 6 were female), the three-hour-long edit-a-thon involved the post-graduate and research students of the Willingdon College. </p>
<p>The edit-a-thon conducted at the Marathi Language Computer Lab of the College also focused on creating/editing Wikipedia pages related to Marathi literature and language. Extensive discussion on these issues was also conducted to develop the concept and theme of the edit-a-thon. While participants were taught basic Wikipedia editing, they were also trained in searching for relevant articles, categorisation and translation from other language Wikipedias. </p>
<p>The workshop received local media coverage by Sakal, a Marathi daily. You can read the article <a class="external-link" href="http://beta1.esakal.com/paschim-maharashtra/marathi-content-significantly-less-wikipedia-26894">here</a>.</p>
<p><em>Link to event page on meta can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Edit-a-thon_with_expert_at_Willingdon_College,_Sangli_on_18th_January_2017">here</a>.</em></p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-sangli-maharashtra'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-at-sangli-maharashtra</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-16T13:22:39ZBlog EntryOrientation & Training session of Jalbiradari Activists
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<b>An Orientation & Training session of Jalbiradari Activists was held on 4 January, 2017</b>
<p><span style="text-align: justify;">A Marathi Wikipedia orientation and training session was conducted for Jalbirdari activists on 4 January, 2017 at the Kokale District, Sangli, Cooperative Society Hall. The event was keeping in line with CIS-A2K's attempts at engaging with communities of interest. The Jalbiradari water conservationists were introduced to Wikipedia and its projects. They were given an orientation on Marathi Wikipedia as a knowledge resource and encouraged to write about their village, water and environmental issues on Marathi Wikipedia. </span></p>
<p><span style="text-align: justify;">The participants were involved in an open interaction with the community on local issues and cultivation and preservation of local knowledge. With 30 members taking part in the three-hour-long event, four articles were created and edited on Marathi Wikipedia. </span></p>
<p>The meta page for the event can be found <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Orientation_%26_Training_session_of_Jalbiradari_Activists_on_4th_January_2017">here</a>.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/orientation-training-session-of-jalbiradari-activists'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/orientation-training-session-of-jalbiradari-activists</a>
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No publisherSubodh KulkarniCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeWikimediaWikipediaMarathi WikipediaOpenness2017-04-16T11:30:24ZBlog EntryMarathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Kolhapur
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<b>On behalf of CIS-A2K team Subodh Kulkarni conducted a Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at Shivaji University in Kolhapur on 15 December 2016. The goal of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon was to build resources in the field of Political Science on Marathi Wikipedia and equip its participants with the process of contributing to Wikipedia, and to introduce it as a concept to them.</b>
<p style="text-align: justify; "><img src="https://cis-india.org/home-images/MarathiEditathonModified.png" alt="Marathi Editathon" class="image-inline" title="Marathi Editathon" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The workshop was conducted at the Political Science Department of Shivaji University for post graduate and research students and professors. The Head of the Political Science Department, Dr. Prakash Pawar actively took part in all the process. In all 22 new editors began their contribution on Wikipedia. The effort is the first step towards building long term institutional partnership with Shivaji University where many courses are run in Marathi language.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The Department of Mass Communication and the Department of Environment and Science have also evinced interest for conducting edit-a-thons for their students.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Overall the primary goals of the project include:</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>
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<p style="text-align: justify; ">For more info, read the <a class="external-link" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Marathi_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_at_Shivaji_University,_Kolhapur_on_15th_December_2016">meta page</a></p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-in-kolhapur'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/marathi-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-in-kolhapur</a>
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No publishersubodhMarathi WikipediaCIS-A2KWikipediaAccess to Knowledge2016-12-16T23:34:10ZBlog EntryTraining-the-trainer programme and Mediawiki training at Pune
https://cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/training-the-trainer-programme-and-mediawiki-training-at-pune
<b>A two-day long train-the-trainer and Mediawiki training programme was organised during May 28-29 in Pune to better capacity of Wikimedians both technically, and outreach and community building.
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<p>The participants were trained about planning, organising and reporting
for outreach programmes, public speaking, advanced editing skills and
and the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants">Wikimedia grants</a>
structure. Similarly for the Mediawiki training, the major topics
covered in the Mediawiki training sessions were Six Wikimedians; bug
triage, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots">bots</a>, <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Extensions">Mediawiki extensions</a> and scripts, and <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/">Wikidata</a>. The sessions were discussed and planned in the <a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE#.E0.A4.AE.E0.A5.87.E0.A4.A1.E0.A5.80.E0.A4.AF.E0.A4.BE.E0.A4.B5.E0.A4.BF.E0.A4.95.E0.A5.80_.E0.A4.86.E0.A4.A3.E0.A4.BF_.E0.A4.9F.E0.A5.8D.E0.A4.B0.E0.A5.87.E0.A4.A8_.E0.A4.A6_.E0.A4.9F.E0.A5.8D.E0.A4.B0.E0.A5.87.E0.A4.A8.E0.A4.B0_.E0.A4.B8.E0.A5.8D.E0.A4.A5.E0.A4.BE.E0.A4.A8.E0.A4.BF.E0.A4.95_.E0.A4.AA.E0.A5.8D.E0.A4.B0.E0.A4.B6.E0.A4.BF.E0.A4.95.E0.A5.8D.E0.A4.B7.E0.A4.A3_.E0.A4.95.E0.A4.BE.E0.A4.B0.E0.A5.8D.E0.A4.AF.E0.A4.95.E0.A5.8D.E0.A4.B0.E0.A4.AE">Marathi Wikipedia Village Pump </a>in advance. Rahmanuddin Shaik and I facilitated the individual sessions. Thanks to Sanket Oswal, Treasurer, <a href="http://wiki.wikimedia.in/">Wikimedia India</a> who shared about the chapter’s ongoing activities, especially the <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2016_in_India">Wiki Loves Earth</a> project. The community members from Nashik shared about their plans for a meetup in the city of Nashik in June.</p>
<a href="http://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SantoshiWiki">Santoshi Tiwari</a>,
a Wikimedian from the city of Nashik who was attending a programme like
this for the first time feels that there is need for more such
programmes more often in multiple cities as there are already 16
Wikimedians from her city who are eager to learn more advanced editing
skills. “I learnt about many interesting aspects of the Wikimedia world,
like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Adventure">Wikipedia Adventure</a> game, Wikidata and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines">Wikipedia policies and guidelines</a>
<p>.
Until this time, I was contributing to Wikipedia on my own but I
started contributing to Wikidata after this event. Now I am enjoying
playing the Wikipedia Adventure. I also got the opportunity to meet many
Wikimedians in person” shares Santoshi. She explains, “this was good as
an introductory event but I would like to participate in sessions that
are more detail-oriented. Also, having edit-a-thons during such events
will be very useful. With a total of about 19-20 people participating in
total, 7 female participants is still a good starting point to
have a balanced community. However there should be plans for
accommodating more people in the upcoming events”.</p>
Going forward, there are plans to have at least one session in four
month in cities where there are higher number of Marathi Wikimedians.
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/training-the-trainer-programme-and-mediawiki-training-at-pune'>https://cis-india.org/openness/blog-old/training-the-trainer-programme-and-mediawiki-training-at-pune</a>
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No publishergaruleCIS-A2KAccess to KnowledgeTrain-the-trainer (TTT)Mediawiki training (MWT)WikipediaMarathi WikipediaWikipediansSpeakMarathi Wikisource2016-08-18T11:14:57ZBlog Entry