Ram Prasad Joshi: Writing Wikipedia from the western hills of Nepal

• t: "0 electricity. 3 hours to nearest road. Over 6,000 edits on Nepali Wikipedia, 1 incredible editor and his phone: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hills-of-nepal/

• t: "When I started talking about Wikipedia, they had thought I had gone mad," explains editor Ram Prasad Joshi: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hills-of-nepal/

• t: “Sitting on a rock, taking a break, or laying down in bed." Ram Joshi edits Wikipedia using only his feature phone: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hills-of-nepal/

• t: Ram Joshi can edit articles in Sanskrit, Hindi, Fijian, Bhojpuri, and Gujarti, all on his feature phone: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hills-of-nepal/

• f/g: Editors like Ram Prasad Joshi are bringing exposure to some of the most remote places in the world. "On Wikipedia I write about geography, history and culture of my surroundings," he says. "I am a Hindu so I write about the Hindu religion and Hindu culture. I edit and write new articles on the Sanskrit, Hindi, Fijian, Bhojpuri and Gujrati Wikipedias, as well as in Nepali. I can introduce my village, my locality and my culture to the world."https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hills-of-nepal/

• f/g: What started off as a hobby to forget the loss of his mother, Ram Joshi went on to contribute over 6,000 edits on Nepali Wikipedia from his remote village in Nepal - all from his feature phone. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hills-of-nepal/