Hello everyone,
Happy to share the April 2026 edition of *WikiDhara - The echoes from South
Asia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter>*,[1] featuring
stories, campaigns, tools and community updates from across the South Asian
Wikimedia movement.
*This edition highlights:*
- Awareness programmes on preserving Tulu culture and living heritage
through Wikimedia projects in Mangaluru.
- Wiki Loves Fish Prize Distribution Ceremony at St Aloysius University
- The ongoing Wiki Loves Theyyam campaign invites contributors to
document the magnificent traditional ritual dance of Kerala
- Community Language Documentation and Archiving Training organised by
OpenSpeaks for Adivasi and low-resourced languages.
- Feminism and Folklore workshop organized by Wiki Club SATI in Vidisha
empowering first-time contributors.
- Wikisource Summit 2026 that brought together South Indian Wikisource
communities at the University of Calicut.
- Announcement of the theme for WikiConference India 2026 - "Reimagining
the Knowledge Commons".
- WikiScriptSync, a new tool for tracking gadget script updates.
- Appointment of Chinmayee Mishra and Jnanaranjan Sahu to the Wikimedia
Ombuds Commission 2026-28.
*🌐 Read the detailed content at here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/April_2026>* [2]
We invite everyone to read, share and contribute the content to future
editions of WikiDhara.
Community stories, campaigns, tools and ideas from across South Asia are
always welcome. :)
Warm Regards,
WikiDhara Editorial Team
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/April_2026
Hello everyone 👋
With the submission deadline approaching, we warmly invite you to
contribute to the April 2026 issue of *WikiDhara*.
*WikiDhara – The Echoes from South Asia* is a collaborative space dedicated
to collecting, curating and sharing stories, updates and highlights from
across South Asian Wikimedia communities. It serves as a platform to
document activities, amplify diverse voices and strengthen connections
across the region.
We welcome submissions that reflect your contributions to the
Wikimedia movement; this includes community projects, events, partnerships,
research, learning journeys or reflections from your Wikimedia engagement.
🗓️ Submission deadline: *2nd May 2026*
📰 Publication date: 12th May 2026
For more details and for the submission, please visit our Guidelines page
on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/Guidelines> [1]
and take a look at the WikiDhara March 2026 edition
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/March_2026> (our
first issue) [2] to see the kind of stories we feature.
Let’s continue to collaborate, share and celebrate the incredible work
happening across South Asia.
We look forward to your contributions.
Warm regards,
Jinoy
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/Guidelines
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/South_Asia/Newsletter/March_2026