Dear all,
reminding you all that the deadline to apply for Travel Scholarship to
Wikimania 2013 ends today (22nd February). Please make sure you apply as
soon as possible.
Here is the link to apply: https://scholarship.wikimedia.hk/
Visit here for more details:
http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
--
Thanks and regards,
Karthik Nadar,
Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter.
hi,
While looking up on Wiki Loves Public Art, I noticed that the wiki page for WLM 2013 is also up. I saw India's name missing in the list of participating countries and was bold enough to add our name there.
It would be awesome to make WLM 2013 more bigger and more collaborative than 2012. If you're interested in being a part of the WLM 2013, please sign up on this page - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013_in_India.
warm regards,
Pradeep
Pradeep Mohandas
How Pradeep uses email? - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
Hello everyone,
Mr. Vishnu from CIS is planning to come down to Chennai on Feb 26, 27, 2013.
It would be great if Wikipedians from in & around Chennai (or anywhere) can
have an informal chat with him in person. . .
For this, I am trying to find Wikipedians in & around Chennai... I dont
know the exact mailing list for chennai.. so mailing our India list.
Please point me to the right list or reply back to me personally..
Thanks in advance,
Ade. S
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Greetings,
Gaurav
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2. Re: Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2 (Ashwin Baindur)
3. Re: Regarding my work in OPW (under Wikimedia) (Ashwin Baindur)
4. Re: Regarding my work in OPW (under Wikimedia) (sankarshan)
5. Re: Fwd: Samskrit Wikiquote ( Wiki SuktayaH) (sankarshan)
6. Re: [WMIN-Members] Creative Commons visit to India
(Ashwin Baindur)
7. Re: [WMIN-Members] Creative Commons visit to India (sankarshan)
8. Re: Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2 (Vishnu t)
9. Re: [WMIN-Members] Creative Commons visit to India (Vishnu t)
10. Re: Fw: Re: [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - Bulletin -
January '13 (Theo10011)
11. Re: [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - Bulletin - January '13
(Theo10011)
12. Re: Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2 (Kalyan Sarkar)
13. Re: [WMIN-Members] Creative Commons visit to India
(Ashwin Baindur)
14. Re: Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2 (Abhishek Suryawanshi)
15. Re: Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2 (sankarshan)
16. Re: Celebrating The Success of Wikipedia in Wikipedia Summit
Pune 2013 (Subhashish Panigrahi)
17. Re: [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] Celebrating The Success of Wikipedia
in Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013 (Ashwin Baindur)
18. Re: [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] Celebrating The Success of Wikipedia
in Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013 (Rahmanuddin Shaik)
19. Re: Celebrating The Success of Wikipedia in Wikipedia Summit
Pune 2013 (Niraj Suryawanshi)
20. Re: Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2 (Niraj Suryawanshi)
21. Re: Wikimedia India needs your support: Our First Fundraiser
(Niraj Suryawanshi)
22. Re: Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia Workshop : Report
(Niraj Suryawanshi)
23. Gujarati wikimedians at Science fair, Bharuch (Dhaval S. Vyas)
24. Re: Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia Workshop : Report
(Ashwin Baindur)
25. Re: Gujarati wikimedians at Science fair, Bharuch (Vishnu t)
26. Re: [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - Bulletin - January '13
(Bishakha Datta)
27. Re: [WMIN-Members] Wikimedia India chapter IRC meetup
(Karthik Nadar)
28. Re: [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - Bulletin - January '13
(Arun Ramarathnam)
29. Indian Languages question (Tejaswini Niranjana)
30. Re: Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia Workshop : Report
(Niraj Suryawanshi)
31. Re: Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia Workshop : Report
(Subhashish Panigrahi)
32. Re: Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia Workshop : Report
(Niraj Suryawanshi)
33. Re: Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia Workshop : Report
(Subhashish Panigrahi)
34. Re: Indian Languages question (Niraj Suryawanshi)
35. Re: Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia Workshop : Report
(Niraj Suryawanshi)
36. Re: Fwd: Samskrit Wikiquote ( Wiki SuktayaH) (Rohini Lakshané)
37. Re: Wikimedia India needs your support: Our First Fundraiser
(Asaf Bartov)
38. Re: Gujarati wikimedians at Science fair, Bharuch (Dhaval S. Vyas)
39. Re: Indian Languages question (Abhishek Suryawanshi)
40. Re: Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia Workshop : Report
(Abhishek Suryawanshi)
41. Re: Gujarati wikimedians at Science fair, Bharuch (Harsh Kothari)
42. Re: Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia Workshop : Report
(Abhijeet Safai)
43. Re: Gujarati wikimedians at Science fair, Bharuch (Vishnu t)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:08:44 +0530
From: Deepon Saha <hideeponhere(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia India Community list
<wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Regarding my work in OPW (under
Wikimedia)
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Hello Priyanka,
Good to see you working on these topics (comparatively less explored in
local languages).
All the best!
Deepon
On Feb 10, 2013 5:02 PM, "priyanka nag" <priynag(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am Priyanka Nag. I am a student of Symbiosis Institute of Computer
> Studies and Research, doing my Masters in Computer Applications. I am an
> OPW intern and working under Wikimedia foundation, under the mentorship of
> Amir E. Aharoni. I was asked to keep the Indian community aware of the work
> I am presently doing and also about my progress. I am sharing my user page
> here. Details of my work can be found in the user page here<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Priyanka_Nag>.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Priyanka Nag
> SICSR | Msc.CA (2012-2014)
> Contact Number:+91-7385080729
> Website: http://about.me/priyanka_nag
> Blog: priyankaivy.blogspot.in/
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:17:17 +0530
From: Ashwin Baindur <ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com>
To: Kalyan Sarkar <kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com>
Cc: Wikimedia India Community list
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2
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My contact number for all concerned is 9830617962 but would prefer to be
called after 1500 hours when I usually leave my office, sms earlier if you
need to.
Ashwin (now in Kolkata)
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Kalyan Sarkar <kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> I don't have Ashwin's contact no. so I've included him in cc.
>
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:22:01 +0530
From: Ashwin Baindur <ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia India Community list
<wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Regarding my work in OPW (under
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Great going Priyanka, nice to see an SICSR student hands on in the Tech
side!
My best wishes & warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:02:44 +0530
From: sankarshan <foss.mailinglists(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia India Community list
<wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Regarding my work in OPW (under
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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:02 PM, priyanka nag <priynag(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I am sharing my user page here. Details of my work can be found in the user
> page here.
This is nice stuff.
I'd request that you update your blog with the work you are doing. it
is relatively easier to pass specific blog entries as
tweets/posts/RFCs
--
sankarshan mukhopadhyay
<https://twitter.com/#!/sankarshan>
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:04:38 +0530
From: sankarshan <foss.mailinglists(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia India Community list
<wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Samskrit Wikiquote ( Wiki
SuktayaH)
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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Abhiram C <abhivasishtaa(a)gmail.com> wrote:
[a somewhat bad snip from the forwarded email]
> We had started our efforts towards this in August 2012, persuading Wikipedia
> Language Committee. Over 7000 system messages were translated to samskrit,
> some 800 articles of useful content related to this project were created and
> uploaded, which were some of the requirements to approve new projects.
Would it be possible for someone to explain the term "system messages" ?
--
sankarshan mukhopadhyay
<https://twitter.com/#!/sankarshan>
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:17:59 +0530
From: Ashwin Baindur <ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com>
To: wmin-members(a)googlegroups.com
Cc: Wikipedia Mumbai Community <wikimedia-in-mum(a)lists.wikimedia.org>,
Wikipedia Mailing List <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Creative Commons visit
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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <prad2609(a)yahoo.com>wrote:
> hi,
>
> Creative Commons is visiting India and was interested in working with the
> Wikimedia India Chapter since the Wikimedia projects are the largest users
> of the Creative Commons copyright license in India. We've worked with them
> over the past month or so to hold meetings in Pune (February 15 and 16),
> Mumbai (February 17), New Delhi (February 20) and Bengaluru (February 25).
>
Wish we could have a audio or video feed of these events for those far and
away! Even a writeup with interesting points would be a great boon!
Warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:20:14 +0530
From: sankarshan <foss.mailinglists(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia India Community list
<wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Creative Commons visit
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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Ashwin Baindur
<ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Wish we could have a audio or video feed of these events for those far and
> away! Even a writeup with interesting points would be a great boon!
If the network at SICSR permits, one could try options like ustream/G+
Hangout etc
--
sankarshan mukhopadhyay
<https://twitter.com/#!/sankarshan>
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:17:12 +0530
From: Vishnu t <visdaviva(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia India Community list
<wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: Sowmyan Tirumurti <tsowmyan(a)wikimedia.in>, "Wikimedians in and
from West Bengal, India" <wikimedia-in-wb(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2
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Dear Kalyan,
All the very best. Please let know if we could chip in with any help.
'The Walls of Kolkata' are so rich and diverse, but are increasingly being
painted on. Some of the graduate students at Media Lab, Jadavpur University
had done Video documentation called 'Project Wall'. Probably we could
involve them in this event. You can see more about the Media Lab work here
http://www.medialabju.org/ . You may already have many contacts in JU, but
if it helps, I can put you in touch with Dr. Moinak Biswas of Media Lab,
who is also the Head of the Film Studies Dept, off the list. Pls. let know.
Probably we could also explore the possibilities of using the Media Lab
space for some of outreach programmes.
Best,
Vishnu
On 10 February 2013 14:50, Kalyan Sarkar <kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> We are happy to announce that we are going to organize Wikipedia Takes
> Kolkata 2 on 3rd March 2013.
>
> We are planning to cover the following -
>
> 1. Bow Barracks
> 2. Kapalitola Kali temple
> 3. Chinese temples
> 4. Magen David synagogue
> 5. Armenian Church
> 6. Greek Orthodox Church
> 7. Beth El synagogue
> 8. Portuguese Church
> 9. Any suggestions are welcome..
>
> Last but not the least, we'll have Chinese breakfast at Tirettabazar after
> taking snaps of the Chinese temples.
>
> Anybody who would be in Kolkata around that time please don't forget to
> join the fun.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Kalyan Sarkar
> 9836063920
>
>
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:28:29 +0530
From: Vishnu t <visdaviva(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia India Community list
<wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: wmin-members(a)googlegroups.com, Wikipedia Mumbai Community
<wikimedia-in-mum(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Creative Commons visit
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Dear Ashwin and friends,
Nominating, Subha, who will be at the Pune and Bangalore events to post the
key points at the end of the day to the List. He will also live tweet the
event as much as possible and try to be present on the IRC.
We are also exploring of video streaming. Will confirm this once certain.
Hope this is of help and allows remote participation.
Best,
Vishnu
On 10 February 2013 19:17, Ashwin Baindur <ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <prad2609(a)yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> Creative Commons is visiting India and was interested in working with the
>> Wikimedia India Chapter since the Wikimedia projects are the largest users
>> of the Creative Commons copyright license in India. We've worked with them
>> over the past month or so to hold meetings in Pune (February 15 and 16),
>> Mumbai (February 17), New Delhi (February 20) and Bengaluru (February 25).
>>
>
> Wish we could have a audio or video feed of these events for those far and
> away! Even a writeup with interesting points would be a great boon!
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Ashwin Baindur
> ------------------------------------------------------
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:06:31 -0200
From: Theo10011 <de10011(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia India Community list
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fw: Re: [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge
- Bulletin - January '13
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I am getting a bit sick of the hypocrisy here. It's the people that are
employed, people in the position of power complaining to people who have
nothing to gain. It's like any other politician, government babu,
complaining about the aam aadmi being angry after an year of scams and
questionable conduct. Do the people complaining have anything ventured? Do
they stand to lose or gain anything? Yet, they should be the one to shut up
and let the establishment get on with whatever it is, it has been doing for
the years before.
Bishakha it's always enjoyable to have you appear on this list to protect
the same interests again. I would barely see your comments on these lists
if not for that. it was the office bearers last years when you argued to
hold them to a lower standard on Wikipedia, the wikipedia community
disagreed. My own feelings wouldn't be as strong here if I didn't know the
actual spending, or the level of some people's involvement in the failed
India initiatives or CIS and others having had other associations. But it's
not like you are an elected representative of this community who should
care about these things.
Either way, I don't think you know what a "level playing field" is in the
first place. It is the right to treat others as equals, and question as
equals. They have the same right to answer back or not. What you are asking
for here is actually the opposite - an uneven playing field. We should all
shut up, stop asking questions, welcome the newcomers with open arms, and
forget that there was any conflict. So, they can indeed be above criticism.
-Theo
PS Bishakha feel free to avoid reading my emails from now on, or disengage
all together.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 1:13 AM, Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta(a)gmail.com>wrote:
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:15:44 -0200
From: Theo10011 <de10011(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge -
Bulletin - January '13
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Hi Nishant
That is an excellent, lengthy, professional, PR-friendly response. I
congratulate and thank you on it. I appreciate the effort you took to
explain and I wish that you might have disclosed the conflicts and the
history before the hiring.
Allow me to offer this critique that some of the facts were a bit
needlessly obfuscated. Most of the assumptions were right, but you
clarified them now, which I think is still helpful. Jadine is indeed an
intern, who was the primary contact between the list and CIS, though she
might have been overseen, it was still true. The conflict was indeed
present. But I'll go ahead and direct questions to you directly that
appeared in my mind after a quick read-
1) I can't seem to understand the rationale behind hiring academicians here
at all. Your organization chose researchers and academicians but the job
requirement was and is, for a management person to oversee and direct a
team. I don't think either of the candidates present that kind of
expertise. Their field of reference is narrow to begin with, limited to the
discipline of their speciality, add to that how little exposure they have
to Wikipedia or similar online culture - this doesn't sound like remotely a
good fit. - this fact was actually the first point that made me think other
interests were put ahead of the Job requirements. This seems like a step or
two further back than ahead, and brings me back to assume that older
contacts/relationships might have been put ahead of qualifications, and it
seems very apparent when you see the mismatch.
2) The hiring process wasn't nearly as neutral as you are suggesting. From
what I know CIS didn't have 1 in 5 vote, it first picked who got selected
for the first round to even have a vote, and I am told that qualified
candidates were eliminated outright by Jadine in the first week before they
were put up for any vote.
3) I am still curious about some of the relationships here. As far as I
know achal still serves on your board? because I have a distinct memory of
there being some association here. He also still serves on the Advisory
board of WMF and had a lot to do with selecting Bishakha. He was also a
fellow for WMF, some time after the start of the India programs.
Regards
Theo
PS my condolences on the passing of your colleague.
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Nishant Shah <itsnishant(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> My name is Nishant Shah and I work at the Centre for Internet and Society.
> I am the Director-Research and have been one of the co-founders of CIS and
> currently on a research fellowship a the Centre for Digital Cultures,
> Germany. My involvement with the Wikipedia community (online and offline)
> has been more in terms of understanding it as a significant and systemic
> move in our knowledge production practices and as a way to learn new forms
> of self-organisation, collaboration and governance. This means that I
> haven’t been an active editor on Wikipedia but that I have tried to
> interact with Wikipedia both as a concept as well as a platform and worked
> with other communities of researchers in the area through the ‘Critical
> Point of View’ project which also resulted into an English language
> Wikipedia Reader. I have variously, in my academic as well as my public
> writing, I have looked at the principles of Wikipedia as signalling new
> practices of learning and pedagogy, and am in the process of editing a
> special issue for the MIT Press’ *Journal of Media and Learning* on ‘The
> Classroom in the time of Wikipedia’. Also, in my teaching, I have used
> Wikipedia as a pedagogic tool, encouraging students to edit both English
> and local language Wikipedias as a part of their assessment.
>
> I am joining this conversation to try and give some information that
> different members have sought, and which might help in throwing some light
> on how we welcome our collaboration with the Wikimedia foundation through
> the A2K programme, and also perhaps, to explain some of the rationale
> behind the current state of transition and building of the project. I just
> want to begin with 2 disclaimers:
>
> 1. It has been our attempt at CIS to build a new kind of research
> organisation where we do not have only voice and one ‘party-line’ that
> everybody subscribes to. So my responses will neither be exhaustive nor
> singular, and my colleagues will join with more details and ideas,
> perspectives and explanations soon. We are right now, slightly emotionally
> fragile, because we have just lost a dear friend, colleague and champion of
> causes that we firmly believe in – Rahul Cherian – and a lot of the people
> are at his funeral, trying to cope with the loss this means to them
> personally and politically. However, more people will join the
> conversations in the coming week, and hopefully there will be more clarity
> on things.
>
> 2. I am what might be called the official CSCS – CIS link because I
> have done my doctoral work at CSCS, and have had research collaborations
> with colleagues there on several small projects. Which means that Vishnu
> and I have been fellow-students and Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana has been a key
> advisor and collaborator for my own intellectual trajectories.
>
> Having made that small introduction, let me try and address some of the
> questions that I think I might be able to contribute to, and others will
> chip in soon.
>
> *Srikanth wrote: Would you or someone from CIS help me understand the rationale for selecting two individuals affiliated with CSCS which is also affiliated with CIS?*
>
> * Theo wrote: “I don't know you and I don't know Dr. Niranjana, try and understand "Wiki-movement in India" doesn't have any relation with you, in fact, it barely knows you. I barely know CIS, the organization that hired you. If there is an older link that might have conflict of interest in this hiring, I believe it should have been disclosed.” *and* “You are probably missing an year and a half of context. The problem with your predecessor and the previous direction has been criticized, not just by some people on the list, but several Wikipedians abroad, even in an official report, for not having enough experienced Wikimedians on hand. Add to that your hiring, and your advisor, it is odd how 2 people who barely know about Wikipedia will be leading a team that has been criticized for not having enough experience and exposure in the first place.“*
>
>
>
> Dear Srikanth and Theo, thank you for the questions and I appreciate that
> they help us make things as transparent as possible to build common grounds
> for working together. CIS has had a few reciprocal and mutual research
> collaborations with CSCS so far. Under the CIS-Researchers At Work
> Programme, we commissioned four people at CSCS, students and faculty, to
> help us work on disciplinary histories of the Internets in India. Ashish
> Rajadhyaksha, Zainab Bawa, Nitya Vasudevan (with Nitin Manayath), and Dr.
> Aparna Balachandran and Dr. Rochelle Pinto (with Abhijit Chaterjee), have
> joined us as CISRAW fellows, for contracts between 300,000 – 500,000 INR,
> depending upon the nature of deliverables and scope of work.
>
> Apart from this, CIS has entered into a contract on 2 significant projects
> with CSCS – The first is to do a monograph examining the history of privacy
> in India and its implications on identity in the face of new e-governance
> initiatives like the Aadhar Project. The research is spear-headed by
> Malavika Jayaram who is a fellow at the CIS, and brings in 500,000 INR
> for the research costs. The second is a collaboration with the ‘Higher
> Education Innovation and Research Applications’ cell that is led by Dr.
> Niranjana on a project supported by the Ford Foundation called ‘Pathways to
> Higher Education’. CIS was asked to be a technology partner in designing
> pilot workshops that seek to make interventions in undergraduate education
> in the country, to re-think ways in which questions of inequity – caste,
> language, class, access, etc. – can be centrally placed in our pedagogic
> practices and policies. This four year contract was for a sum of 520,000
> INR towards the execution of the workshops in 9 undergraduate colleges in
> Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. I am highlighting these affiliations to
> gesture towards three things: First, the financial relationships between
> CIS and CSCS have been extremely tiny, especially if you look at the
> duration of partnership and the other revenue streams (including the A2K
> partnership) at the Centre. Second, the relationships have been
> intellectually motivated because we found common grounds of research and
> intervention for which institutional MoUs were signed. Third, the
> relationships have been strategically entered into with full disclosure
> about the amounts involved and ties mentioned to the donors who support
> this project. I hope this gives some sense of past formal and institutional
> relationships between the two centres.
>
> The rationale for selecting two individuals who have different
> affiliations with CIS, on to the A2K team is something that the interview
> committee will be in the best position to describe. However, there are a
> few qualms about Conflict of Interest that I can address, from my own
> location within CIS and our attempts at building networks of working
> together. Especially because in the collaborative world of research and
> policy, where institutions need to work together in order to have
> sustainable interventions, it is something that is promoted highly by all
> stake-holders to build solidarity and over-lapping teams that help
> strengthen the causes we stand for.
>
> In most instances that I am familiar with, Conflict of Interest is
> resolved through process. In the interview process initiated by the CIS for
> appointment of the Director for the A2K programme, we mitigated any
> possible conflict of interest by ensuring that CIS had 1 out of 5 votes
> on the interview panel. While Sunil and I both were a part of the interview
> at different times, we did not overlap in the process, and we had equal say
> in the final decision as all the other 4 panelists. We were acutely aware
> that the new director would need support of all the different stakeholders
> – The community, the chapter, the India Office, the WMF and the CIS – and
> tried to make sure that each body had a nominated representative in the
> interview process.
>
> During the interview process, we made sure that the interview panel was
> given sufficient information about the applicants’ background and past work
> so that any questions of conflict of interest could be flagged by the
> panel. This was doubly necessary because we were expecting applications
> from people who have been associated with Wikipedia since many years in
> different capacities, as well as people who might have had a more external
> association with the causes that Wikipedia champions. I sat on the
> interviews for the first round of short-listed applicants, and when I was
> informed that Vishnu will be on the second round of interviewees, I had
> categorically mentioned at that point (and I am sure my fellow-panelists
> will be able to corroborate) that I have known Vishnu since many years as a
> colleague and friend, and that I would want to be recused from interviewing
> him, in case it exerts undue influence on the process.
>
> I was not privy to the discussions that emerged at the end of the second
> round of interviews so I don’t know what steered the final decision, but I
> just want to emphasise that we have tried to enforce transparency in and
> about the process, and the fact that Vishnu was eventually appointed after
> a rigorous processby a panel consisting of 5 people representing different
> stake-holder bodies of the Wikipedia body, was a unanimous decision that
> was arrived at by people who did not personally know him and did not have
> any institutional connections with him, though CIS did have collaborations
> with an organisation which is one of the many that he has been affiliated
> with.
>
> Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana was also one of the applicants who was
> short-listed for the interviews for the same position and the panel met
> with her. Again, the only person who has institutional ties with her was
> Sunil, but I want to highlight that the research collaboration with CSCS
> has been through me, and not through Sunil per se. It is a small point to
> labour, about distinguishing between institutional and personal tie-ups but
> I hope that it helps reflection on the process. As Vishnu has already
> mentioned in his response, the interview panel felt that Dr. Niranjana was
> over-qualified for this position. However, it was recognised that her
> contributions to the project in the role of an advisor would help us
> greatly to achieve some of the grant deliverables that CIS has promised to
> the WMF.
>
> Dr. Niranjana’s own interventions in the field of Indian language
> translation, accessibility, educational resources and integration have been
> consolidated in her intellectual work but also in the institutional growth
> beginning with the establishment of the Higher Education Cell with the Tata
> Trust and now the formal HEIRA that she leads. In our conversations with
> the A2K team, we had also separately realised that one of the ways of
> ensuring that Wikipedia reaches younger and new editors is by placing it
> within the undergraduate-university learning environments. The Interview
> Panel also realised that the work that HEIRA is doing right now, in
> building a nation-wide network of academic institutions which are
> interested in the questions of local language resource development through
> digital technologies and OER platforms is in close sync with our ambitions
> for the A2K team. Hence, it was recommended and then actualised, that Dr.
> Niranjana is joining us as a Distinguished Fellow at the CIS, who will help
> grow our networks, enhance our strategies, and consolidate our presence in
> the academic-university spaces which will lead us to our ambition of
> positioning Wikipedia more strongly within the local language communities
> as well as within education systems.
>
> I hope this helps to clarify some of the doubts and to make the process
> more transparent.
>
>
>
> *Theo Wrote: Hisham left almost 7-8 months ago, the hiring has been
> delayed for a few months, then the entire game of charades with the new
> hire. I'm lead to deduce that CIS wasn't itself thrilled with the prospect
> of getting involved to this level, I believe they used an intern for the
> majority of correspondence to this list. All the while a team remained
> employed with no one to oversee them, no direction.*
>
> Theo, one of the things we are very proud of at CIS, and indeed, are
> learning from the new possibilities that structures like Wikipedia offer,
> is our commitment to not creating hierarchies, working within an
> environment of mutual trust, and believing in peoples’ commitment to their
> work without micro-managing them. I am giving a short-hand summary there
> (it almost sounds like an elevator pitch even as I write it) only so that I
> can respond to some of the concerns that you have flagged.
>
> There is no denying that CIS is thrilled to be collaborating with the WMF
> for setting up the A2K programme. Not only does it help us in getting
> closely associated with a community and a structure that we have been
> deeply involved in researching, but we also see it sitting very tightly
> with our other endeavours in the field of open access, intellectual
> property rights and accessibility. As a young independent research
> institute, we feel privileged to have this formal collaboration with the
> WMF and the Wikipedia community and even though I am not very hands-on
> involved in the everyday running of this team, I want to just reiterate
> that we are indeed thrilled with this collaboration. That is not to say
> that we appreciate the risks involved and the huge administrative
> responsibilities that come with such a valuable project (not just
> monetarily but also in terms of is real-life politics), but we hope that we
> will be able to provide it the support and housing it needs, and also learn
> from the process.
>
> Unlike some of my other colleagues who were more closely working with the
> India Office under Hisham’s leadership, I am not privy to the range of
> events that happened in the early part of the setting up. However, once CIS
> got involved with the project and the decision was made to house the A2K
> programme at CIS, I can confidently say that the A2K team members were
> guided and managed as much as any other members at the Centre. There were
> regular visits from other colleagues, one-on-one conversations with the
> team as well as with individual members helping them to transition into the
> new structure, and long reviews stretching into several days, of
> conceptualising, strategising and planning towards the deliverables of the
> WMF grant. We firmly believe, at CIS, that people who are in the field,
> and know the mechanics of actual functioning, should be trusted and
> encouraged to perform their tasks in a manner that they think best, and our
> role, institutionally, is to help them grow to their full potential. And
> this is the position we have taken with the A2K team, as we have, with all
> our other team members, and I do sincerely hope that the team did not feel
> ‘orphaned’ in that stage of transition.
>
> However, I do take the critique that the team might not have been at its
> most productive during the transition because it required a lot of
> restructuring and setting up of institutional processes which requires a
> learning curve. Also, we believe that adequate time spent on consolidating
> and planning our activities- even at the risk of being inactive for a short
> period – is generally more productive to efficient work for the future and
> that the delays in the new kick-start might have been because we were
> spending time in reviewing and planning for the future.
>
> The hiring process has been long, and indeed, the most rigorous that I
> have ever been a part of. The delays in it and the final appointment are
> things that others who were more involved with it might be able to explain
> better – I am guessing there were a lot of factors at play – and so I will
> leave it to them to chip in.
>
> You mentioned that most of the correspondence happened through Jadine
> Lennon who is an intern at CIS and I want to just explain that at CIS, we
> take our long-term interns very seriously. Jadine is at the CIS for 11
> months, through a long-standing relationship with the University of
> Torronto. This is not an off-the-cuff short-term internship to get those
> credits to graduate, but a serious commitment from both sides to integrate
> her in our work. At CIS, very frankly, our interns rock the world. They are
> there to learn, but they learn through supervision and personal attention
> and we take pride in the fact that most long-term interns have managed
> professional grants, delivered research and policy publications, and even
> after their official internships, have returned to be a part of our team in
> different capacities. In the non-hierarchical space that CIS is striving to
> be, the fact that communication happened through an intern is not any
> indication of our disinterest in the project.
>
> Also, it might be worthwhile mentioning that while Jadine was the official
> contact person on the list for this process, it was closely supervised by
> Sunil Abraham, who is the executive director at the CIS. Emails were
> drafted collaboratively, checked to make sure that they are correct, and
> sent after deliberation by the people involved. If there were errors, those
> are not because an ‘intern’ was managing them, but because we are also
> quite human (and also like most non-profit organisations, generally have
> multiple commitments to various projects) and we did try our best, but
> sometimes these things happen.
>
> I just want to end by saying that we are very proud and thrilled to be a
> part of the collaboration. We see the A2K as deeply central to much of our
> research and policy work and we hope that we will be able to bring our
> institutional knowledge and network, as well as independent commitment to
> Wikipedia’s interventions in the world of Access to Knowledge. We also see
> this as an opportunity for us to learn and grow through these interactions
> and work. I, for one, am excited to see the A2K team coming together and do
> hope that despite the baggage of the past, we will get a fair chance to
> prove our mettle and to earn trust (because trust must be earned) from the
> different communities involved. In the meantime, we do ask for some faith
> (because faith can be asked for) and support from the community to help us
> achieve the goals that the WMF has set for us through this project.
>
> Warm regards
>
> Nishant
>
> P.S. I do apologise for the length of this email. But sometimes these
> things require the space, and partly, I guess it is a professional hazard
> where researchers find it difficult to say less when they can say more!
>
> --
> Nishant Shah
> Director (Research), Centre for Internet and Society,Bangalore, India (
> www.cis-india.org )
> International Tandem Partner, Inkubator - Leuphana University, Lueneburg,
> Germany
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:47:27 +0530
From: Kalyan Sarkar <kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2
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Ashwin,
We do not have a list of the buildings that we photographed in our maiden
Wikipedia Takes Kolkata. The photos are categorized under Category:Wikipedia
Takes Kolkata<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Takes_Kolkata>.
Please have a look.
The page itself doesn't contain much information. However, if needed here
it is - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Kolkata.
Thanks and regards,
Kalyan Sarkar
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:17 PM, Vishnu t <visdaviva(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Kalyan,
>
> All the very best. Please let know if we could chip in with any help.
>
> 'The Walls of Kolkata' are so rich and diverse, but are increasingly being
> painted on. Some of the graduate students at Media Lab, Jadavpur University
> had done Video documentation called 'Project Wall'. Probably we could
> involve them in this event. You can see more about the Media Lab work here
> http://www.medialabju.org/ . You may already have many contacts in JU,
> but if it helps, I can put you in touch with Dr. Moinak Biswas of Media
> Lab, who is also the Head of the Film Studies Dept, off the list. Pls. let
> know.
>
> Probably we could also explore the possibilities of using the Media Lab
> space for some of outreach programmes.
>
> Best,
> Vishnu
>
>
>
>
> On 10 February 2013 14:50, Kalyan Sarkar <kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> We are happy to announce that we are going to organize Wikipedia Takes
>> Kolkata 2 on 3rd March 2013.
>>
>> We are planning to cover the following -
>>
>> 1. Bow Barracks
>> 2. Kapalitola Kali temple
>> 3. Chinese temples
>> 4. Magen David synagogue
>> 5. Armenian Church
>> 6. Greek Orthodox Church
>> 7. Beth El synagogue
>> 8. Portuguese Church
>> 9. Any suggestions are welcome..
>>
>> Last but not the least, we'll have Chinese breakfast at Tirettabazar
>> after taking snaps of the Chinese temples.
>>
>> Anybody who would be in Kolkata around that time please don't forget to
>> join the fun.
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Kalyan Sarkar
>> 9836063920
>>
>>
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:49:35 +0530
From: Ashwin Baindur <ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com>
To: Wikimedia India Community list
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Creative Commons visit
to India
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if video streaming is too difficult/costly, a low resolution video on
Youtube would do, or an audio podcast. It would help if slideshow ppts are
made available too!
Ashwin
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Vishnu t <visdaviva(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Ashwin and friends,
>
> Nominating, Subha, who will be at the Pune and Bangalore events to post
> the key points at the end of the day to the List. He will also live tweet
> the event as much as possible and try to be present on the IRC.
>
> We are also exploring of video streaming. Will confirm this once certain.
>
> Hope this is of help and allows remote participation.
>
> Best,
> Vishnu
>
>
> On 10 February 2013 19:17, Ashwin Baindur <ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Pradeep Mohandas <prad2609(a)yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> Creative Commons is visiting India and was interested in working with
>>> the Wikimedia India Chapter since the Wikimedia projects are the largest
>>> users of the Creative Commons copyright license in India. We've worked with
>>> them over the past month or so to hold meetings in Pune (February 15 and
>>> 16), Mumbai (February 17), New Delhi (February 20) and Bengaluru (February
>>> 25).
>>>
>>
>> Wish we could have a audio or video feed of these events for those far
>> and away! Even a writeup with interesting points would be a great boon!
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Ashwin Baindur
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:49:18 +0530
From: Abhishek Suryawanshi <i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2
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Wow! This is nice..
Working in team for single spot will add new dimension. For Wikipedia Takes
Pune, we had group of 4 people for one location - After introductory
session, we provided them Google Map and Wikipedia Article copy of same -
So along with photograph they also learn about aspects of that place.
Example - Group going to ShaniwarWada Was briefed in advance about
importance and unknown facts about that place - so photographer is clear
about 'what' to capture. We requested to form group with stranges, so it
was 'fun' part - everyone got to spend whole day with strangers who shared
same photography passion...
Result of this exercise - Within 5 hours, 5,000+ photos were uploaded on
Commons.At end of day we had 6,500+ photos.
This is great team building exercise, we received many amazing volunteers
for club events. And majority work of Summit was executed by people who
were participant at Takes Pune event, later on they became key persons in
Club management.
All the best for Wikipedia Takes Kolkata!
Keep Organizing, Keep Inspiring! :-)
Best Regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi,
On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Kalyan Sarkar <kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com>wrote:
> All,
>
> We are happy to announce that we are going to organize Wikipedia Takes
> Kolkata 2 on 3rd March 2013.
>
> We are planning to cover the following -
>
> 1. Bow Barracks
> 2. Kapalitola Kali temple
> 3. Chinese temples
> 4. Magen David synagogue
> 5. Armenian Church
> 6. Greek Orthodox Church
> 7. Beth El synagogue
> 8. Portuguese Church
> 9. Any suggestions are welcome..
>
> Last but not the least, we'll have Chinese breakfast at Tirettabazar after
> taking snaps of the Chinese temples.
>
> Anybody who would be in Kolkata around that time please don't forget to
> join the fun.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Kalyan Sarkar
> 9836063920
>
>
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:58:37 +0530
From: sankarshan <foss.mailinglists(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikipedia Takes Kolkata 2
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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:17 PM, Vishnu t <visdaviva(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> 'The Walls of Kolkata' are so rich and diverse, but are increasingly being
> painted on.
Hmm... this is an interesting perspective. Would you like to elaborate ?
--
sankarshan mukhopadhyay
<https://twitter.com/#!/sankarshan>
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:22:15 +0530
From: Subhashish Panigrahi <subhashish(a)cis-india.org>
To: wikimedia-in-pun(a)lists.wikimedia.org, Wikimedia India Community
list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Celebrating The Success of Wikipedia
in Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013
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Hi All,
Earlier I had published a video by combining short clips of various activities during Wikipedia Summit Pune:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Celebrating_the_success_of_Wikipedia…
Here are the three audio podcasts of speeches uploaded:
1. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sudhanwa%27s_speech_about_Wikimedia_…
2. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rishi_Aacharya%27s_speech_about_Gend…
3. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vibha%27s_speech_about_Gender_Gap_at…
More pictures and media files:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Summit_Pune
Best!
Subhashish Panigrahi
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:26:45 +0530
From: Ashwin Baindur <ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com>
To: "Mailing list for Wikimedians in Pune, India"
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] Celebrating The
Success of Wikipedia in Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013
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This is a good trend. Please write this up as a post for WikiPatrika!
Ashwin
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi <
subhashish(a)cis-india.org> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Earlier I had published a video by combining short clips of various
> activities during Wikipedia Summit Pune:
>
>
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Celebrating_the_success_of_Wikipedia…
>
> Here are the three audio podcasts of speeches uploaded:
> 1.
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sudhanwa%27s_speech_about_Wikimedia_…<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sudhanwa's_speech_about_Wikimedia_India_Chapter_at_Wikipedia_Summit_Pune.ogg>
> 2.
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rishi_Aacharya%27s_speech_about_Gend…
> 3.
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vibha%27s_speech_about_Gender_Gap_at…
>
>
> More pictures and media files:
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Summit_Pune
>
> Best!
> Subhashish Panigrahi
>
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:28:18 +0530
From: Rahmanuddin Shaik <nani1only(a)gmail.com>
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Success of Wikipedia in Wikipedia Summit Pune 2013
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Thank you, Subha!
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:26 PM, Ashwin Baindur
<ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com>wrote:
> This is a good trend. Please write this up as a post for WikiPatrika!
>
> Ashwin
>
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi <
> subhashish(a)cis-india.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Earlier I had published a video by combining short clips of various
>> activities during Wikipedia Summit Pune:
>>
>>
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Celebrating_the_success_of_Wikipedia…
>>
>> Here are the three audio podcasts of speeches uploaded:
>> 1.
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sudhanwa%27s_speech_about_Wikimedia_…<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sudhanwa's_speech_about_Wikimedia_India_Chapter_at_Wikipedia_Summit_Pune.ogg>
>> 2.
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rishi_Aacharya%27s_speech_about_Gend…
>> 3.
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vibha%27s_speech_about_Gender_Gap_at…
>>
>>
>> More pictures and media files:
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Summit_Pune
>>
>> Best!
>> Subhashish Panigrahi
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Wikimedia-IN-PUN mailing list
>> Wikimedia-IN-PUN(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-pun
>>
>>
>
>
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>
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:57:56 -0800 (PST)
From: Niraj Suryawanshi <niraj.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com>
To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
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Thanks! i was unaware abt the speeches recorded.
thanks again!
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Niraj Suryawanshi
on behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:08:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Niraj Suryawanshi <niraj.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com>
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Yep I agree with Abhishek!
the concept is very good, the participants should be guided about few things
"Where" to click
exactly "What" & "How" to click
also the "Fun" part in it!
Organized effort leads to a precise outcome. Also about the working with
strangers & team building effort we here in Wikipedia Club Pune have a great
team now.
and that's the story of me getting attached to the Wikipedia Club Pune.
Waiting to hear your success story!
All the Best!!
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:22:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Niraj Suryawanshi <niraj.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com>
To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India needs your support:
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Hi,
Well this initiative is a good one, off-course we here in India do the
fundraising, would help the whole movement for sure!
But the India Chapter is INELIGIBLE! hits me bad, "INELIGIBLE"? what does
that mean?!
I would be glad to know about the same.
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:30:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Niraj Suryawanshi <niraj.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Republic Day - Marathi Wikipedia
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Hi Shrikant,
Have u been through the articles yet?
any reviews you want to share with us to help us improve better??
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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:58:55 +0000
From: "Dhaval S. Vyas" <dsvyas(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Gujarati wikimedians at Science fair,
Bharuch
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Hi All,
I would like to share a news with you. Recently Narmadanagar Community
Science Centre, Bharuch, Gujarat organised a science fair for the schools
of Bharuch District. Three of our active Gujarati Wiki community members
participated in the science fair and demonstrate to the teachers and school
children how Gujarati Wikipedia and Wikisource could be utilised by them.
These three users are Satishchandra, Devendrasinh Gohil and Jayam Patel.
Satishchandra is one of the wikimedians recognised for his noteworthy
contributions last year by WMIN.
They participated in the science fair without any external help, and
without any publicity. They talked to shool teachers and students about
what is Wikipedia and wikisource, how can they contribute, how to type in
Gujarati, how wikipedia and wikisource could be useful to them, etc. Also,
they brifed them lightly about the principles of wikis and showed them few
pages as well to provide hands-on experience.
Regards,
Dhaval
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:18:43 +0530
From: Ashwin Baindur <ashwin.baindur(a)gmail.com>
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Great work Suryawanshi, Suryawanshi & Wikipedia Pune Club members!
Ashwin
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:00 AM, Niraj Suryawanshi <
niraj.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Shrikant,
> Have u been through the articles yet?
> any reviews you want to share with us to help us improve better??
>
>
>
>
> -----
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>
> Niraj Suryawanshi
> on behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
> +91 8149920120 | niraj.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:19:15 +0530
From: Vishnu t <visdaviva(a)gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Gujarati wikimedians at Science fair,
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Dear Dhaval,
Thank you for sharing this. Excellent work Satishchandra, Devendrasinh
Gohil and Jayam Patel. Mainly because the way in which you have dovetailed
the Gujarati Wiki outreach event at the primary education level. I feel
this is a useful and more organic model of doing Education programmes. I
think there is a larger shared interest among the Gujarati Wikipedian
friends about Wiki-Education programme, as I heard Sushant Salva also
extensively talking about this.
Dhaval, would you and other Gujarati Wikipedian friends want to consider
developing a model of doing Wiki-Education programme. By this I mean going
deeper and critically reflecting, documenting on the challenges and
learnings, etc. If yes, we can bring in some critical inputs by experts in
the Elementary education sector and facilitate the process. And also in
making all your efforts result in larger and sustained results. Please do
discuss with friends and get back either on or off the list - Warmly, Vishnu
If I may, it is important that there is more cross reporting of the work
being done by various Wikipedians across Indian languages. There is not
much news about the passionate work being done by many of our friends.
While we will work in bringing back Wiki Patrika, I feel it is very useful
to have posts on this list which can act as a source of cross-pollination
of ideas, collaborations and projects. Any ideas and suggestions on this
would be Welcome.
Best,
Vishnu
On 11 February 2013 04:28, Dhaval S. Vyas <dsvyas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I would like to share a news with you. Recently Narmadanagar Community
> Science Centre, Bharuch, Gujarat organised a science fair for the schools
> of Bharuch District. Three of our active Gujarati Wiki community members
> participated in the science fair and demonstrate to the teachers and school
> children how Gujarati Wikipedia and Wikisource could be utilised by them.
> These three users are Satishchandra, Devendrasinh Gohil and Jayam Patel.
> Satishchandra is one of the wikimedians recognised for his noteworthy
> contributions last year by WMIN.
>
> They participated in the science fair without any external help, and
> without any publicity. They talked to shool teachers and students about
> what is Wikipedia and wikisource, how can they contribute, how to type in
> Gujarati, how wikipedia and wikisource could be useful to them, etc. Also,
> they brifed them lightly about the principles of wikis and showed them few
> pages as well to provide hands-on experience.
>
> Regards,
> Dhaval
>
>
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:02:29 +0530
From: Bishakha Datta <bishakhadatta(a)gmail.com>
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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:45 PM, Theo10011 <de10011(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> 3) I am still curious about some of the relationships here. As far as I
> know achal still serves on your board? because I have a distinct memory of
> there being some association here. He also still serves on the Advisory
> board of WMF and had a lot to do with selecting Bishakha. He was also a
> fellow for WMF, some time after the start of the India programs.
>
> Since there are probably many people on this list who are not familiar
with the process of recruiting 'appointed' trustees to the WMF board, it's
best I provide some information here. By way of background, please see this
page to understand the composition of board members and how they are
selected: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees
In my case, the process began with Achal giving my name to the Nominations
Committee, after which I went through the following steps (as did other
candidates, although I don't know who they were or are):
-A phone interview with a headhunter or recruitment firm
-In-person interviews at the WMF office in San Francisco with three board
members (Michael Snow, then board chair; Kat Walsh; Stu West) and the
executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, Sue Gardner
-Skype interview with board member Jimmy Wales
I was then invited to be on the WMF board in March 2010. I remember this
process well, since even though I serve on other non-profit boards, I had
never gone through such an extensive and rigorous selection process before
this.
The board positions are unpaid; all of us serve in a volunteer capacity.
Best and hope this throws some light on the WMF trustee selection process.
Just so people know, there is currently a vacancy on the board and another
search process is underway.
Bishakha
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:50:19 +0530
From: Karthik Nadar <karthikndr(a)wikimedia.in>
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WMIN-Members] Wikimedia India chapter
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Dear all,
here's a reminder about today's IRC meet from 9:00 pm to 10: 00 pm.
*
*
*Date and Time*
February 11, 2013, 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
*How to connect ?*
IRC Channel <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chat_Meets> at
#wikimedia-in <irc://irc.freenode.net/#wikimedia-in>
connect<http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-in>
*Agenda*
- Program Plan for FY 2013-14
Everyone is invited. Thanks!
On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Anirudh Bhati <anirudhsbh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Posting content from the link the Karthik provided:
>
> http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats/February_11,_2013
>
> *Date and Time*
> February 11, 2013, 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
>
> *How to connect ?*
> IRC Channel <http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chat_Meets> at
> #wikimedia-in connect<http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#wikimedia-in>
>
> *Agenda*
>
> - Program Plan for FY 2013-14
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Savithri Singh <singh.savithri(a)gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> where?
>>
>> Savithri
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Karthik Nadar <karthikndr(a)wikimedia.in>wrote:
>>
>>> Dear friends,
>>>
>>> we, from the Wikimedia India Chapter invite you to take part in the IRC
>>> meet. The IRC meet is scheduled on 11 February 2013 (Monday) from 9:00 pm
>>> to 10:00 pm.
>>>
>>>
>>> - http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Internet_Relay_Chats/February_11,_2013
>>>
>>>
>>> The new EC incharge, so far had no communication with the community, and
>>> hence this will be the first meet. Program plan for the year 2013-14 will
>>> be the primary agenda, and so, your plans and suggestions are welcome. Hope
>>> to see you all.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks and regards,
>>> Karthik Nadar,
>>> Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter.
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hi Rajat,
I am not sure if you have written
to the mailing list earlier, so a warm welcome to the Wikimedia India
community. If nothing else, this thread seems to be getting more newer
members of the community to join the conversation on list and I am happy about that.
My responses are inline.
warm regards,
Pradeep Mohandas
How Pradeep uses email? - http://goo.gl/6v1I9
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Dear Anirudh and List members,
I am forced to send this e-mail because I feel that the Wikimedia Movement in India has hit a new low by moderating its own active member (Abhishek Suryawanshi) on the Wikimedia India mailing list.
This is not to say that I agree with Abhishek's tone, but I feel that there is nothing wrong in what he was asking.
Few of my concerns:
1) Why does Anirudh respond on behalf of EC and why has the EC not responded to Abhishek/community? Do we assume that the entire EC is acting as sock-puppet of Anirudha? Sorry to ask this but I feel there is too much shadow puppetry happening in the Wikimedia India Chapter. This act of moderation is only an indication of this. I wish the EC comes out clean and Anirudha minds his own business, where ever he is.
Pradeep: Let me begin by saying that I am defending Anirudh and the EC on this point. Anirudh's moderation cannot be called shadow puppetry simply for the reason that he openly warned and stated what he would do before he took action. The action could have been opposed after he sent out that email. The fact that it wasn't meant that the large majority of members on this list believed that it was the correct action to take.
The EC is not a single person entity. There are 7 people there. It takes time for them to talk among themselves and answer as one. Also, repetition of a point again and again does not help anyone or the argument he is making. Abhishek asks the question again and again - http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2013-February/009376.…, http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2013-February/009390.… and http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2013-February/009395.… (I list only three, there were more).
The EC has also clarified after Sunil's email - http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2013-February/009490.… - to the list.
Also, when referring to a person, please make sure you address him correctly, with his proper name. He is Anirudh not Anirudha.
2) Initially I felt, probably Anirudh 'felt' like an elder and was concerned. I went in search of what he has done for the Indian Wikimedia movement and realized that there is very less that I could find. There is nothing that you seemed to have contributed to 'Indic' wikipedias. I think someone asked the same question in the past to which there is no answer from you. Please help and redirect to your contribution to Wikipedia India movement.
I feel it is much more important that Anirudh be moderated. It would be gracious if he self moderates his actions.
Taking the liberty to cross post this to many as I feel this highhanded suppression of 'freedom of expression' be seen seriously by the community. With a hope that Anirudha will avoid taking such repressive steps in future and allows this post reach the WM-India mailing list.
Pradeep: This is your personal opinion or how you viewed the situation. You are entitled to it. I will not comment on it. When making an allegation, please substantiate with links, if possible.
I hope you continue engaging with this list.
Thanks,
Rajat
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:17 AM, Anirudh Bhati <anirudhsbh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Abhishek,
>
>The chapter's response has been to ask you to stop making
>unsubstantiated allegations. Sunil has clarified that that the WMF
>sponsored A2K programme is funding travel and accommodation of some
>members of the Wikimedia India Executive Committee for the purpose of
>a training session in Bangalore organized for the benefit of the new
>employee(s) of CIS/A2K. This is the sole purpose of funding travel
>and accommodation from CIS/A2K perspective and nothing else. What the
>members of the WMIN board decide to do in their spare time while they
>are available in the same city is up to them. If they use this time
>to organize a face to face board meeting, all the more better, since
>this way they save some precious chapter funds. Your accusation that
>the chapter is misleading the community is a falsification.
>
>Since you have chosen to ignore my previous warning and continued to
>post on the same topic on this mailing list, I have put your account
>on moderation. If you wish to discuss this matter further, please
>feel free to send an email to the chapter directly.
>
>
>Thanks,
>Anirudh
>
>On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:16 AM, Abhishek Suryawanshi
><i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Dear Anirudh,
>>
>> Please direct me to the response/clarification from Wikimedia India
>> Executive Committee.
>>
>> Only Sunil has made the whole thing clear and now its "only" You who is
>> saying -
>> It is clear to us all that some members of the Executive committee will be
>> travelling to Bangalore in order to train the new employees of CIS on
>> matters pertaining to their new assignments. The Executive Committee
>> has decided to utilize this time when all the members of the board are
>> in the same city together to have a face to face meeting. There is
>> nothing that has been said that goes to prove that CIS regularly funds
>> chapter activities.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Abhishek Suryawanshi,
>> On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:20 AM, Anirudh Bhati <anirudhsbh(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Abhishek,
>>>
>>> I noticed that you have been repetitively raising the same issues over
>>> and over again. The members of the Executive Committee of Wikimedia
>>> India and Sunil@CIS have already responded to your questions. It is
>>> clear to us all that some members of the Executive committee will be
>>> travelling to Bangalore in order to train the new employees of CIS on
>>> matters pertaining to their new assignments. The Executive Committee
>>> has decided to utilize this time when all the members of the board are
>>> in the same city together to have a face to face meeting. There is
>>> nothing that has been said that goes to prove that CIS regularly funds
>>> chapter activities.
>>>
>>> I have to ask you to please refrain from sending further emails on
>>> this topic. If you ignore this warning, I will have to put your
>>> account on moderation.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Anirudh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:16 AM, Abhishek Suryawanshi
>>> <i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Dear Executive Committee,
>>> > Wikimedia India Chapter.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Could you be please be kind enough to clarify, Why EC was/is interested
>>> > in
>>> > misguiding mailing list and Indian community?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > When asked about CIS funding - Executive Committee member wrote :
>>> >
>>> >> The Chapter has alwaya made things public and will xontinue to do so.
>>> >> If
>>> >> the CIS funds us, it will be madw public.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Then why weren't they made public by you? CIS clearly stated - they are
>>> > funding Chapter, and in past (also) they have supported in-kind.
>>> >
>>> > Why is the hesitation for acknowledging this? On the contrary - there is
>>> > strong rejection of even having any kind of connection with CIS from
>>> > Chapter
>>> > representatives. (On the other hand CIS is graciously open/alright to
>>> > acknowledge links with the Chapter)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On A Query about CIS funding Chapter Flight Tickets : Response from
>>> > Secretary was-
>>> >
>>> >> .....making unsubstantiated claims on a public mailing list,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Which part was unsubstantiated? Its the reality that this time Chapter
>>> > Board Member's Flight tickets ARE covered by CIS even if it includes
>>> > training the A2K team.
>>> > (CIS has already made it clear on this mailing list)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why there is hesitation/resistance to have transparency?
>>> >
>>> > Also, the Chapter President gave statement on same thread -
>>> >
>>> >> Please be open and transparent to the
>>> >> community. The more you become transparent, it is better for all.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Are Chapter EC Members exception to this?
>>> >
>>> > On same lines, Another EC Members says -
>>> >
>>> >> The Chapter is financially accountable to it's MEMBERS,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > As correctly stated by , Chapter is having money from WMF, Which comes
>>> > from
>>> > individual donations. So ideally
>>> > Chapter should be accountable to the overall community and not just its
>>> > members, as rightly pointed out by someone
>>> >
>>> > Again, What is the need to find excuses for transparency?
>>> >
>>> > When there was statement that ''AGM travel expense is covered'' instead
>>> > of
>>> > correcting statement and saying, its wrong - and CIS is paying for Board
>>> > Trip (which is coinciding with CIS training!)
>>> > Even Chapter President preferred to give out half truth and kept
>>> > everyone in
>>> > dark. And there was Secretary and another EC Member to take whole
>>> > mailing
>>> > list on a ride!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why it is important?
>>> >
>>> > This could be start of new era - Where CIS supports Chapter financially
>>> > whenever needed.
>>> > (or in-kind as they did in past and hopefully will continue to do so).
>>> >
>>> > So more and more volunteer efforts can be devoted for
>>> > outreach/activities.
>>> >
>>> >> Please remember that chapter is representation of the community and
>>> >> works for the community
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Current scenario gives wrong interpretation and implies that community
>>> > should not raise questions on transparency because after-all we are your
>>> > representation! Either consult community before lying or speak
>>> > (complete)
>>> > truth.
>>> >
>>> >> Here is response from Sunil,CIS -
>>> >>
>>> >> This month, we are reimbursing the Chapter EC travel and related
>>> >> expenses because the Chapter EC has kindly consented to support a
>>> >> training programme that CIS is organising for it's A2K team in
>>> >> Bangalore. It is only happy coincidence that they were also organising
>>> >> a meeting in Bangalore during those dates. I was not aware of this
>>> >> when I reached out to the EC and asked for their support us.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > From Sunil's mail it is clear that Sunil extended the offer in
>>> > good-faith,
>>> > unaware of Chapter-Board meeting falling at the same time. However
>>> > Chapter
>>> > also seems to have taken this opportunity and is now shy to accept. I
>>> > don't
>>> > understand why?
>>> >
>>> > And why CIS was also kept in dark?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> CIS will cover air travel and accommodation for all EC members. CIS
>>> >> will
>>> >> also provide per diem for meals that are not provided during the
>>> >> training. Unfortunately, we don't have a separate budget for fees.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Along with 'air Travel', CIS is providing accommodation too.
>>> > And Last sentence about fee budget is interesting.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > If Chapter is expecting public support for fundraising and other
>>> > activities,
>>> > then it should be more transparent and 'should avoid organized and
>>> > dedicated
>>> > efforts to misguide community/keep in dark.'
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > And Hope so CIS takes care of all the
>>> > remaining Chapter financial needs as well, Just keep community in loop.
>>> > And
>>> > Thanks to Sunil/ CIS for being transparent and open.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Keep Clarifying, Keep Inspiring!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -Abhishek Suryawanshi,
>>> > On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> > From: Sunil Abraham <sunil(a)mahiti.org>
>>> > Date: Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:29 PM
>>> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] why to donate
>>> > To: Abhishek Suryawanshi <i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com>
>>> > Cc: Wikimedia India Community list
>>> > <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Dear Abhishek,
>>> >
>>> > CIS is not supporting travel expenses for Chapter EC meetings. Nor has
>>> > CIS provided funding to the Chapter so far from the Wikipedia grant.
>>> > CIS has provided in-kind support to the Chapter in previous financial
>>> > years for ex. society registration costs and the costs of their
>>> > financial adviser during their first financial year. We strongly
>>> > suppor
>>> >
>>> > This month, we are reimbursing the Chapter EC travel and related
>>> > expenses because the Chapter EC has kindly consented to support a
>>> > training programme that CIS is organising for it's A2K team in
>>> > Bangalore. It is only happy coincidence that they were also organising
>>> > a meeting in Bangalore during those dates. I was not aware of this
>>> > when I reached out to the EC and asked for their support us.
>>> >
>>> > Dear Friends,
>>> >
>>> > In the first week of March, we hope to release a 6-monthly report of
>>> > the utilization of the grant so far. Usually we only provide an annual
>>> > consolidated report for all grants at the ledger group level. But for
>>> > this particular grant we will increase the degree of transparency to
>>> > address concerns of the community. If you have any suggestions on how
>>> > we should structure this report or if you have any further questions
>>> > about how CIS is spending the grant allocated do not hesitate to ask
>>> > me.
>>> >
>>> > Best wishes,
>>> >
>>> > Sunil
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -------- Original Message --------
>>> > Subject: Training of CIS-A2K team on 23 or 24 of February
>>> > Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:48:42 +0530
>>> > From: Sunil Abraham <sunil(a)cis-india.org>
>>> > To: Wikimedia India EC <wikimedia-in-exec(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>>> >
>>> > Attn:
>>> > Sudhanwa Jogalekar
>>> > Karthik Nadar
>>> > Anirudh Singh Bhati
>>> > Nikita Belavate
>>> > Pranav Curumsey
>>> > Srikanth Ramakrishnan
>>> > Viswa Prabha
>>> >
>>> > Dear Members of the Wikimedia India EC,
>>> >
>>> > Hope 2013 has gotten of to an excellent start for all of you.
>>> >
>>> > CIS is organising a training for the A2K team on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th
>>> > of February in Bangalore. The new Programme Director - Vishnu Vardhan
>>> > will also be attending this event. We would like the EC to spend one day
>>> > training the team on a variety of issues. We would prefer if you opt for
>>> > either 23rd or the 24th as we have some other trainers that have
>>> > confirmed for the 22nd.
>>> >
>>> > CIS will cover air travel and accommodation for all EC members. CIS will
>>> > also provide per diem for meals that are not provided during the
>>> > training. Unfortunately, we don't have a separate budget for fees.
>>> >
>>> > This idea has been discussed with Anasuya Sengupta and Jessie Wild at
>>> > the Wikimedia Foundation and they have supported it.
>>> >
>>> > Best wishes,
>>> >
>>> > Sunil
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 1:08 AM, Abhishek Suryawanshi
>>> > <i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Dear Sunil,
>>> >>
>>> >> Could you please share information about CIS supporting Chapter Travel
>>> >> expenses?
>>> >>
>>> >> And Its nice and positive move, Great to see CIS continues to support
>>> >> movement in India.
>>> >> Volunteers can devote their time in doing activities and CIS can
>>> >> support
>>> >> as
>>> >> per request.
>>> >>
>>> >> As Chapter is shy/silent about acknowledging funding from CIS - Hope so
>>> >> your
>>> >> reply will clarify that CIS is there to support Chapter activities
>>> >> irrespective of criticism.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Keep Supporting, Keep Inspiring! :)
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Regards,
>>> >>
>>> >> Abhishek Suryawanshi,
>>> >> On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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I take strong offense to this mail and see it as an attack on Anirudh,
aka Sir Nicholas. He is a senior member of the community, an active
editor and administrator on the English Wikipedia, and a founding
member of the chapter. One doesn't need Indic contribs to be an Indian
Wikipedian. You might want to search again, or use a different search
engine. The community hasn't reached any low because of this but
because people are busy ranting out her and not contributing or
letting others contribute.
On 2/18/13, Raj Tagore <rajtagorev(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: <rajtagorev(a)gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 10:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Chapter Misleading Community!
> To: wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, anirudhsbh(a)gmail.com
>
>
> Dear Anirudh and List members,
>
> I am forced to send this e-mail because I feel that the Wikimedia Movement
> in India has hit a new low by moderating its own active member (Abhishek
> Suryawanshi) on the Wikimedia India mailing list.
>
> This is not to say that I agree with Abhishek's tone, but I feel that there
> is nothing wrong in what he was asking.
>
> Few of my concerns:
>
> 1) Why does Anirudh respond on behalf of EC and why has the EC not
> responded to Abhishek/community? Do we assume that the entire EC is acting
> as sock-puppet of Anirudha? Sorry to ask this but I feel there is too much
> shadow puppetry happening in the Wikimedia India Chapter. This act of
> moderation is only an indication of this. I wish the EC comes out clean and
> Anirudha minds his own business, where ever he is.
>
> 2) Initially I felt, probably Anirudh 'felt' like an elder and was
> concerned. I went in search of what he has done for the Indian Wikimedia
> movement and realized that there is very less that I could find. There is
> nothing that you seemed to have contributed to 'Indic' wikipedias. I think
> someone asked the same question in the past to which there is no answer
> from you. Please help and redirect to your contribution to Wikipedia India
> movement.
>
> I feel it is much more important that Anirudh be moderated. It would be
> gracious if he self moderates his actions.
>
> Taking the liberty to cross post this to many as I feel this highhanded
> suppression of 'freedom of expression' be seen seriously by the community.
> With a hope that Anirudha will avoid taking such repressive steps in future
> and allows this post reach the WM-India mailing list.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Rajat
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:17 AM, Anirudh Bhati <anirudhsbh(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Abhishek,
>>
>> The chapter's response has been to ask you to stop making
>> unsubstantiated allegations. Sunil has clarified that that the WMF
>> sponsored A2K programme is funding travel and accommodation of some
>> members of the Wikimedia India Executive Committee for the purpose of
>> a training session in Bangalore organized for the benefit of the new
>> employee(s) of CIS/A2K. This is the sole purpose of funding travel
>> and accommodation from CIS/A2K perspective and nothing else. What the
>> members of the WMIN board decide to do in their spare time while they
>> are available in the same city is up to them. If they use this time
>> to organize a face to face board meeting, all the more better, since
>> this way they save some precious chapter funds. Your accusation that
>> the chapter is misleading the community is a falsification.
>>
>> Since you have chosen to ignore my previous warning and continued to
>> post on the same topic on this mailing list, I have put your account
>> on moderation. If you wish to discuss this matter further, please
>> feel free to send an email to the chapter directly.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Anirudh
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:16 AM, Abhishek Suryawanshi
>> <i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Dear Anirudh,
>> >
>> > Please direct me to the response/clarification from Wikimedia India
>> > Executive Committee.
>> >
>> > Only Sunil has made the whole thing clear and now its "only" You who
>> > is
>> > saying -
>> > It is clear to us all that some members of the Executive committee will
>> be
>> > travelling to Bangalore in order to train the new employees of CIS on
>> > matters pertaining to their new assignments. The Executive Committee
>> > has decided to utilize this time when all the members of the board are
>> > in the same city together to have a face to face meeting. There is
>> > nothing that has been said that goes to prove that CIS regularly funds
>> > chapter activities.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Abhishek Suryawanshi,
>> > On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:20 AM, Anirudh Bhati <anirudhsbh(a)gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Abhishek,
>> >>
>> >> I noticed that you have been repetitively raising the same issues over
>> >> and over again. The members of the Executive Committee of Wikimedia
>> >> India and Sunil@CIS have already responded to your questions. It is
>> >> clear to us all that some members of the Executive committee will be
>> >> travelling to Bangalore in order to train the new employees of CIS on
>> >> matters pertaining to their new assignments. The Executive Committee
>> >> has decided to utilize this time when all the members of the board are
>> >> in the same city together to have a face to face meeting. There is
>> >> nothing that has been said that goes to prove that CIS regularly funds
>> >> chapter activities.
>> >>
>> >> I have to ask you to please refrain from sending further emails on
>> >> this topic. If you ignore this warning, I will have to put your
>> >> account on moderation.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Anirudh
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:16 AM, Abhishek Suryawanshi
>> >> <i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Dear Executive Committee,
>> >> > Wikimedia India Chapter.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Could you be please be kind enough to clarify, Why EC was/is
>> interested
>> >> > in
>> >> > misguiding mailing list and Indian community?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > When asked about CIS funding - Executive Committee member wrote :
>> >> >
>> >> >> The Chapter has alwaya made things public and will xontinue to do
>> >> >> so.
>> >> >> If
>> >> >> the CIS funds us, it will be madw public.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Then why weren't they made public by you? CIS clearly stated - they
>> are
>> >> > funding Chapter, and in past (also) they have supported in-kind.
>> >> >
>> >> > Why is the hesitation for acknowledging this? On the contrary -
>> >> > there
>> is
>> >> > strong rejection of even having any kind of connection with CIS from
>> >> > Chapter
>> >> > representatives. (On the other hand CIS is graciously open/alright
>> >> > to
>> >> > acknowledge links with the Chapter)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On A Query about CIS funding Chapter Flight Tickets : Response from
>> >> > Secretary was-
>> >> >
>> >> >> .....making unsubstantiated claims on a public mailing list,
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Which part was unsubstantiated? Its the reality that this time
>> Chapter
>> >> > Board Member's Flight tickets ARE covered by CIS even if it includes
>> >> > training the A2K team.
>> >> > (CIS has already made it clear on this mailing list)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Why there is hesitation/resistance to have transparency?
>> >> >
>> >> > Also, the Chapter President gave statement on same thread -
>> >> >
>> >> >> Please be open and transparent to the
>> >> >> community. The more you become transparent, it is better for all.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Are Chapter EC Members exception to this?
>> >> >
>> >> > On same lines, Another EC Members says -
>> >> >
>> >> >> The Chapter is financially accountable to it's MEMBERS,
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > As correctly stated by , Chapter is having money from WMF, Which
>> >> > comes
>> >> > from
>> >> > individual donations. So ideally
>> >> > Chapter should be accountable to the overall community and not just
>> its
>> >> > members, as rightly pointed out by someone
>> >> >
>> >> > Again, What is the need to find excuses for transparency?
>> >> >
>> >> > When there was statement that ''AGM travel expense is covered''
>> instead
>> >> > of
>> >> > correcting statement and saying, its wrong - and CIS is paying for
>> Board
>> >> > Trip (which is coinciding with CIS training!)
>> >> > Even Chapter President preferred to give out half truth and kept
>> >> > everyone in
>> >> > dark. And there was Secretary and another EC Member to take whole
>> >> > mailing
>> >> > list on a ride!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Why it is important?
>> >> >
>> >> > This could be start of new era - Where CIS supports Chapter
>> financially
>> >> > whenever needed.
>> >> > (or in-kind as they did in past and hopefully will continue to do
>> >> > so).
>> >> >
>> >> > So more and more volunteer efforts can be devoted for
>> >> > outreach/activities.
>> >> >
>> >> >> Please remember that chapter is representation of the community and
>> >> >> works for the community
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Current scenario gives wrong interpretation and implies that
>> >> > community
>> >> > should not raise questions on transparency because after-all we are
>> your
>> >> > representation! Either consult community before lying or speak
>> >> > (complete)
>> >> > truth.
>> >> >
>> >> >> Here is response from Sunil,CIS -
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This month, we are reimbursing the Chapter EC travel and related
>> >> >> expenses because the Chapter EC has kindly consented to support a
>> >> >> training programme that CIS is organising for it's A2K team in
>> >> >> Bangalore. It is only happy coincidence that they were also
>> organising
>> >> >> a meeting in Bangalore during those dates. I was not aware of this
>> >> >> when I reached out to the EC and asked for their support us.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > From Sunil's mail it is clear that Sunil extended the offer in
>> >> > good-faith,
>> >> > unaware of Chapter-Board meeting falling at the same time. However
>> >> > Chapter
>> >> > also seems to have taken this opportunity and is now shy to accept.
>> >> > I
>> >> > don't
>> >> > understand why?
>> >> >
>> >> > And why CIS was also kept in dark?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> CIS will cover air travel and accommodation for all EC members. CIS
>> >> >> will
>> >> >> also provide per diem for meals that are not provided during the
>> >> >> training. Unfortunately, we don't have a separate budget for fees.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Along with 'air Travel', CIS is providing accommodation too.
>> >> > And Last sentence about fee budget is interesting.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > If Chapter is expecting public support for fundraising and other
>> >> > activities,
>> >> > then it should be more transparent and 'should avoid organized and
>> >> > dedicated
>> >> > efforts to misguide community/keep in dark.'
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > And Hope so CIS takes care of all the
>> >> > remaining Chapter financial needs as well, Just keep community in
>> loop.
>> >> > And
>> >> > Thanks to Sunil/ CIS for being transparent and open.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Keep Clarifying, Keep Inspiring!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > -Abhishek Suryawanshi,
>> >> > On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >> > From: Sunil Abraham <sunil(a)mahiti.org>
>> >> > Date: Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:29 PM
>> >> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] why to donate
>> >> > To: Abhishek Suryawanshi <i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com>
>> >> > Cc: Wikimedia India Community list
>> >> > <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Dear Abhishek,
>> >> >
>> >> > CIS is not supporting travel expenses for Chapter EC meetings. Nor
>> >> > has
>> >> > CIS provided funding to the Chapter so far from the Wikipedia grant.
>> >> > CIS has provided in-kind support to the Chapter in previous
>> >> > financial
>> >> > years for ex. society registration costs and the costs of their
>> >> > financial adviser during their first financial year. We strongly
>> >> > suppor
>> >> >
>> >> > This month, we are reimbursing the Chapter EC travel and related
>> >> > expenses because the Chapter EC has kindly consented to support a
>> >> > training programme that CIS is organising for it's A2K team in
>> >> > Bangalore. It is only happy coincidence that they were also
>> >> > organising
>> >> > a meeting in Bangalore during those dates. I was not aware of this
>> >> > when I reached out to the EC and asked for their support us.
>> >> >
>> >> > Dear Friends,
>> >> >
>> >> > In the first week of March, we hope to release a 6-monthly report of
>> >> > the utilization of the grant so far. Usually we only provide an
>> >> > annual
>> >> > consolidated report for all grants at the ledger group level. But
>> >> > for
>> >> > this particular grant we will increase the degree of transparency to
>> >> > address concerns of the community. If you have any suggestions on
>> >> > how
>> >> > we should structure this report or if you have any further questions
>> >> > about how CIS is spending the grant allocated do not hesitate to ask
>> >> > me.
>> >> >
>> >> > Best wishes,
>> >> >
>> >> > Sunil
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > -------- Original Message --------
>> >> > Subject: Training of CIS-A2K team on 23 or 24 of February
>> >> > Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:48:42 +0530
>> >> > From: Sunil Abraham <sunil(a)cis-india.org>
>> >> > To: Wikimedia India EC <wikimedia-in-exec(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>> >> >
>> >> > Attn:
>> >> > Sudhanwa Jogalekar
>> >> > Karthik Nadar
>> >> > Anirudh Singh Bhati
>> >> > Nikita Belavate
>> >> > Pranav Curumsey
>> >> > Srikanth Ramakrishnan
>> >> > Viswa Prabha
>> >> >
>> >> > Dear Members of the Wikimedia India EC,
>> >> >
>> >> > Hope 2013 has gotten of to an excellent start for all of you.
>> >> >
>> >> > CIS is organising a training for the A2K team on the 22nd, 23rd and
>> 24th
>> >> > of February in Bangalore. The new Programme Director - Vishnu
>> >> > Vardhan
>> >> > will also be attending this event. We would like the EC to spend one
>> day
>> >> > training the team on a variety of issues. We would prefer if you opt
>> for
>> >> > either 23rd or the 24th as we have some other trainers that have
>> >> > confirmed for the 22nd.
>> >> >
>> >> > CIS will cover air travel and accommodation for all EC members. CIS
>> will
>> >> > also provide per diem for meals that are not provided during the
>> >> > training. Unfortunately, we don't have a separate budget for fees.
>> >> >
>> >> > This idea has been discussed with Anasuya Sengupta and Jessie Wild
>> >> > at
>> >> > the Wikimedia Foundation and they have supported it.
>> >> >
>> >> > Best wishes,
>> >> >
>> >> > Sunil
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 1:08 AM, Abhishek Suryawanshi
>> >> > <i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Dear Sunil,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Could you please share information about CIS supporting Chapter
>> Travel
>> >> >> expenses?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> And Its nice and positive move, Great to see CIS continues to
>> >> >> support
>> >> >> movement in India.
>> >> >> Volunteers can devote their time in doing activities and CIS can
>> >> >> support
>> >> >> as
>> >> >> per request.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> As Chapter is shy/silent about acknowledging funding from CIS -
>> >> >> Hope
>> so
>> >> >> your
>> >> >> reply will clarify that CIS is there to support Chapter activities
>> >> >> irrespective of criticism.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Keep Supporting, Keep Inspiring! :)
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Abhishek Suryawanshi,
>> >> >> On Behalf of Wikipedia Club Pune
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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hi,
Today, we had the Mumbai event of Creative Commons. They are in India in February visiting Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore.
We had a turnout of about 30-40 people today in Mumbai. We met at the Victor Menzes Conference Center at IIT-Bombay.
We began with a brief on Creative Commons in India, a brief idea on the various Creative Commons license and why to use it.
We covered extensive ground especially on areas that the Creative Commons is now being applied in - Culture, Education, Government and Science.
All in all, a good day with many Wikipedians in Mumbai turning up. Thank you for coming.
Our thanks to Prof. Shishir Jha of IIT-Bombay for help with getting the venue. We'd like to thank Jessica Coates and Jane Hornibrook of Creative Commons for spending time talking to us. They also expressed hope that they would be able to revive CC-India and an associated mailing list.
warm regards,
Pradeep Mohandas
Pradeep Mohandas
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