WikimediaIndia-l July 2021

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Condition of a Wikimedian, arrested by UP Police
by praveenp 09 Sep '22

09 Sep '22

Dear Indian Wikimedians, As many of you may have known, one of our fellow Wikimedian was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police in October 2020. His name is Siddique Kappan (His wikimedia username is User:Sidheeq). He is from Kerala, and he was active in Wikimedia projects (mainly in Malayalam Wikipedia) until his arrest. Incidently he is a journalist and he was arrested from the home of Hathras rape and murder victim while reporting the victim Dalit girl's family members. UP Police has slapped Sedition, Terrorism as well as UAPA charges against him. Kappen is diabetic and now COVID positive. He was admitted to hospital only after he collapsed in the jail cell. With his deteriorating health, it was accused that Kappan was chained to hospital bed like an animal. Today's news reports say that he is in critical condition. (You could always google "Siddique Kappan") As a tone deaf people I don't expect anything from this mail, I just wish to share the information. Stay Inside, Stay Complementary (non-critical), Stay safe, Stay healthy. User:Praveenp ------------- Siddique's en.wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sidheeq

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Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary Wikimedia celebration
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 20 Apr '22

20 Apr '22

Hello all, 23 January 2022 will mark the 125th birth anniversary of Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose West Bengal Wikimedians User Group is planning to conduct a series of events to improve free-content related to Subhas Chandra Bose on different Wikimedia sites. Today, on the 124th birth anniversary of Bose, we have inaugurated the initiative and will continue to work for the next one year. Learn more about the program here- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose%27s_125th_birth_anniver… (under construction and to be expanded gradually). You may also read a blog post on Diff: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/12/24/125th-birth-anniversary-of-subhas-cha… If you like, you can share your thoughts and good wishes here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Subhas_Chandra_Bose%27s_125th_birth_an… Regards, Bodhisattwa On behalf of West Bengal Wikimedians User Group

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India grants and communication to Wikimediaindia-l
by Tito Dutta 05 Jan '22

05 Jan '22

Namaskara, This might be some food for thought, and inputs are welcome. India mailing list is the largest and most widely used Wikimedia mailing list for the Indian community. Could we have a practice that all grant requests from the country (or related to) are informed on the Wikimediaindia-l mailing list? Whether it is a state-level, project-level, language-level etc, or whether it is a rapid grant, project grant etc it would be good to see the plan details on this mailing list in advance. It will ensure greater visibility, and it will also ensure the community's understanding/knowing of each other's projects. If we can have a practice like this, we can inform Wikimedia, or CR team or relevant support structure(s) as an India community practice. This post is in my personal capacity. Please assume good faith Regards, User:Titodutta

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 in India coming soon!
by Bodhisattwa Mandal 15 Aug '21

15 Aug '21

Hello all, We are happy to announce that the West Bengal Wikimedians User Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal_Wikimedians> is going to organize Wiki Loves Monuments <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2021_in_Ind…> again this year in the month of September. The organizing team <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2021_in_Ind…> has booked a slot <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Unconference/WLM_India_-_Meet_the…> for Wikimania Unconference <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Unconference>. You can meet them at Building No. 6, Floor 1, Tables A and B on 15th August 2021 8:30 pm IST to ask any questions and give any feedback related to WLM India. If you are interested to join, please feel free to sign up here <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Unconference/WLM_India_-_Meet_the…> . Like previous years, we are currently adding more and more data about Indian monuments, both for designated and non-designated ones, on Wikidata and the WLM lists of monuments <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_in_India/Mo…> are fetched from there. If you find monuments from your locality or district or state that are present on Wikidata but are not reflected on our list <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_in_India/Mo…>, please let us know, so that we can include them. We have introduced some major changes this year, the details of which will be shared in our coming mails close to the competition. Regards, Bodhisattwa On behalf of WLM India 2021 team

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Share Your Struggle 2021 - Soft launch and call for volunteers
by Jinoy Tom Jacob 31 Jul '21

31 Jul '21

Hello everyone, We are happy to announce that we are launching a new photography campaign for this year’s Independence day, named Share Your Struggle[1]. It is a public photo competition on Wikimedia Commons. The goal of the project is to improve coverage of free usable media files related to various struggles, such as social movements, natural disasters, health crises such as COVID-19 pandemic, conflict-torn areas, and any other humanitarian crises. The goal is not only to document crises, but also humanitarian efforts and acts of kindness that happen during such crises. Given this is the first time and a pilot, the scope is limited to India only and related to a specific incident or theme only. We are just getting started to put this together to run the campaign, and it would be really helpful to get more volunteers from the wider community to be involved in organizing the campaign. If you are interested, please fill in the volunteer sign up form[2]. Also, feedback and suggestions are welcome on the talk page[3]. For any queries contact us at *shareyourstruggle2021(a)gmail.com <shareyourstruggle2021(a)gmail.com>* [1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Share_Your_Struggle_2021 [2] https://forms.gle/wU82P8Xo1dxZ7GW96 [3] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Share_Your_Struggle_2021 On behalf of Organizing team, Share Your Struggle 2021 User:Gnoeee

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Kannada/Karnataka based Wiki Contributors interaction with 2021 Wiki Board Election Candidates Col. Ashwin Baindur and Pavan Santosh
by Mallikarjuna S J 28 Jul '21

28 Jul '21

Dear WIkimedia India Community Members, Kannada/Karnataka based Wiki Contributors interacted with Col. Ashwin Baindur & Pavan Santosh 25'th July 2021 6 to 7 PM India time Minutes (Questions & Answers) are captured here, . <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11HFiIqOhGpM9VVYfaZ90GVoSuqV_jjwxCPh…> -Regards, Mallikarjuna S J, Lamp burns itself to light the world. What are you doing? - Dr Rajkumar

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[Fwd from Wikimedia-l] Announcing The New Grants Strategy for the Wikimedia Foundation
by Tito Dutta 26 Jul '21

26 Jul '21

Hello, This is an update about the grants structure and different funding programs. The list might find this information useful. The Asia Friendly Time call is on 23 July 2021. There is a SAARC call on 27 July 2021, English with Indian languages support, Please see these call details, timing and the Google Meet link (will be updated) here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunc… See also the "Original message" below. I think these calls will be helpful to understand the grants structure, scope, components, and the procedure. ইতি,/Regards টিটো দত্ত/User:Titodutta ---------- Original forwarded message --------- প্রেরক: Kassia Echavarri-Queen <email_removed> Date: শুক্র, ১৬ জুলাই, ২০২১ তারিখে ২:৪৭ AM টায় Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing The New Grants Strategy for the Wikimedia Foundation To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> (Note: The original thread can be seen on the web also: https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… ) Dear Wikimedians, The Community Resources team is excited to announce on Diff <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/07/15/community-resources-announces-new-fun…> the launch of the new Wikimedia funding strategy focused on decentralized decision-making, regional committees and reaching underrepresented communities [1]. Over the last 10 months we have worked together with communities to discuss, understand and develop an approach that addresses their needs and moves us towards the realization of the 2030 strategic direction [2]. Thank you for all of your participation to make this a reality. The three new funding programs: The Wikimedia Community Fund - The Community Fund is a unified program with flexible support and funding for Wikimedians working on knowledge equity aligned with the movement’s strategic direction. The Wikimedia Alliances Fund - The Alliances Fund, for mission-aligned organizations in underrepresented communities who want to collaborate and amplify our work. The Wikimedia Research and Technology Fund - The Research and Technology Fund for improving technology, tools, and research to nurture a more responsive and accessible environment for contributions. This people-centred approach is built on the principles of equity & empowerment, collaboration & cooperation, and the promotion of innovation and learning. Our team has also adapted to provide consistent regional support and the establishment of a learning mindset for the funding approach. We know this is just the beginning and it will be an iterative process. As we implement and learn we will adapt. We also understand the worldwide impact of the continuing COVID pandemic and our first priority is to be in solidarity and have flexibility with communities around the world. The three programs will be introduced in a phased approach throughout the year. We will first launch with the Wikimedia Community Fund now in July. We invite you to learn more about the programs on our meta page [3]. We have hosted a series of office hours throughout June and July [4] and will continue in the coming weeks to discuss the new programs. Each program officer is also reaching out and answering questions with individual grantees as part of the transition process. Office Hours: - 03:00 UTC – 2021-07-23 (Asia-Pacific friendly time) - 18:00 UTC – 2021-07-23 (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time) We thank you again for all of the collaboration to arrive at this new strategy and we are excited to begin this journey together. Wishing everyone the best, Kassia on behalf of the Community Resources team 1. https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/07/15/community-resources-announces-new-fun… 2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunc… 3. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start 4. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunc… --

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Kannada/Karnataka based Wiki Contributors interaction with 2021 Wiki Board Election Candidates Col. Ashwin Baindur and Pavan Santosh
by Mallikarjuna S J 24 Jul '21

24 Jul '21

Dear WIkimedia India Community Members, *25'th July 2021* *6 to 7 PM India time* Kannada/Karnataka based Wiki Contributors will be having an interaction with 2021 Wiki Board Election Candidates Col. Ashwin Baindur and Pavan Santosh Calendar Hit <https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MWloZWpuY2FwcHZ1am4…> Questions <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11HFiIqOhGpM9VVYfaZ90GVoSuqV_jjwxCPh…> We welcome other Indic Community Members to join & enrich the discussion. Pl feel free to add questions either during the discussion in the above mentioned sheet. Looking to a fruitful discussion *25'th July 2021* *6 to 7 PM India time* -Regards, Mallikarjuna S J, Lamp burns itself to light the world. What are you doing? - Dr Rajkumar

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Goa/Konkani group meeting
by Frederick Noronha 23 Jul '21

23 Jul '21

IT'S TOMORROW On Saturday, July 24 at 7 pm IST, Wikimedians of Goa User Group meets online with Ashwin Baindur to discuss community issues including making the Konkani Wikipedia initiatives inclusive to all scripts and dialects in Goa and beyond, and WikiLambda lexeme preparations (which offers a promising field of machine translation for the future). Ashwin is also a candidate for the upcoming Wiki community seat elections. To get the link to join please contact +91-9822122436 (Frederick) or join the Wikipedians group at https://chat.whatsapp.com/G9iSiZjPNJv6UvECpP9Wsp -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ FN * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436 _/ See a different Goa here, via _/ https://youtube.com/c/frederickfnnoronha _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/

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Indic Wikisource Intensive Personalized Training - invitation
by Jayanta Nath 16 Jul '21

16 Jul '21

Hi Indic Wikisource Community, I present to you an online training session called " Intensive Personalized Training (or IPT)" for the coming months. Intensive Personalized Training (or IPT),[1] is a capacity-building initiative, where Indic Wikisource contributors, especially newcomers could come with his/her queries, doubts and training. I,myself will share my knowledge and skills with each contributor and clear confusions. It will be done online on a 1:1 basis, so it is just the right time to participate there if you have not planned to do so. So please apply here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Helpdesk/Intensive_Persona…> and book your slot for training. Kindly come and take advantage of this opportunity. Regards, Jayanta Nath Wikisource Advisor, CIS-A2K 1) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikisource_Helpdesk/Intensive_Persona…

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