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1st Baleswar Odia Wikipedia, 2011June26, Baleswar, Odisha
by Subhashish Panigrahi 23 Jun '11

23 Jun '11

Hi All, With great please we are announcing the 4th workshop of Odia Wikipedia and 1st Baleswar Odia Wiki Workshop<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…>in the sand city of Baleswar, Odisha. Odia Wikipedia was one of the first 4 Indic initiatives of WMF, started way back in 2002. Though due course of time it has not reached the level few other Indic Wikipedias have reached, but recently the swift and interest for this Wikipedia has begun after the 10th Anniversary. The outreach has crossed over 3 cities so far. (Bengaluru, where the first ever Odia Wikipedia meetup<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…>happened and recently there was ameetup<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…>in the city, Bhubaneswar, where the first Odia Wiki Workshop<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…>was organised in the home state and Cuttack, which has seen the 3rd Odia Wiki Workshop<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…>.). Baleswar Wiki Workshop is going to be the 5th event of Odia Wikipedia. We welcome you to attend the event if you are in the town or make yourself available. *Date:* : Sunday, *26-June-2010* 10:00 AM IST<http://or.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IST&action=edit&redlink=1> *Venue:* OASIS (Orissa Academy of Social science & integrated studies) 1st floor, Old State Bank of India Bldg (Opposite to Neelam Motors), Vivekananda Marg, Baleswar-756001, Odisha, India Coordinates<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AD%E0%AD%8C%E0%AC%97%E0%AC%B3%E0%AC%BF%…>: 21°29′55.32″N 86°55′53.25″E<http://toolserver.org/%7Egeohack/geohack.php?pagename=Template:Coor_URL&par…> The details of the event can be read from http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:MBLS1 A voluntary organization "Odia Bhasa Bikasa Andolan" has come forward to propagate the message among the youngsters and the literature and language conscious people of the city and include Wikipedia outreach along with their School Programs to mobilize school children for the development of Odia language. Veteran Odia poet and Sahitya Academy awardee Brajanath Rath will be forally inaugurating the 2nd version of FAQ and Typing help Booklet. Interested participants can register by clicking on this *LINK *<http://or.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC…> or join in the Facebook event here.<http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174900769236709> Join Odia Wikipedia at Facebook.com/OdiaWiki regards * ସୁଭପାSubhashishPanigrahi ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Odia (Oriya) mailing list wikipedia-or(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or facebook.com/OdiaWiki Tweet @OdiaWiki *

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Name and Logo of National Conference
by wheredevelsdare＠hotmail.com 21 Jun '11

21 Jun '11

**Cross posted on various Indian Mailing Lists** As per Community consensus, the annual national conference of Wikipedians in India will be titled WikiConference India. We now need a special Logo for the event. This logo will be used not only this year, but annually for the national conference. Community members are requested to come up with designs and post them on the talk page of the event on meta latest by 1PM, Monday 27 June 2011. Thereafter we will have a 48 hour window for the other community members to vote for the design they like. **Kindly note, we expect the designers to assign unconditionally all rights to the logo design to Wikimedia Chapter (India) under whose jurisdiction this conference comes without any remuneration or other considerations. You will be recognised as the designer of the logo.** Weblink for the Event Talk Page on Meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2011#Logo Looking forward to seeing some brilliant designs. Kind Regards, User:AroundTheGlobe

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Fwd: Update on Wikipedia India Education Program: Report & Project Page
by Hisham Mundol 21 Jun '11

21 Jun '11

cross-posting pan India (apologies if you have got this through other mailing lists.) Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Begin forwarded message: > From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol(a)wikimedia.org> > Date: June 21, 2011 5:00:50 PM GMT+05:30 > To: India Mailing list for Wikimedians in Pune <wikimedia-in-pun(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Cc: Wikipedia Ambassadors India <wikipedia-ambassadors-india(a)googlegroups.com> > Subject: Update on Wikipedia India Education Program: Report & Project Page > > Hi Folks > > Here's a report on the Wikipedia India Education Program: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_-_India_Programs/India_… > > In (very) short summary, it's been an action packed 4-5 weeks, the team has done a huge amount of groundwork - and there appears to be significant potential. Do go through the report for further details. > > ...I've tried to make the report as interesting to read as possible - and focus on the learnings and implications for a national roll-out (instead of making it a random list summarising various activities.) > > Do let me have your views on the mailing lists or the Talk Page. > > (A project page has also been set up at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pune but I hasten to add that it is in early stages of construction. ...but do keep visiting it. Finger crossed, it's going to get very busy, very soon!) > > I'd like to thank everyone from the community who have helped out so amazingly! > > Best > > Hisham Mundol > > Wikimedia India Programs > skype : hisham.wikimedia > gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org > twitter : @mundol >

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New WikiProjects in Odia Wikipedia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ନୂଆ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ)
by Subhashish Panigrahi 10 Jun '11

10 Jun '11

ଆଜ୍ଞା ଓଳିଗି, *ଉଇକିପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ* ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AA%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%A7%E0%AC%BE%…> ଭିତରେ ନୂଆ ନୂଆ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଏକ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ ବିଭାଗରେ ଲେଖା, ଛବି ତଥା ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ ମାଧ୍ୟମକୁ ଆଣିବାର ଏକ ପ୍ରଚେଷ୍ଟା । ପ୍ରଥମ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ୨୩ ମେ ୨୦୧୧ ରେ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା । ଏହାର ଲକ୍ଷ ଥିଲା ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆକୁ ଜୁନ ୧ ଆଗରୁ ୧୦୦୦ଟି ଲେଖାରେ ଭରିବା । ଏବେ ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ ୧,୦୮୯<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%B6%E0%AD%87%E0%AC%B7:…>ଟି ଲେଖା ଅଛି । ଆଜି ଦୁଇଟି ନୂଆ ଉଇକିପ୍ରକଳ୍ପର ଆରମ୍ଭ କରାଯାଇଅଛି । ଆପଣ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ ଏଥିରେ ଭାଗ ନିଅନ୍ତୁ ଓ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆକୁ ଆଗେଇ ନେବାରେ ସହଯୋଗ କରନ୍ତୁ । ଏବେ ଚାଲିଥିବା ଉଇକିପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ୧. ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ‎<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…> ୨. ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆକୁ ଭଲପାଏ ଓଡ଼ିଆ<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…> ପୁରୁଣା ଉଇକିପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ - ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆରେ ୧୦୦୦ଟି ଲେଖାର ମେଳା<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…> *ଯଦି ଆପଣ ଉପରେ ଥିବା ଏବେକାର କିଛି ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପରେ ଭାଗନେବାକୁ ଚାହାନ୍ତି ତେବେ ସେହି ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପର ପୃଷ୍ଠାକୁ ଯାଇ ସେଠାରେ ନିଜର ନାଆଁ ଲେଖାନ୍ତୁ *। Odia Wikipedia <http://or.wikipedia.org> has started 2 new WikiProjects. 1. Wikipedia for Odia Literature:<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…> This project is destined to gather more encyclopedic articles on Odia Literature. As of now our focus would be Documentation of Contemporary Odia literature. For the classic literature, we will start a new project. 2. Odia loves Wikipedia:<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%…>A project destined to gather more Public Domain media files (Pictures, PDF, Audio and Video) which will be beneficial for Odia Wikipedia. You just need to add {{Odia loves Wikipedia}} in any new media file you add in Wikimedia Commons. <http://commons.wikimedia.org> *So, please take part in the movement, Add more content, media files to make it reach in an active state.* * ସୁଭପାSubhashishPanigrahi ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Odia (Oriya) mailing list wikipedia-or(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or facebook.com/OdiaWiki Tweet @OdiaWiki *

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Fwd: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiPatrika is now released - Volume 2 , Issue 1 - 2011 June
by Srikant Kedia 09 Jun '11

09 Jun '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: WikiPatrika Newsletter <wikipatrika(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:59 PM Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiPatrika is now released - Volume 2 , Issue 1 - 2011 June To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi Wikipedians, The first community newsletter from the Wikimedia India community was released in September 2010. Since that time, various community members have been involved with creating a regular version of the newsletter; today,* we are pleased to announce the commencement of WikiPatrika*, a monthly newsletter of Wikimedia community, chapter and foundation updates from India. 'Patrika' is the closest pan-Indian word that has roughly similar meaning across the country that also conveys the right spirit; it has a multitude of meanings, but is broadly understood to mean 'journal' or 'magazine'. WikiPatrika is an independent publication which is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation or the Wikimedia India chapter. We sincerely thank the Wikimedia India chapter for allowing us to host this newsletter on wikimedia.in . The *first edition of WikiPatrika is now released* - Volume 2 , Issue 1 - 2011 June *http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika * *Community News : * This month: hear what's happening from Wikimedians in Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia , Sanskrit, Tamil, Telegu http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/Community_News *Meetups and Events :* Meetups in Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Mumbai http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/Meetups_and_Events *Press Coverages :* As usual, a flood of articles; check in to see where Wikimedia is covered and how http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/In_the_news *Free culture news :* Copyright law changes, government initiatives, and the latest in licensing http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/Free_culture_news *FOSS-MediaWiki Tech news :* Google Summer of Code, India and Mediawiki. Plus Berlin Hackathon, Wikimedia Commons and UploadWizard http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/Tech_News *WMIN Chapter News:* Chapter membership opens! http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/WMIN_Chapter_News *WMF India Office news :* Campus ambassadors hit Pune: find out all about it. http://wiki.wikimedia.in/WikiPatrika/2011-06/WMF_India_Office_News You can subscribe to wikimedia-in-newsletter(a)lists.wikimedia.org to receive the WikiPatrika newsletters ( If you are not subscribed to wikimediaindia-l mailing list). We are are also working on user talk page delivery to your home Wikis in future . We hope that you find this useful. Going forward, this exercise will only be possible with *your* involvement, so if there is something you see that you would like to contribute to, change, or start - tell us! Write to us at wikimedia-in-newsletter-editors [at] lists [dot] wikimedia [dot] org Regards WikiPatrika Newsletter Team _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l -- Thanks & Regards, Srikant Kedia Odia (Oriya) Wikipedia Community <http://or.wikipedia.org> Mail ID - odiawiki(a)gmail.com Facebook- facebook.com/OdiaWiki Tweet @OdiaWiki

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Proposal of a new Wiki Projects in Odia Wikipedia
by Subhashish Panigrahi 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Dear All, We are planning to start few new WikiProject for Odia Wikipedia: 1. *Odia Loves Wikipedia*: A project for adding media files to Wikipedia, this will include pictures, videos related Odisha like famous places, people, etc 2. *Odia Sahitya:* A project destined to make Odia Wikipedia an extensive resource of Odia Literature. This will bring a swift in adding more Odia Literature specific Articles [ http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/category:Odialiterature ], pictures of Odia writers and autographs of the writers. As we have set the target of 1000 articles before and it was a huge success [ http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:Wpjun1 ], we expect you all take part in this movement of adding encyclopedic articles to Wikipedia. Lets [Edit <http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:VP>] Odia Wikipedia<http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AA%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%A7%E0%AC%BE%…> . Please take part in Village pump at *http://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:VP* for consensus and changes/modifications. regards * ସୁଭପାSubhaPa ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Odia (Oriya) mailing list wikipedia-or(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-or facebook.com/OdiaWiki Tweet @OdiaWiki *

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outlook article on wiki
by asutosh kar 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

just checking the link shared about Wikipedia on latest edition of Outlook magazine. and great to find mention of Odia wiki and subhashis in it with not to forget the snap too http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?272101 long way to go ,congratulations subhashis & all members lot more mentions to come i hope in coming days.. Regards ଆଶୁତୋଷ କର

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Fwd: India Programs IRC : Thursday June 2nd 2011 @ 9pm IST (GMT + 5:30) : #wikimedia-office
by Hisham Mundol 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

cross-posting pan India (apologies if you have got this through other mailing lists.) Hisham Mundol Wikimedia India Programs skype : hisham.wikimedia gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org twitter : @mundol Begin forwarded message: > From: Hisham Mundol <hmundol(a)wikimedia.org> > Date: June 1, 2011 11:04:02 AM GMT+05:30 > To: wikimediaindia-l Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Cc: Annie Lin <alin(a)wikimedia.org>, Frank Schulenburg <fschulenburg(a)wikimedia.org>, PJ Tabit <pjtabit(a)gmail.com>, Srikeit <srikeit(a)gmail.com> > Subject: India Programs IRC : Thursday June 2nd 2011 @ 9pm IST (GMT + 5:30) : #wikimedia-office > > Hi Folks > > We conduct a monthly IRC on India Programs on the first Thursday of every month. I'm writing to invite you to attend tomorrow's IRC. I've scheduled it for 9pm IST - based on feedback I've gotten from the community when discussing this at the various meet-ups I've been attending that this time slot might be more convenient. > > Something different that I thought we would do in the IRC tomorrow is to have some guests. Specifically, I wanted to invite Frank, Annie, PJ & Srikeit - all of who are supporting the Wikipedia India Education Program's Pune Pilot. Frank & Annie are with the Foundation. PJ is from the Campus Ambassador program in the US - and has offered to come down to Pune to support this initiative for just under the next 3 months. Srikeit is an existing Wikipedia and has offered to support the program for the next 1 year. > > I thought it would be a great way of getting to know them and for you to interact with them and to discuss the (very early) signals that we would have on the program (given that we are starting formal outreach today.) We'd love to hear your views as well. > > As always, we will also give a quick summary of India Programs and discuss any other issues you'd like to. > > Do join us! > > Best > > Hisham Mundol > > Wikimedia India Programs > skype : hisham.wikimedia > gtalk : hmundol(a)wikimedia.org > twitter : @mundol >

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