[Wikimediaindia-l] [Press] : The Telegraph , Calcutta : "Regional Wiki"

[Subhashish Panigrahi]

Good to hear this. Amazing story!

Thanks Tinu for the extensive media outreach.

On 17 April 2011 07:40, CherianTinu Abraham <tinucherian at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> *The Telegraph , Calcutta : "Regional Wiki"*
> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110417/jsp/calcutta/story_13861947.jsp
>
> *Wikipedia may be one of the most popular websites in the world, but few
> know that it can be accessed in 270 languages, including 20 Indian ones.*
> *
> *
> *Wiki Bangla has been around since January 2004, but with little awareness
> about its existence there have been few contributors. A workshop and
> brainstorming session was organised by NGO Sanhita along with Wikimedia
> Foundation at the Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre recently to
> introduce Bangla Wiki to academicians and NGOS and invite contributions on
> women’s right and gender-related issues.*
> *
> *
> *“The Bengali section of Wikipedia has hardly any information on women
> rights and laws. If we can enrich this section it will benefit many women in
> rural areas, especially those who are not conversant in English,” said Soma
> Sengupta, the director of Sanhita.*
> *
> *
> *Women’s rights activist Vishakha Dutta represented the Wikimedia
> Foundation. Professors of women studies departments of various colleges were
> encouraged to select students who can contribute for this section. Some of
> the participating colleges included Sreerampur Girls’ College, Basanti Devi
> College, Jaiprakash Institute, Lady Brabourne College and Shibnath Shastri
> College.*
>
>
> Regards
> Tinu Cherian
>
> P.S. The story is short, but I think it appears on the front page of
> TT today.
>
>
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