Community Resources and Partnerships/India Rapid Project/Completion of C. N. Annadurai letter's volumes in Tamil Wikisource.
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Completion of C. N. Annadurai letter's volumes in Tamil Wikisource.
proposed start date2026-04-01
proposed end date2026-05-31
amount requested (INR)126400 INR
amount requested (USD)1563.01 USD
amount recommended (INR)118400
amount recommended (USD)1578.75
applicant• info-farmer
organization (if applicable)• N/A
Applicant
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
info-farmer
- Organization
N/A
- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
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- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
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Project
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Completion of C. N. Annadurai letter's volumes in Tamil Wikisource.
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2026-04-01 - 2026-05-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
India
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Not applicable
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
C. N. Annadurai's ([1]) writings possess the remarkable ability to impart profound political knowledge to ordinary people. Although he has many works, his letters are still highly regarded and continue to be beneficial to many. Therefore, in Tamil Wikisource, 13 volumes (3158 pages) out of his twenty volumes have been proofread and converted into text documents. ([2]) The objective of this project is to upload the remaining volumes/letters to the public domain and complete the proofreading process on Tamil Wikisource.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
- The missing volumes of C. N. Annadurai's letters were published as printed books approximately 50 years ago around<strong> 1955-65</strong> . These volumes are to be searched for in the public libraries of major cities in Tamil Nadu, such as Chennai, Trichy, and Coimbatore, and then digitized. Since there is no data confirming the availability of these volumes in any specific library, the plan is to search in each of the aforementioned cities sequentially.
- After the volumes are found and digitized, the pages need to be cleaned. Only then will the proofreading process proceed quickly. Training for this will be conducted online, with priority given to interested women.
- Additional online training will be provided to female contributors as needed. This training will ensure the successful completion of the proofreading of the remaining volumes and the publication of their text documents.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc.
- User: info-farmer - coordinator; Trainer
- User:Fathima Shaila - volunteer, Trainee
- User:Rabiyathul - volunteer, Trainee
- User:Iswaryalenin - volunteer, Trainee
- User:Saranya V R - volunteer, Trainee
- User:Sasirajaa - volunteer, Trainee
- User:Yasmine faisal - volunteer, Trainee
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Tamil wikisource female contributors. through online workshop with screencasts. Followup through their edits in Tamil Wikisource.
- 9.1. If your project includes in-person activities, are there any international participants travelling to India for them? (required)
- No
- 9.1.1. List all countries of participation. (required)
- 9.2. Will the project be transferring funds to any international participants? (required)
- No
- 9.2.1. List all international participants receiving funding and their countries. (required)
N/A
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
- No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
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- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
In the village pump of Tamil Wikisource:
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Content Gender gap
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Gender Identity
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Improve User Experience
Metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
Through this project, the circumstances that arise when providing secure online training to female contributors will be reported to Wikimedia along with the application objectives.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 7 | |
| Number of editors | 7 | |
| Number of organizers | 1 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 10 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | 1000 |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
- https://quarry.wmcloud.org/Info-farmer
- [3] for online meet up
Budget
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in Indian Rupees. (required)
126400 INR
- 22.1. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD. (required)
1563.01 USD
- By submitting this proposal request you agree with the Institutional Partner Privacy Policy, Application Privacy Statements, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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