21-04-2026:We are excited to collaboratively lead Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2026 in India with an offline Wikipedia workshop and edit-a-thon at the Ukranian Embassy in New Delhi on the 22 April 2026.
20-02-2026:The 38th DCW Conversation Hour, Voice, Vision and Resilience, is scheduled on 27 February 2026 at 09:00 PM IST. The conversation features Anusha Alikhan, who serves as the Chief Communication Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
24-01-2026:The 37th DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on The State of Global South, is scheduled on 26 January 2026 at 07:00 PM IST. The conversation features Bobby Shabangu, who was recently appointed to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
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26-12-2025:Two-hour long Community Orientation program is scheduled to take place on Sunday, 28 December 2025, at 8pm IST.
8-12-2025:Munfarid Aqwal Contest, focused on improving Urdu Wikiquote, is currently live.
20-11-2025:Exploring Dars-e-Nizami, an article writing contest hosted by Wiki Club Deoband, starts on Urdu Wikipedia. Submit your entries from 21 November to 31 December 2025.
28-11-2025:The 36th DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on Reimagining Collaborations: Communities Beyond Wikimedia , is scheduled on 24 December 2025 at 07:00 PM IST. The conversation features Pavan Santhosh, who works as a Program Manager for the Open Knowledge Initiatives. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
28-11-2025:The 35th DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on Digital Knowledge Commons, is scheduled on 29 November 2025 at 07:00 PM IST. The conversation features Sneha PP, a researcher working in the areas of digital media and cultures, open knowledge, arts and humanities, scholarship and pedagogy, gender, and digital rights, currently serving as a Senior Research Manager for the Open Knowledge Initiatives. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
08-11-2025:Applications are invited for our first annual community convening. Check the application form and apply by 23:59, 19 November 2025.
13-11-2025:Applications are invited for our Heritage Lens Fellowship. Last date to apply is 16 November 2025.
28-10-2025:Wikidata Sprint events are scheduled across our clubs until the end of October 2025.
28-10-2025:We have a very special editing challenge, ending on 31st October 2025. Participate and win prizes.
21-10-2025:The 34th DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on 2030 Strategy and the Wikimedia Movement, is scheduled on 25 October 2025 at 07:00 PM IST. The conversation features Dumisani Ndubane, the director of Monitoring and Evaluation at MMG EARTH, and a long-time South African Wikimedian. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
27-09-2025:The 33rd DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on Community Narratives and Systemic Bias, is scheduled on 28 September 2025 at 07:00 PM IST. The conversation features Prof Shanmugapriya T, an Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), in Dhanbad. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
01-09-2025:Applications are invited for our Heritage Lens Fellowship. Last date to apply is 10 September 2025.
28-08-2025:The 32nd DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on AI, Hallucinations and Fact Checking, is scheduled on 29 August 2025 at 07:00 PM IST. The conversation features Abbad Diraneyya, a Conversational AI Designer at Uber. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
22-07-2025:The 31st DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on Wikimedia Residence Initiatives, is scheduled on 27 July 2025 at 08:00 PM IST. The conversation features John Cummings, formerly a WiR with UNESCO. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
22-06-2025:স্বাস্থ্যকর ও টেকসই উইকিমিডিয়া সহযোগী সংগঠন বিষয়ে কেন্দ্র করে ৩০তম ডিসিডব্লিউ কনভারসেশন আওয়ার ২৯ জুন ২০২৫ তারিখে ভারতীয় সময় সন্ধ্যা ৮টা অনুষ্ঠিত হওয়ার কথা রয়েছে। এই আলোচনায় অংশ নেবেন অ্যাফিলিয়েশন্স কমিটি-এর ভাইস-চেয়ার সুয়াশ দ্বিবেদী। নিবন্ধন আবশ্যক: এখান থেকে নিবন্ধন করুন।
12-05-2025:The 29th DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on Advocacy, Policy and Open Knowledge, is scheduled on 23 May 2025 at 08:00 PM IST. The conversation features Catalina Frigerio, the director for Advocacy and Public Policy at Wikimedia Chile. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
29-04-2025:An online workshop on Category Dynamics on Wiki is scheduled to take place on 30 April at 8:00 PM IST.
07-04-2025:The 28th DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on Wikimedia Incubator, is scheduled on 26 April 2025 at 08:00 PM IST. The conversation features Jon Harald Søby. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
16-04-2025:Fourth edition of Mehfil-e-Wiki, hosted by Wiki Club Deoband, is scheduled to take place on 17 April 2025.
04-03-2025:Call for Candidates for the 1st DCW Board is open. Submit candidacy by March 10, 2025.
14-02-2025:First edition of our residential leadership development program, Train a Wikipedian, is scheduled on 22-23 February in New Delhi. The program lifecycle focuses on: Identify, Learn, Think, and Mentor.
14-02-2025:The 26th DCW Conversation Hour on Bridging GLAM and Wiki is scheduled on 22 February 2025 at 07:00 PM IST. The conversation features Martin Poulter, who currently works as a Wikimedian-in-Residence at the Khalili Foundation. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
17-01-2025:Third edition of Mehfil-e-Wiki, hosted by Wiki Club AMU, is scheduled to take place on 2 February 2025.
18-01-2025:The 25th DCW Conversation Hour on Archives to Access: Understanding Wikisource is scheduled on 25 January 2025 at 08:00 PM IST. The conversation features Satdeep Gill, a Program Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation’s Culture and Heritage initiative. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
31-12-2024:Wiki Club AMU is organizing Wiki Clicks AMU, an open photography contest on Wikimedia Commons. Bonafide students from the AMU are welcome to participate.
08-12-2024:An online workshop on Wikipedia Article Creation is scheduled to take place on 8 December at 8:00 PM IST.
01-12-2024:An orientation call for Wikimania 2025 is scheduled to take place on 5 December 2024 at 8:00 PM IST. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
29-11-2024:An online workshop on Scope of Wikimedia Commons is scheduled to take place on 30 November at 8:30 PM IST.
20-11-2024:The 23rd DCW Conversation Hour on Wikipedia and AI: Ethical Boundaries in LLM Training is scheduled on 25 November 2024 at 08:30 PM IST. The conversation features Matthew Vetter, a Professor of English at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Registration is mandatory: register from here.
21-10-2024:Community input is invited for modifying and improving our operational model. Please share your feedback through this survey by November 15.
29-10-2024:We celebrate 12th Wikidata Anniversary with Wikidata Sprint, a three-days long thematic label-a-thon, coupled with few offline celebratory events from 29 to 31 October.
25-10-2024:The 22nd DCW Conversation Hour on Sustaining Open Knowledge Initiatives is scheduled on 27 October 2024 at 11:30 AM IST. The conversation features Stacy Burnett from IKHATA, the parent company of digital library website, JSTOR.
19-10-2024:An online workshop on NPOV and Wikipedia is scheduled to take place on 25 October at 8:30 PM.
27-09-2024:The 21st DCW Conversation Hour on Impactful Communication Strategies is scheduled on 29 September 2024 at 08:30 PM IST. The conversation features Rachit Sharma from the Wikimedia Foundation.
27-09-2024:The next edition of DCW Progress Prism is happening on September 28, at 8:30 PM.
24-08-2024:The 20th DCW Conversation Hour on Elevate with Evaluation is scheduled on 31st August 2024 at 08:30 PM IST. The conversation features Jessica Stephenson from the Wikimedia Foundation.
03-08-2024:We invite our Delhi-based volunteers to join us in our 3rd Anniversary Celebration on August 6, at The Eden Rooftop, Jamia Nagar.
24-07-2024:The 19th DCW Conversation Hour on Exploring Community Wishlist is scheduled on 28th July 2024 at 08:30 PM IST. The conversation features Runa Bhattacharjee from the Wikimedia Foundation.
20-07-2024:Join us in an interactive workshop on Wiki Notability Criterias on 21 July 2024 at 9:00 PM IST.
10-07-2024:Applications are invited for our Heritage Lens Fellowship. Last date to apply is 18 July 2024.
25-06-2024:Wikidata 101, a basic interactive training workshop is scheduled on 26 June 2024 at 8:00 PM IST.
03-06-2024:The second edition of DCW-K Editathon is happening between 11 and 25 June 2024. We invite Kashmiri language enthusiasts to participate in this thematic article writing contest on Kashmiri Wikipedia.
17-06-2024:The 18th DCW Conversation Hour on Impact and Implications of Movement Charter is scheduled on 22 June 2024 at 08:30 PM IST. The conversation features Manavpreet Kaur from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee.
20-05-2024:The 17th DCW Conversation Hour is scheduled on 27 May 2024 at 10:00 PM IST. It features Jake Orlowitz, the founder of The Wikipedia Library and the Wiki Blueprint.
25-04-2024:The 16th DCW Conversation Hour is scheduled on 28 April 2024 at 08:30 PM IST. The conversation features Praveen Das, Lead Partnerships Manager for South Asia at the Wikimedia Foundation.
13-04-2024:The upcoming DCW Progress Prism is scheduled for 15 April 2024, 9:00 PM IST.
22-02-2024:We have moved our website at dcwwiki.org to MediaWiki and the site is currently under maintenance. The sub-website for DCW Conversation Hour will also be merged for convenience. We don't have plans to maintain a separate site for the Conversation Hour anymore.
17-03-2024:The 15th DCW Conversation Hour is scheduled on 24 March 2024 at 08:30 PM IST. The conversation features Amal Ramadan, a Senior Community Relation Specialist at the Wikimedia Foundation.
01-03-2024:Applications are invited for our Heritage Lens Fellowship. Last date to apply is 7 March 2024.
22-01-2024:The 14th DCW Conversation Hour is scheduled on 18 February 2024 at 6:00 PM IST. The conversation features Butch Bustria, the event lead of Wikimania Singapore.
08-01-2024:First edition of Wiki Loves Muslim Academia is running between January 15 and February 16, 2024.
22-01-2024:The 13th DCW Conversation Hour is scheduled on 25 January 2024 at 6:00 PM IST. The conversation focuses on Organizer Lab, and features Alex Stinson, a Lead Program Strategist at the Wikimedia Foundation.
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21-12-2023:An offline workshop and edit-a-thon, Wikiquote Insights is scheduled for 28th December in New Delhi. Registration is open until 23:59, 27th December, IST.
09-12-2023:The 12th DCW Conversation Hour is scheduled on 16 December 2023, focusing on affiliate and community relationships in Wikimedia ecosystem. The speaker is Tanveer Hasan from the Centre for Internet and Society.
09-12-2023:The second iteration of the Heritage Lens is happening between 10 and 14 December 2023, targeting South Kashmir.
10-11-2023:The Conversation Hour for November 2023 is scheduled on 16 November at 08:30 PM IST. The subject of the conversation is Tools For Wikimedia Event Organizers, and the speaker is Ilana Fried, a senior product manager at the Wikimedia Foundation.
18-10-2023:The Conversation Hour for October 2023 is scheduled on 24 October at 08:30 PM IST. The subject of the conversation is Voice & Vision: Exploring Digital Audio and its Role, and the speaker is Marcel Heyne, the founder of the Audiopedia Foundation.
22:09:2023:The upcoming DCW Progress Prism is scheduled to happen at 7:30 PM IST, on 24 September.
06:09:2023:The Conversation Hour for September 2023 is scheduled on 21 September at 20:30 IST. The subject of the conversation is Transformational Leadership and Open Education, and the speaker is Nichole Saad.
05-07-2023:An individual proposal has been submitted to help DCW participate in the second phase of Movement Charter Conversations.
21-08-2023:The Conversation Hour for August 2023 is scheduled on 24 August at 09:30 IST. The subject of the conversation is Books, Institutional Partnerships and Wikipedia, and the speaker is Professor Laurie Bridges from the Oregon State University.
26-07-2023:Digital Empowerment Seminar in collaboration with Bayt al-Hikmah is happening tonight on-site at Bayt al-Hikmah, Deoband, at 9:30 PM IST.
23-07-2023:The first iteration of the Heritage Lens is being conducted in Deoband and Saharanpur from 23 to 25 July 2023.
21-07-2023:The first DCW-K Editathon has concluded with a total of 77 articles having been created on Kashmiri Wikipedia.
16-07-2023:DCW would be organising an online workshop entitled The Other Side of Wikipedia on 23 July 2023 (8:00 PM IST) in collaboration with the English Researchers Collective (Eng Res Co), Jamia Millia Islamia, on Google Meet.
03-07-2023:The strategic learnings from June 2023 have been published on the Diff blog.
02-07-2023:The Conversation Hour for July 2023 is scheduled on 9 July at 15:00 UTC. The subject of the conversation is Navigating the Wikipedia Library, and the speaker is Sam Walton from the Wikimedia Foundation.
20-06-2023:One month long DCW-K Editathon, which aims to enrich Kashmiri Wikipedia with the knowledge related to the themes associated with the DCW, begins at 00:00, 21 June 2023.
02-06-2023:The strategic learnings from May 2023 have been published on the Diff blog.
10-06-2023:The Conversation Hour for June 2023 is scheduled on 17 June at 8:00 PM, IST. The subject of the conversation is Building Brand Equity: Amplifying Impact of Wikipedia Projects and the speaker is Chitraparna Sinha from Lekhak.xyz
27-05-2023:DCW would be organising a thematic contest on Kashmiri Wikipedia from 15 June to 14 July 2023.
12-03-2023:The general meetup for March has been scheduled to take place on 20 March 2023, in New Delhi.
09-02-2023:The strategic meet-up for February is scheduled to take place on 18 February 2023 in New Delhi.
30-01-2023:A one-to-one strategic meet was organised in New Delhi to discuss the research proposal that the DCW has proposed for defining its development trajectory.
12-12-2022:Ciell from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee would be our guest on Thursday, 15 December 2022 (7:00 – 8:00 PM IST). The conversation will be all about the Roles and Responsibilities Chapter of the Charter.
05-11-2022:Dr. Ashraf Dockrat from the University of Johannesburg would be giving an address on Islamic scholarship and Wikipedia on Sunday, 13 November 2022, 03:00 PM SAST (06:30 PM IST).
08-10-2022:DCW is looking forward to changing its current logo with such a logo that describes its connection with both the global Deobandi scholarship and free knowledge movement. The winning logo designer would be awarded an e-certificate.
30-09-2022:Donia Al Domiaty had a one-hour long online interaction with DCW's female volunteers. The meet was hosted by Browniewikipedian at 9:30 PM on Google Meet app.
29-09-2022:The Bhopal Photo Event is scheduled to happen from 15 to 20 October 2022.
