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Basic Information

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  • Name: Rangan Datta
  • City of residence: Kolkata
  • Email: rangan@rangan-datta.info

Wikimedia Username

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Wikimedia Project(s) you primarily contribute to

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  • Wikivoyage (English)
  • Wikimedia Commons

Active in Wikimedia since (Year)

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  • 2012

Your Affiliate or Community Group (if any):

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Languages you work with (on-wiki or off-wiki):

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  • English

Have you participated in any Train the Trainer or similar Wikimedia training before? If yes, please mention the name of the event along with the year in which you participated

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  1. 10th Anniversary of Bengali Wikipedia, Kolkata (https://w.wiki/CZDE)
  2. 10th Anniversary of Bengali Wikipedia, Dhaka, 2014 (https://w.wiki/8xNz)
  3. Mini TTT and MWT, Kolkata, 2017 (https://w.wiki/F8ZA)
  4. Mini Train The Trainer (TTT) 2019, Kolkata (https://w.wiki/F5bX)
  5. Train The Trainer (TTT) 2020, Mumbai (https://w.wiki/J9p)
  6. 2nd Wiki Technology Summit 2023, Hyderabad (https://w.wiki/6Avc)
  7. Wiki confernece India 2023, Hyderabad (https://w.wiki/5wSz)
  8. 3rd Wiki Technology Summit 2024, Hyderabad (https://w.wiki/AHQG)

Are you currently involved in any leadership, facilitation, or mentoring roles within the Wikimedia movement? If yes, briefly describe the initiative and your involvement in it

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  • Wikimedia Commons:
  1. I have conducted numerous photo walks in Kolkata
  2. Jury for Wiki Loves Folklore-Seven Sisters (2025) (https://w.wiki/EZcd)
  • Wikivoyage: Presently, I am concentrating on Wikivoyage and have conducted several workshops and awareness propragrames. I am also training wikimedians from other languages (Tamil and Malayalam) to edit wikivoage and get the project out of the incubator.
  1. Workshop at Wiki Conference India 2023, Linking Wikidata with Wikivoyage (https://w.wiki/8Nqz)
  2. Wikivoyage Workshop at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur, 3 March 2024 (https://w.wiki/F5cD)
  3. Session at Wiki Tech Summit 2024, Requirement of Mobile App for Wikivoyage Users, 5 October 2024 (https://w.wiki/AK8W)
  4. Tamil Wikivoyage Workshop, Coimbatore, 22 March 2025 (https://w.wiki/DQ25)
  5. Malayalam Wikivoyage Workshop, Palakkad, 24 March 2025 (https://w.wiki/DPoB)
  6. Online English Wikivoyage Workshop with Kenyan wikimedians, 1 July 2025
  • Wikipedia (English): I also conduct basic Wikipedia workshops for beginners. I was part of two such workshops in the last one year.
  1. Basic Wikipedia Workshop at Vidyastu, 16 June 2024 (https://w.wiki/C9jB)
  2. Basic Wikipedia Workshop at GCELT, 21 September 2024 (https://w.wiki/F5d4)

Track Preference

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Your preferred track during the workshop

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  • Track 1: Evaluation, Impact, and Data Storytelling

Which track are you most interested in and why?

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  • Track I - I am a mathematics and management teacher and love playing with numbers and data. I also work as a heritage tour guide and am interested in storytelling.

Tell us about one Wikimedia program, campaign, or initiative you’ve contributed to in a leadership role

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  • Photowalks:
  1. How to photograph monuments and heritage structures
  2. How to upload them in Wikimedia Commons
  3. How to categorize photos
  • Wikivoyage Workshops:
  1. English wikivoayge workshops for new and experienced wikimedians
  2. Indic language wikivoyage workshops for languages which I don't know
  • English Wikipedia Workshop:
  1. Basic workshop for beginners

What skills or knowledge do you hope to gain from this training?

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  • Preparation of reports and matrices of events
  • Measuring the impact of an event or workshop
  • Usage of Wikidata in report preparation
  • Develop my storytelling skills

Based on your selected track, what is one challenge you have encountered in either evaluating Wikimedia programs or designing impactful projects? Please share your experience relevant to your chosen track.

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  • Plan for a national-level workshop on Wikivoyage. The aim is to develop wikivoyage in Indic languages. Presently, wikivoyage exists in only two Indic languages (Bengali & Hindi). The aim is to develop articles in these two languages. Also, the workshop will encourage editors from other languages to edit wikivoyage and bring it out of the incubator

How do you plan to apply what you learn after the event?

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  • Community development
  • Team building

(Optional) Are you open to mentorship (either receiving or offering it)?

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  • Yes, I am open to mentorship (both receiving or offering)
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