Marathi Wikipedia Workshop at Dayanand College, Solapur
Background[edit]
CIS-A2K has collaborated with Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha of Govt.of Maharashtra for Wikipedia Workshops during Marathi Fortnight - 1st to 15th Jan 2018. The programs will continue till Marathi Bhasha Day on 27th Feb. We have already built partnerships with all these institutions before. We have selected active institutions. CIS-A2K is acting as technical resource agency for the workshop.
Goals[edit]
- To introduce Wikipedia as an encyclopedia for research and a concept to new editors.
- To Promote Marathi Wikipedia Community & promote the use of regional languages in Wikipedia.
- To have an open interaction within the editors, existing as well as new.
- To spread the awareness of Wikipedia as a powerful tool.
Organisers[edit]
- Dayanand College, Solapur
- The Centre for Internet & Society-Access to Knowledge Program
Expert Trainer[edit]
- Subodh Kulkarni, Program Associate - CIS-A2K
Facilitators[edit]
- Prof. Rajshekhar Shinde
Launch[edit]
Date : 3rd January 2018
Time : 11am to 5PM
Place : Solapur,Maharashtra,India
Venue : Dayanand College
Participants : 80
Output[edit]
The workshop was aimed at introduction to Wikimedia Projects and creating/editing Wikipedia articles. Participants were completely unaware about Marathi Wikipedia and editing. They were trained in basic editing skills and search for the concerned articles,giving inter-wiki links& references, categorisation and translation from other language wikipedias. Participants worked on new and existing articles and made around 250 edits.
Participants (Usernames)[edit]
- Rajshekhar Shinde
- नागेश निंबर्गी
- Ravikiran jadhav
- Sakhare mahi
- साईनाथ कबाडे
- Dr. Balkrishna Hari Mali
- अक्षय वाघमोडे
- संताजी बबन चवरे
- रणजीत महादेव पाटील
- NAGNATH GURAV
- Rajshekhar Shinde
- ओंकार जयप्रकाश आमणगी
- बाळासाहेब पांडगळे
- निखील सुरवसे
- गौरीशंकर देशमाने
- शशिकांत तिकुटे
- शाहिस्ता आवटे
- किशोर कारभारी
- प्रतिक्षा पाटील
- मयूर कारंडे
- गुरुदास घनाते
- निलेश सगरे
- हर्षल चलवादि
- माधव गोपाल उत्तम
- अजय शिंदे
- हरिदास मधुकर गायकवाड
- पूजा कट्टीमनी
- Surajsinh rajemane
- सपना म्हेत्रे
- Shubham 1997
- सोनाली कस्सा
- अक्षय दावल शिंदे
- इरेशा
- सन्मती नागेंद्र गुरव
- पूनम सोमशेट्टी
- पद्मश्री कुलकर्णी
- पूजा दामा
- स्नेहा देसाई
- सारिका बिराजदार
- Shalgar D.J.
- लक्ष्मी रेड्डी
- नीलिमा पवन मोंढे
- Navnath harale
- डॉ. विजयकुमार उबाळे
