Wikimedians of Kerala/Newsletter/March 2025

This is Wikimedians of Kerala UG's fourteenth newsletter.

User group news

On 29th Mar 2025, we had our user group monthly meeting online via Google Meet. Jinoy shared the agenda of the meeting and welcomed everyone. Nineteen members attended the UG meeting.
- Jinoy shared updates about Wiki Loves Folklore 2025 in India campaign which received over 30k images.
  - Jinoy shared updates about the workshop and photowalk focusing on Theyyam organized at Kannur as part of WLF campaign.
- Jinoy shared the updates about the holding of WikiConference India 2025 due to FCRA issues faced by CIS.
- Jinoy shared the updates about the sessions organised during Open Data Days 2025 at Digital University Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Ranjithsiji shared updates about documenting Mudiyettu, Thiruvathirakali, and visiting museums for potential collaborations.
- Ranjithsiji & Manoj shared updates about progress on the Wikivoyage Malayalam. Two workshops were held; more contributors are encouraged to participate. Planning to take out of Incubator in another 3 months.
  - Suggestions made to translate and adapt article skeleton templates for Wikivoyage Malayalam.
- Akhilan reported documentation of 10 festivals, including 5 Padayani-related ones with 1.5k images.
- Manoj shared plans to organise Wikisource Community Meetup on April 19 and 20th.
- Ranjithsiji shared the plans of upcoming campaigns include Wiki Loves Earth India and Wiki Loves Onam 2025, gathering of Wiki Women in Kerala and finalizing UG strategy plans.
- Jinoy shared the updates of discussions happened with Grant admin regarding this behalf of the UG.
- Ranjithsiji shared plans to have training on small technical tools and increased technical capacity building was proposed.
  - Jinoy shared the past activities done during the time of pandemic and discussed about kick starting it again.
- Adarsh shared the concerns raised over IP vandalism on Malayalam Wikimedia projects and discussed it. (read more...)

Events & activities

(On-going events & activities supported by User Group)

Wikisource Community Meetup - 18th and 19th April 2025.

Other news

Six community members has received scholarships to attend Wikimania 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Jinoy shared the Capacity Exchange project and the tool introduced to share skills within the community which was shared with the UG by Nivas.

Upcoming meeting: 26th Apr 2025 - Meeting page | Meetup Registration