Wikimedians of Kerala/Newsletter/October 2025

This is the Wikimedians of Kerala UG's 21^st newsletter.

Updates / Discussions

• On 25^th October 2025, we held our user group’s monthly meeting online via Google Meet. Seventeen members attended and Everyone was welcomed to the meeting. The agenda for the meeting was shared by Ranjithsiji.
  • Manoj K and Irvin shared updates about the Wiki Loves Birds campaign in India 2025.
  • Jinoy shared the idea behind the anniversary tool and wished Vijayanrajapuram and Erfanebrahimsait on their first edit on Commons and Malayalam Wikipedia.
  • Ranjith and Manoj shared an update WikiConference Kerala 2025. Planning to organise the event on the 20^th and 21^st December in Thrissur.
  • Jinoy shared an update about the celebration of 25th birthday of Wikipedia. Shared some of the updates from the community
  • Wikidata Birthday Celebrations
    • Ranjith shared updates about Wikidata Birthday celebration at Kochi during Kochi FOSS Meetup
    • Athul shared the plans about the Wikidata Birthday celebration during 15^th & 16^th Nov 2025 along with SoTM Kerala.
  • Manoj shared the ongoing work on WikiSource and Wikidata integration.. (Read more...)

Events & Activities

• Ongoing events & activities by the User Group
  • Wiki Loves Schools – A photography campaign to collect and add high-quality, freely licensed images and other media of educational institutions.
  • Wiki Loves Birds India 2025 – A campaign on Wikimedia Commons that aims to capture and celebrating the stunning avian diversity of India, home to approximately 1,350 bird species.
  • Quantum Century Exhibition 2025 – A campaign to document International Year of Quantum Science & Technology on Wikimedia Commons.

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Upcoming meeting: 22^nd November 2025 – Meeting page | Meetup Registration

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