Title of the submitted proposal: West Bengal Wikimedians and Bangla Wikisource: a bond made in wikiverse
Description: This presentation will explore why has the West Bengal Wikimedians User Group, a Wikimedia affiliate based in India, has adopted Bangla language version of Wikisource as a focused project and how it has helped it develop in an impactful way. The audience will learn about different kinds of initiatives taken by the user group including GLAM and Education partnerships involving the Bangla Wikisource over the years.
Relationship to Wikisource or to the theme: Relationship of an Wikimedia affiliate to a language edition of Wikisource
Outcomes: The audience will learn about the perspective of an under-resourced Wikimedia affiliate from a global south region to digitally preserve the literary heritage of the Bangla speaking region through a neglected Wikimedia sister project named Wikisource:
