Marathi Wikipedia Workshop at Govt.Science & Arts College, Aurangabad

Background

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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

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  1. To introduce Wikipedia as an encyclopedia for research and a concept to new editors.
  2. To Promote Marathi Wikipedia Community & promote the use of regional languages in Wikipedia.
  3. To have an open interaction within the editors, existing as well as new.
  4. To spread the awareness of Wikipedia as a powerful tool.

Organisers

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Expert Trainer

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  • Subodh Kulkarni, Program Associate - CIS-A2K

Facilitators

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  • Prof.Pankaja Waghmare

Launch

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Date : 10th January 2018
Time : 11am to 5PM
Place : Aurangabad,Maharashtra,India
Venue : Govt.Science & Arts College, Aurangabad
Participants :60

Output

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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 200 edits.

Participants (Usernames)

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  1. रोहिणी कुलकर्णी 
  2. प्रदीप देशमुख 
  3. पंकजा माधव वाघमारे 
  4. वंदना अंभोरे 
  5. रुपेश मडकर 
  6. स्वानंद जोशी 
  7. तृप्ती सपकाळे 
  8. नम्रता रमेश माहुलकर 
  9. सोनाली कस्सा 
  10. प्रमिला भुजाडे 
  11. कामिनी 
  12. डॉ.सुजाता व्यास 
  13. रोहिणी लाखोले
  14. अक्षता गुद्दोडागी 
  15. Tusharvasave
  16. Shankar Namdev Mutkule 
  17. कवीश्वर 
  18. डॉ.जनार्दन गंगाराम काटकर
  19. Dipak k jadhav 
  20. भारत यादव मानवतकर
  21. BHARAT USARE 
  22. ANKU GAIKWAD 
  23. SANDEEP JOGDAND 
  24. गिरिजा 
  25. Akash A shinde 
  26. सचिन शेषमल राठाेड 
  27. आनंदलाल चंपालाल जैस्वाल 
  28. आण्णा अरुण भुतांबरे
  29. Krushna m shinde

 

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