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Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, Pune

By Subodh Kulkarni · Published
Participants being introduced to Marathi Wikipedia/Image By सुबोध कुलकर्णी/ CC BY-SA 4.0
Participants being introduced to Marathi Wikipedia/Image By सुबोध कुलकर्णी/ CC BY-SA 4.0

A Marathi Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was held at 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, Pune on 7th February 2017

 A Marathi Wikipedia edit-a-thon conducted by CIS-A2K in partnership with 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee, an organisation working in the field of education and social work was held on 7 February, 2017. The aim of the workshop was to train participants from 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee on the basics of Wikipedia editing. The theme of the edit-a-thon was to build resources on education and community development on Marathi Wikipedia. Six participants took part in the three hour workshop conducted at the 'Swa'-Roopwardhinee premises. 

This edit-a-thon is part of CIS-A2K's ongoing effort to engage communities of interest to partner and collaborate on contributing to Wikipedia so as to utilize their domain knowledge on the free encyclopaedia. Five articles were created and edited by participants. 

The link to event page on meta can be found here.