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Tito Dutta
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20 Aug 2021
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Wikimedia Wikimeet India 2021/ReportIn March 2020, the whole world came to a standstill. What many deemed as a regular ‘flu’ turned out to be the pandemic that brought everyone to their knees. The things that we always did, we could no longer do them. We were all confined to …
30 Sep 2020
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Access to Knowledge 2019–2020 Utilisation CertificateAccess to Knowledge 2019–2020 WMF APG Utilisation Certificate
19 May 2019
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CIS-A2K Communication Officer positionThe Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications only from prospective candidates who identify themselves as women, for the position of Programme Officer (Communications, the position is also known as Communication Officer), …
17 May 2019
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Wikidata Advisor (Consultant) position openThe Access to Knowledge team of the Centre for Internet and Society is seeking applications for the position of Wikidata Advisor (consultant), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme.
7 Mar 2019
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CIS-A2K Finance Officer: Call for applicationThe Access to Knowledge team of the Centre for Internet and Society is seeking applications for the position of Finance Officer, to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The job application is open to women only.
6 Feb 2019
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Supporting Indian Community 2018: Needs AssessmentThe Wikimedia Foundation and Google worked in close coordination with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Wikimedia India chapter (WMIN) and user groups will pilot a program encouraging Wikipedia communities to create locally …
6 Oct 2018
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Call for Position - Programme Officer (Communication) - Access to KnowledgeWe are inviting applications for the position of a Programme Officer (Communication) to join the Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team at the Centre for Internet and Society. Please find below the description of the position, the eligibility …
11 May 2018
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Wikipedia edit-a-thon in mind? Kindly start hereAre you thinking to conduct a Wikipedia edit-a-thon? You may use this document as an initial guide. Please note: this article is written keeping specially organisations, institutions, and individuals in mind, who are new to Wikipedia world. …
10 Aug 2017
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Wikipedia Workshop on Template Creation and Modification Conducted in BengaluruA Wikipedia workshop on template creation, modification was conducted in Bengaluru on 30 July 2017. Here is a report.
1 Aug 2017
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CIS-A2K Co-Facilitates Punjabi Wikimedians Wikimedia Strategy MeetingOn 15 July 2017, Punjabi Wikimedia User Group, conducted Punjabi Wikimedia Strategy Meeting at Patiala. CIS-A2K members Tanveer Hasan and Tito Dutta attended the event as co-facilitator and resource person. The event was followed by a …
28 Jun 2017
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Wikidata workshop (South India) conducted in BangaloreWikidata workshop (South India) has been conducted in Bangalore on 10 and 11 June 2017. 11 Wikimedians from 6 Indic Wikimedia communities participated in the workshop. Here is a report.
21 Jun 2017
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Dalit History Month 2017 edit-a-thon in Delhi, IndiaDalit History Month edit-a-thon was conducted in Delhi on 20 May 2017. Here is a report.
1 Mar 2017
9 Jan 2017
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Mini TTT and MWT held in KolkataA regional version of Train The Trainer and MediaWiki Training was recently conducted in Kolkata.
19 Dec 2016
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Wikipedia workshop for Konkani students conducted in MangaluruA two days Wikipedia workshop "introduction to Wikipedia" was conducted at Besant College, Mangaluru. 16 undergraduate and post-graduate students from 3 different colleges participated in the event. Here is a report.
15 Dec 2016
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Mini TTT and MWT conducted in Hyderabad, IndiaMini Train-the-Trainer and MediaWiki Trainer program was conducted on 10 and 11 December 2016 in Hyderabad. 15 Wikipedians from 4 cities of Andhra pradesh and Telangana 2 Indic Wikimedia communities participated in the event. Here is a …
14 Dec 2016
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A Shortcut to FreedomIn our everyday life we need access to knowledge and information, we need books (and magazines, newspapers), movies (and documentaries, animations), music for education and entertainment purposes. Now, a delighting fact is almost everything …
8 Dec 2016
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Freedom in Feb — an awareness increasing campaignYou have heard about the Ice bucket challenge (and the rice bucket challenge). You may have heard about the 100happinessdays challenge (and its Wikipedia version 100wikidayschallenge). You may have heard and participated in the November no …
26 Nov 2016
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Free Knowledge and Indian Government WorkIndian Government works are not available under free and open licenses. On the other hand a large number countries such as Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, …
23 Nov 2016
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100wikidays: the journey so farIn this article we'll chat with Bulgarian Wikipedian Vassia Atanassova (User:Spiritia) on the journey of 100wikidays so far, initial difficulties, and participation of Indian Wikipedia communities in the challenge.
30 Oct 2016
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Wikipedia Asian Month — 2016 iteration starts on 1 NovemberThe second iteration of Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM), a month-long edit-a-thon to create and improve Asia-related articles on Wikipedia, is going to start on 1 November 2016. In this blog post we'll revisit the stats of the 2015 iteration of …
19 May 2016
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Train-a-Wikipedian and policy discussion meetup in HyderabadThe first on-ground Train-a-Wikipedian and policy discussion meetup was conducted in Hyderabad on 15 May 2016. 14 editors from 5 Indian Wikimedia communities participated in this event.
9 May 2016
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Indian English Wikipedian Nvvchar completes 1500 Did You Know articlesIndian English Wikipedian Nvvchar has completed 1500 Did you know articles. This is the second highest on English Wikipedia.