[Wikimediaindia-l] Introduction

Discussion:

Japleen Pasricha

2018-10-03 10:28:55 UTC

Hello everyone,

I have been a member of this mailing list for some time now and I think
it's time I properly introduce myself :)

Hi, my name is Japleen and I'm a feminist activist and entrepreneur based
in New Delhi, India. I run an online feminist media platform called *Feminism
In India* <https://feminisminindia.com/>. Apart from publishing an online
feminist magazine, running campaigns etc, we also organise monthly
Wikipedia Editathons.

One of our vision and mission is to increase the representation of Indian
women on the internet and we achieve that by writing on our website but
also editing Wikipedia.

I started editing Wikipedia in 2014, but was not regular. In 2016, I
attended some editathons and initiated the *FII Wiki Project*. Now, since
October 2016 we organise one Wikipedia editathon every month to write about
women, trans and non-binary people.

FII Wiki Project has partnered with *CIS A2K* and *Punjabi Wikimedians* in
the past. We choose a topic every month and try to partner with a group/org
who has subject expertise in it. For example, in September we partnered with*
Asia Safe Abortion Partnership* and organised an editathon to edit abortion
related pages of India and Asia Pacific.

I'm still new to the whole Wikimedia ecosystem and learning each day.
Currently, I personally contribute to the English Wikipedia, Commons and
Wikiquote.

Although each of our editathon is documented on the FII website, I have
recently also started documenting on Meta and the P&E dashboard. This is
the meta page of FII Wiki Project
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FII_Wiki_Project>. It is still incomplete
so all suggestions are welcome!

I'm specifically writing to connect with women Wikimedians in India and
Wikimedians who are based in Delhi-NCR. At FII, we are still trying to form
a community and even after organising editathons for 2 years, we don't see
a lot of repeat attendees. So, it will be nice to meet some Wikimedians in
Delhi-NCR.

I'd also love to co-organise editathons with other language groups as long
as we can focus on gender. Please feel free to get in touch with me
personally at ***@feminisminindia.com.

I'd happy to answer questions anyone may have about what we do.

Warmly,
Japleen

Subhashish Panigrahi

2018-10-03 11:40:11 UTC

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Welcome to the Wikimedia community, Japleen. And thank you for your valuable contribution to the movement. There are a few other English, Hindi and Punjabi Wikimedians that live in Delhi. You might want to subscribe to the Delhi list here (https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-in-del). There is also a gender gap list which is quite relevant to the work you do
(https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap).

Subhashish

Post by Japleen Pasricha
Hello everyone,
I have been a member of this mailing list for some time now and I think it's time I properly introduce myself :)
Hi, my name is Japleen and I'm a feminist activist and entrepreneur based in New Delhi, India. I run an online feminist media platform called Feminism In India. Apart from publishing an online feminist magazine, running campaigns etc, we also organise monthly Wikipedia Editathons.
One of our vision and mission is to increase the representation of Indian women on the internet and we achieve that by writing on our website but also editing Wikipedia.
I started editing Wikipedia in 2014, but was not regular. In 2016, I attended some editathons and initiated the FII Wiki Project. Now, since October 2016 we organise one Wikipedia editathon every month to write about women, trans and non-binary people.
FII Wiki Project has partnered with CIS A2K and Punjabi Wikimedians in the past. We choose a topic every month and try to partner with a group/org who has subject expertise in it. For example, in September we partnered with Asia Safe Abortion Partnership and organised an editathon to edit abortion related pages of India and Asia Pacific.
I'm still new to the whole Wikimedia ecosystem and learning each day. Currently, I personally contribute to the English Wikipedia, Commons and Wikiquote.
Although each of our editathon is documented on the FII website, I have recently also started documenting on Meta and the P&E dashboard. This is the meta page of FII Wiki Project. It is still incomplete so all suggestions are welcome!
I'm specifically writing to connect with women Wikimedians in India and Wikimedians who are based in Delhi-NCR. At FII, we are still trying to form a community and even after organising editathons for 2 years, we don't see a lot of repeat attendees. So, it will be nice to meet some Wikimedians in Delhi-NCR.
I'd happy to answer questions anyone may have about what we do.
Warmly,
Japleen
--
Japleen Pasricha
Feminist Activist
Founder & Editor-in-chief of Feminism in India
Personal Blog | Facebook | Twitter
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Vikram Vincent

2018-10-04 05:29:29 UTC

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Welcome to the community. Quite interesting work you are doing
Best
Vikram Vincent

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Japleen Pasricha

2018-10-05 12:56:58 UTC

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Hi Rudra,

Yes, I run this online portal called *Feminism In India*.

Thank you for the warm welcome, everyone!

Warmly,
Japleen

I kindly
request everyone to participate. For more information about the program
please visit this link. [2
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikigraphists_Bootcamp_(2018_India)/Program/Main_Event>
]
*Links: *
[1] - http://youtu.be/1wF8YiTszr8
[2]-
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikigraphists_Bootcamp_(2018_India)/Program/Main_Event
--
Regards,
Gopala Krishna A
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 17:57:12 +0530
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 1516, Issue 1
Hi,
Welcome to our Indic-Wikimedia community!
Just wondering do you run this online portal?
Thanks!
Rudra

based

Post by Japleen Pasricha
in New Delhi, India. I run an online feminist media platform called
*Feminism
In India*

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Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 23:50:33 +0530
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wiki Loves Food Edit-a-thon
Hello Everyone,
Punjabi Wikimedians is organizing Wiki Loves Food edit-a-thon which is
happening in collaboration with World Heritage Cuisine Summit & Food
Festival 2018
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Cuisine_Summit_%26_Food_Festival_2018>.
Chefs from at least 40 countries are expected to participate in the World
Heritage Cuisine Summit & Food Festival 2018 being held at the historic
Gobindgarh Fort in Amritsar from October 12, 2018 - October 14, 2018. The
Summit itself is an initiative of the World Cultural Culinary Heritage
Committee of the World Association of Chefs Societies or WorldChefs. Join
hands with us to take part in the international contest to create content
about food items in respective languages. These articles will be presented
in the form of QR Codes at the World Heritage Cuisine Summit 2018 to be
held in Amritsar, Punjab, India. We have updated the list and we hope to
see delicious dishes cooked up in your native languages. Please make sure
to add your language Wikipedia in the list as well.
1. http://heritagesummit2018.com
2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Food_2018_(WLF18)
3. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Food_2018_(WLF18)2018_/list
4.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Food_2018_(WLF18)/Participants
Thanks & Regards,
Rupika Sharma
Co-Founder,
Punjabi Wikimedians UG
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Wikimedians>
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Abhinav srivastava

2018-10-06 15:37:05 UTC

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Hello Japleen,

Officially welcoming you to our ecosystem :)

Delhi community members have been documenting our meetups and workshops here
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Delhi>.

You may like to create a sub-section or incorporate within your workshops
and activities. The editors can also share their User ID so that they can
be notified on the next meetup.

Abhinav

Post by Japleen Pasricha
Hi Rudra,
Yes, I run this online portal called *Feminism In India*.
Thank you for the warm welcome, everyone!
Warmly,
Japleen

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3. Wiki Loves Food Edit-a-thon (Rupika Sharma)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:47:03 +0530
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WB2018IN] Panel discussion on design and
open knowledge
Greetings all,
We are having a panel discussion at 13:30(IST) /1:30 PM (IST) in
Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India) about design and open knowledge at *School
of Design, Ambedkar University Delhi. *Please go through the Youtube
live stream with this link. [1 http://youtu.be/1wF8YiTszr8 I kindly
request everyone to participate. For more information about the program
please visit this link. [2
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikigraphists_Bootcamp_(2018_India)/Program/Main_Event>
]
*Links: *
[1] - http://youtu.be/1wF8YiTszr8
[2]-
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikigraphists_Bootcamp_(2018_India)/Program/Main_Event
--
Regards,
Gopala Krishna A
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 17:57:12 +0530
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 1516, Issue 1
Hi,
Welcome to our Indic-Wikimedia community!
Just wondering do you run this online portal?
Thanks!
Rudra
On Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 5:30 PM <

based

Post by Japleen Pasricha
in New Delhi, India. I run an online feminist media platform called
*Feminism
In India*

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 23:50:33 +0530
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wiki Loves Food Edit-a-thon
Hello Everyone,
Punjabi Wikimedians is organizing Wiki Loves Food edit-a-thon which is
happening in collaboration with World Heritage Cuisine Summit & Food
Festival 2018
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Cuisine_Summit_%26_Food_Festival_2018>.
Chefs from at least 40 countries are expected to participate in the World
Heritage Cuisine Summit & Food Festival 2018 being held at the historic
Gobindgarh Fort in Amritsar from October 12, 2018 - October 14, 2018. The
Summit itself is an initiative of the World Cultural Culinary Heritage
Committee of the World Association of Chefs Societies or WorldChefs. Join
hands with us to take part in the international contest to create content
about food items in respective languages. These articles will be presented
in the form of QR Codes at the World Heritage Cuisine Summit 2018 to be
held in Amritsar, Punjab, India. We have updated the list and we hope to
see delicious dishes cooked up in your native languages. Please make
sure to add your language Wikipedia in the list as well.
1. http://heritagesummit2018.com
2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Food_2018_(WLF18)
3. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Food_2018_(WLF18)2018_/list
4.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Food_2018_(WLF18)/Participants
Thanks & Regards,
Rupika Sharma
Co-Founder,
Punjabi Wikimedians UG
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Wikimedians>
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Founder & Editor-in-chief of Feminism in India
<http://feminisminindia.com/>
Personal Blog <http://japleenpasricha.wordpress.com/>| Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/japleen.pasricha> | Twitter
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Krishna Chaitanya Velaga

2018-10-06 15:45:14 UTC

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Hi Japleen,

Welcome to the community. I missed this thread somehow. It is great to hear
from you, and kudos to you for organising these workshops. I am keen to
understand the retention of these users after the workshops. Because that
is very important to build a local community. With you and Abhinav,
actively leading these, I'm sure that we'll have an active Wikimedia
community in Delhi soon :) Please let me know if you need any help.

Thanks
Krishna Chaitanya Velaga
User:KCVelaga

Post by Abhinav srivastava
Hello Japleen,
Officially welcoming you to our ecosystem :)
Delhi community members have been documenting our meetups and workshops
here <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Delhi>.
You may like to create a sub-section or incorporate within your workshops
and activities. The editors can also share their User ID so that they can
be notified on the next meetup.
Abhinav

Post by Japleen Pasricha
Hi Rudra,
Yes, I run this online portal called *Feminism In India*.
Thank you for the warm welcome, everyone!
Warmly,
Japleen
On Fri, 5 Oct 2018 at 17:30, <

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2. Re: Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 1516, Issue 1
(Rudra Pratap Sinha)
3. Wiki Loves Food Edit-a-thon (Rupika Sharma)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:47:03 +0530
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] [WB2018IN] Panel discussion on design and
open knowledge
Greetings all,
We are having a panel discussion at 13:30(IST) /1:30 PM (IST) in
Wikigraphists Bootcamp (2018 India) about design and open knowledge at *School
of Design, Ambedkar University Delhi. *Please go through the Youtube
live stream with this link. [1 http://youtu.be/1wF8YiTszr8 I
kindly request everyone to participate. For more information about the
program please visit this link. [2
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikigraphists_Bootcamp_(2018_India)/Program/Main_Event>
]
*Links: *
[1] - http://youtu.be/1wF8YiTszr8
[2]-
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikigraphists_Bootcamp_(2018_India)/Program/Main_Event
--
Regards,
Gopala Krishna A
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 17:57:12 +0530
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 1516, Issue 1
Hi,
Welcome to our Indic-Wikimedia community!
Just wondering do you run this online portal?
Thanks!
Rudra
On Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 5:30 PM <

Post by Japleen Pasricha
Hello everyone,
I have been a member of this mailing list for some time now and I

think

Post by Japleen Pasricha
it's time I properly introduce myself :)
Hi, my name is Japleen and I'm a feminist activist and entrepreneur

based

Post by Japleen Pasricha
in New Delhi, India. I run an online feminist media platform called
*Feminism
In India*

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 23:50:33 +0530
Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wiki Loves Food Edit-a-thon
Hello Everyone,
Punjabi Wikimedians is organizing Wiki Loves Food edit-a-thon which is
happening in collaboration with World Heritage Cuisine Summit & Food
Festival 2018
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Cuisine_Summit_%26_Food_Festival_2018>.
Chefs from at least 40 countries are expected to participate in the World
Heritage Cuisine Summit & Food Festival 2018 being held at the historic
Gobindgarh Fort in Amritsar from October 12, 2018 - October 14, 2018. The
Summit itself is an initiative of the World Cultural Culinary Heritage
Committee of the World Association of Chefs Societies or WorldChefs. Join
hands with us to take part in the international contest to create content
about food items in respective languages. These articles will be presented
in the form of QR Codes at the World Heritage Cuisine Summit 2018 to be
held in Amritsar, Punjab, India. We have updated the list and we hope
to see delicious dishes cooked up in your native languages. Please make
sure to add your language Wikipedia in the list as well.
1. http://heritagesummit2018.com
2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Food_2018_(WLF18)
3.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Food_2018_(WLF18)2018_/list
4.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Food_2018_(WLF18)/Participants
Thanks & Regards,
Rupika Sharma
Co-Founder,
Punjabi Wikimedians UG
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Wikimedians>
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