Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director hiring for CIS's A2K programme

[Subhashish Panigrahi]

My heartiest congratulations Vishnu! 

We all are waiting here to welcome you to the office. It would be a great time 
to work with you and take this movement to a new level.. ;)

Best!
Subha

On 29-Jan-2013, at 1:17 AM, Jessie Wild  wrote:

> Congratulations, Vishnu! We are looking forward to working with you further.
> 
> As a participant in the interviewing process from WMF, I wanted to extend a 
> _HUGE_ thank you and congratulations to CIS for conducting such an open and 
> extensive hiring process. They had quite the challenge before them, and I am 
> impressed with their commitment to transparency and collaboration through the 
> process. Nice work to Jadine especially for updating us all on what was 
> happening!
> 
> Also, thank you to ALL OF YOU who helped in participating in the process! 
> Adethya Sudarsanan (volunteer), Arun Ramarathnam (Wikimedia India 
> representative) and Nitika Tandom (from CIS Access to Knowledge team) in 
> particular invested much time and energy into screening 
> candidates. Also, to all the community members who helped on the online 
> planning process: thanks for your feedback and participation.
> 
> Finally, it would be great to gather as a community how this process went. 
> Perhaps we could set up a page similar to one designed in Brazil to capture 
> both the process and the learnings? 
> Let me know if you think that would be helpful; I can set up the link unless 
> one of you beats me to it (and please feel free to:)!
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Brazil_Program/Community_Hiring_Process
> 
> I'm excited to see and learn from what India continues to contribute to the 
> movement.
> 
> 
> Best,
> Jessie  
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Vishnu t  wrote:
>> Dear Santhosh, Arnav, Niraj, Sundar, Adethya and Friends,
>> 
>> Thank you for your wishes. I am excited to working with you all and look 
>> forward to your support and cooperation.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Vishnu 
>> 
>> 
>> On 28 January 2013 19:34, Adethya Sudarsanan  wrote:
>>> Welcome Home, Vishnu. Wish you a great tenure.
>>> 
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Adethya Sudarsanan.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 28 January 2013 17:17, BalaSundaraRaman  wrote:
 Congrats and welcome, Vishnu Vardhan!
 
 - Sundar
  
 "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium 
 for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
 - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture
 From: Jadine Lannon 
 To: Wikimedia India Community list  
 Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 12:14 PM
 Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director hiring 
 for CIS's A2K programme
 
 Hello,
 
 I'm sorry for not including this in the original post. Here is a brief 
 introduction to T. Vishnu Vardhan:
 
 Starting in February 2013, T. Vishnu Vardhan will be Programme Director of 
 CIS's Access to Knowledge programme at the New Delhi office. Prior to this 
 position, he was the Senior Development Officer for the Sir Ratan Tata 
 Trust (SRTT), a position that he has help since 2007. His experience spans 
 across academics, industry (media) and the not-for-profit sector. Over the 
 last 11 years, he has worked in various capacities as a researcher, grant 
 manager, teacher, project consultant, information architect and 
 translator. Prior to joining CIS, Vishnu managed the Art, Crafts and 
 Culture portfolio of the SRTT, where he spent 5 years performing project 
 conceptualization, management and assessment of quality and impact in the 
 not-for-profit sector.
 
 Vishnu managed more than 30 projects and funds to the tune of Rs. 160 
 million. He also anchored SRTT’s automation and knowledge management 
 activities.  Vishnu worked as a Research Coordinator at Centre for the 
 Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) in Bangalore where he coordinated the 
 online M.A. in Cultural Studies, managed the Library Fellowship programme, 
 conceptualized and coordinated national and international workshops and 
 short-term courses in Media and Cultural Studies, and helped in building 
 academic institutional partnerships.
 
 Vishnu is a superannuated doctoral candidate at the Centre for Media 
 Research, University of Ulster and CSCS, Bangalore.
 
 
 
 Cheers,
 
 Jadine
 
 
 On 2013-01-28 11:12 AM, Arnav Sonara wrote:
 > That's great, congrats to Mr Vardhan. Can we have a short introduction
 > of him or did I miss that.
 > 
 > Thanks,
 > Rangilo Gujarati.
 > 
 > On Jan 28, 2013 10:56 AM, "Jadine Lannon" >>> > > wrote:
 > 
 >Hello,
 > 
 >We are pleased to announce the results of the hiring of Programme
 >Director for CIS's A2K programme. After a lengthy four month
 >process, Mr. Vishnu Vardhan, who posted his essay onto the mailing
>

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director hiring for CIS's A2K programme

[Jessie Wild]

Congratulations, Vishnu! We are looking forward to working with you further.

As a participant in the interviewing process from WMF, I wanted to extend a
_HUGE_ thank you and congratulations to CIS for conducting such an open and
extensive hiring process. They had quite the challenge before them, and I
am impressed with their commitment to transparency and collaboration
through the process. Nice work to Jadine especially for updating us all on
what was happening!

Also, thank you to ALL OF YOU who helped in participating in the process!
Adethya Sudarsanan (volunteer), Arun  Ramarathnam (Wikimedia India
representative) and Nitika Tandom (from CIS Access to Knowledge team) in
particular invested much time and energy into screening
candidates. Also, to all the community members who helped on the online
planning process: thanks for your feedback and participation.

Finally, it would be great to gather as a community how this process went.
Perhaps we could set up a page similar to one designed in Brazil to capture
both the process and the learnings?
Let me know if you think that would be helpful; I can set up the link
unless one of you beats me to it (and please feel free to:)!
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Brazil_Program/Community_Hiring_Process

I'm excited to see and learn from what India continues to contribute to the
movement.


Best,
Jessie


On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Vishnu t  wrote:

> Dear Santhosh, Arnav, Niraj, Sundar, Adethya and Friends,
>
> Thank you for your wishes. I am excited to working with you all and look
> forward to your support and cooperation.
>
> Cheers,
> Vishnu
>
>
> On 28 January 2013 19:34, Adethya Sudarsanan wrote:
>
>> Welcome Home, Vishnu. Wish you a great tenure.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Adethya Sudarsanan.
>>
>>
>> On 28 January 2013 17:17, BalaSundaraRaman  wrote:
>>
>>> Congrats and welcome, Vishnu Vardhan!
>>>
>>> - Sundar
>>>
>>> "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium
>>> for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
>>> - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture
>>>
>>>   --
>>> *From:* Jadine Lannon 
>>> *To:* Wikimedia India Community list <
>>> wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 28, 2013 12:14 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director
>>> hiring for CIS's A2K programme
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm sorry for not including this in the original post. Here is a brief
>>> introduction to T. Vishnu Vardhan:
>>>
>>> Starting in February 2013, T. Vishnu Vardhan will be Programme Director
>>> of CIS's Access to Knowledge programme at the New Delhi office. Prior to
>>> this position, he was the Senior Development Officer for the Sir Ratan Tata
>>> Trust (SRTT), a position that he has help since 2007. His experience spans
>>> across academics, industry (media) and the not-for-profit sector. Over the
>>> last 11 years, he has worked in various capacities as a researcher, grant
>>> manager, teacher, project consultant, information architect and translator.
>>> Prior to joining CIS, Vishnu managed the Art, Crafts and Culture portfolio
>>> of the SRTT, where he spent 5 years performing project conceptualization,
>>> management and assessment of quality and impact in the not-for-profit
>>> sector.
>>>
>>> Vishnu managed more than 30 projects and funds to the tune of Rs. 160
>>> million. He also anchored SRTT’s automation and knowledge management
>>> activities.  Vishnu worked as a Research Coordinator at Centre for the
>>> Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) in Bangalore where he coordinated the
>>> online M.A. in Cultural Studies, managed the Library Fellowship programme,
>>> conceptualized and coordinated national and international workshops and
>>> short-term courses in Media and Cultural Studies, and helped in building
>>> academic institutional partnerships.
>>>
>>> Vishnu is a superannuated doctoral candidate at the Centre for Media
>>> Research, University of Ulster and CSCS, Bangalore.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jadine
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2013-01-28 11:12 AM, Arnav Sonara wrote:
>>> > That's great, congrats to Mr Vardhan. Can we have a short introduction
>>> > of him or did I miss that.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Rangilo Gujarati.
>>> >
>>> > On Jan 28, 2013 10:56 AM, "Jadine Lannon" >> > > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >Hello,
>>> >
>>> >We are pleased to announce the results of the hiring of Programme
>>> >Director for CIS's A2K programme. After a lengthy four month
>>> >process, Mr. Vishnu Vardhan, who posted his essay onto the mailing
>>> >list under the alias Nee Davis, was offered the position on January
>>> >13th, 2013, which he has accepted. He will be taking on the
>>> >responsibilities of Programme Director in early February, 2013, and
>>> >he hopes to be fully transitioned into this position by the end of
>>> >February.
>>> >
>>> >The entire CIS team and

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WikimediaMobile] Wikimedia Commons android app nightlies available

[Niraj Suryawanshi]

Well the android app will indeed serve its use for sure, thanks Yuvi,

"For a lot of us, a phone is the only accessible camera. Pretty useful." -
Sundar

I'm sorry to say and my apologies too but i think, the statement made is an
outcome of an orthodox thought process or merely an fear of inability of
exploiting the technology to its fullest use, for today mobile phones are
not merely a communication device but far more than it! and considering the
future use one should forecast the power of mobile devices and platforms!

"That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium
for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
- George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture"

apologies again but i find this above statement very irrelevant to the
subject of discussion, irrespective of the efforts taken.



Regards & Thanks,
Niraj Suryawanshi  
8149920120


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> For a lot of us, a phone is the only accessible camera. Pretty useful.
>
> - Sundar
>
> "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium
> for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
> - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture
>
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> *To:* Yuvi Panda <[hidden 
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>  *Sent:* Monday, January 28, 2013 2:37 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WikimediaMobile] Wikimedia
> Commons android app nightlies available
>
> Android commons was much awaited. Cool!
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Yuvi Panda <[hidden 
> email]
> > wrote:
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Niraj Suryawanshi <[hidden 
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> > wrote:
>
> sure :) i recently used one app available on the app store, but more or
> less not up to the mark, since  there is a huge lobby of people who use
> blackberry in and outside India would be great if we have one to
> make available Wikipedia handy & on the go!
>
>
>
> Hello! I believe that a port of the Android PhoneGap based app is what is
> currently available in the Blackberry store. It is an old port as well -
> and no new features / work are planned on that codebase anymore by the
> Mobile Apps team. The source code, however, is available at
> https://github.com/wikimedia/WikipediaMobile and I'll be glad to help
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director hiring for CIS's A2K programme

[Vishnu t]

Dear Santhosh, Arnav, Niraj, Sundar, Adethya and Friends,

Thank you for your wishes. I am excited to working with you all and look
forward to your support and cooperation.

Cheers,
Vishnu


On 28 January 2013 19:34, Adethya Sudarsanan  wrote:

> Welcome Home, Vishnu. Wish you a great tenure.
>
> Best Regards,
> Adethya Sudarsanan.
>
>
> On 28 January 2013 17:17, BalaSundaraRaman  wrote:
>
>> Congrats and welcome, Vishnu Vardhan!
>>
>> - Sundar
>>
>> "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium
>> for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
>> - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture
>>
>>   --
>> *From:* Jadine Lannon 
>> *To:* Wikimedia India Community list <
>> wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
>> *Sent:* Monday, January 28, 2013 12:14 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director
>> hiring for CIS's A2K programme
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm sorry for not including this in the original post. Here is a brief
>> introduction to T. Vishnu Vardhan:
>>
>> Starting in February 2013, T. Vishnu Vardhan will be Programme Director
>> of CIS's Access to Knowledge programme at the New Delhi office. Prior to
>> this position, he was the Senior Development Officer for the Sir Ratan Tata
>> Trust (SRTT), a position that he has help since 2007. His experience spans
>> across academics, industry (media) and the not-for-profit sector. Over the
>> last 11 years, he has worked in various capacities as a researcher, grant
>> manager, teacher, project consultant, information architect and translator.
>> Prior to joining CIS, Vishnu managed the Art, Crafts and Culture portfolio
>> of the SRTT, where he spent 5 years performing project conceptualization,
>> management and assessment of quality and impact in the not-for-profit
>> sector.
>>
>> Vishnu managed more than 30 projects and funds to the tune of Rs. 160
>> million. He also anchored SRTT’s automation and knowledge management
>> activities.  Vishnu worked as a Research Coordinator at Centre for the
>> Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) in Bangalore where he coordinated the
>> online M.A. in Cultural Studies, managed the Library Fellowship programme,
>> conceptualized and coordinated national and international workshops and
>> short-term courses in Media and Cultural Studies, and helped in building
>> academic institutional partnerships.
>>
>> Vishnu is a superannuated doctoral candidate at the Centre for Media
>> Research, University of Ulster and CSCS, Bangalore.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jadine
>>
>>
>> On 2013-01-28 11:12 AM, Arnav Sonara wrote:
>> > That's great, congrats to Mr Vardhan. Can we have a short introduction
>> > of him or did I miss that.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Rangilo Gujarati.
>> >
>> > On Jan 28, 2013 10:56 AM, "Jadine Lannon" > > > wrote:
>> >
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >We are pleased to announce the results of the hiring of Programme
>> >Director for CIS's A2K programme. After a lengthy four month
>> >process, Mr. Vishnu Vardhan, who posted his essay onto the mailing
>> >list under the alias Nee Davis, was offered the position on January
>> >13th, 2013, which he has accepted. He will be taking on the
>> >responsibilities of Programme Director in early February, 2013, and
>> >he hopes to be fully transitioned into this position by the end of
>> >February.
>> >
>> >The entire CIS team and Mr. Vardhan would like to thank the
>> >Wikimedia community for their interaction and input, particularly
>> >during the public stage of the hiring. We look forwards to working
>> >with you all as the A2K project continues.
>> >
>> >Thank you,
>> >
>> >Jadine
>> >
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India activity report: Oct-Dec 2012

[Ramesh N G]

Its wonderful to see a lot of activities are happening.

Sent using Mobile
On Jan 28, 2013 7:30 PM, "Karthik Nadar"  wrote:

> *Wikimedia India activity report: October 2012 to December 2012* Admin &
> LegalTraining and induction of new EC
>
> After the elections in September, a common meeting of the outgoing and
> incoming Executive Council members was conducted. This had outdoor group
> activities, induction training and also interaction with our consultant.
> New office bearers were decided and roles and responsibilities of the new
> EC members were defined. Our Executive Manager was also present and
> participated in the activities.
> Capacity
>
> *Membership:*
> Membership as of December 31, 2012 is 185.
>
> *Donations:*
> Amount of donations received during Oct-Dec 2012 was Nil.
>
> *Appointments:*
> Abhijit Jayanti was appointed as Hyderabad SIG chair.
> Technology & Cultural Updates Wiki Loves Monuments
>
>- WLM India results were announced on November 3, 2012.
>
> lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2012-November/008779.html
>
>- WLM Global results were announced in December 2012. First and Sixth
>prizes were won by Indian entries.
>
> lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2012-December/008921.html
> Grant Usage Approved Grants
>
>- Wikimeetup Bangalore 50 - 13 October, 2012 - INR 19,100
>- Wikipedia Workshop for Women, Mumbai - November 4, 2012 - INR 10,000
>- Wikipedia Workshop for Women, participation grant for Netha Hussain
>- November 4, 2012 - INR 8329
>- Wiki Vana-Vignana Yatra Event - December 8-9, 2012 - INR 17,600
>
> Events October
>
>1. Bangalore meetup #50 was organised at TERI. The keynote speaker was
>WMF board member Bishakha Datta. It was a milestone event for the Bangalore
>Wikimedia community. City SIG chair Radhakrishna and other wikipedians were
>involved in its organisation.
>2. A Wiki Academy was organised in IIT Chennai on October 6, 2012.
>Speakers/Facilitators were Arjuna Rao Chavala and T. Sujatha (Telugu
>Wikipedian). Executive Manager of WMIN Sowmyan Trimurthi also attended.
>
> November
>
>1. The Wikipedia Workshop for Women took place on November 4, 2012 in
>Vidyalankar Institute of Technology (VIT), Wadala. More than 70 female
>participants attended the workshop. The people who volunteered in
>organizing this workshop were Bishakha Datta, Moksh Juneja, Karthik Nadar,
>Pranav Curumsey, Pradeep Mohandas, Anshuman Fotedar, Aditi Juneja, Harriet
>Vidyasagar, Nikita Belavate, Netra Parikh, Noopur Raval, Netha Hussain,
>Rohini Lakshane. A detailed report on the community mailing list is
>available at
>lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2012-November/008782.html
>2. Kannada Wiki Meetup - 
> 6
>3. Wikipedia Bangalore Meetup 51 - November 18, 2012
>
> December
>
>1. Wiki Vana vignana yatra was organised by the Malyalam Wikipedians
>on December 8-9, 2012. A public report is available 
> [here
>]
>2. Wikipedia Bangalore Meetup 52 - December 2, 2012
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director hiring for CIS's A2K programme

[Adethya Sudarsanan]

Welcome Home, Vishnu. Wish you a great tenure.

Best Regards,
Adethya Sudarsanan.


On 28 January 2013 17:17, BalaSundaraRaman  wrote:

> Congrats and welcome, Vishnu Vardhan!
>
> - Sundar
>
> "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium
> for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
> - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture
>
>   --
> *From:* Jadine Lannon 
> *To:* Wikimedia India Community list 
>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 28, 2013 12:14 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director
> hiring for CIS's A2K programme
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm sorry for not including this in the original post. Here is a brief
> introduction to T. Vishnu Vardhan:
>
> Starting in February 2013, T. Vishnu Vardhan will be Programme Director of
> CIS's Access to Knowledge programme at the New Delhi office. Prior to this
> position, he was the Senior Development Officer for the Sir Ratan Tata
> Trust (SRTT), a position that he has help since 2007. His experience spans
> across academics, industry (media) and the not-for-profit sector. Over the
> last 11 years, he has worked in various capacities as a researcher, grant
> manager, teacher, project consultant, information architect and translator.
> Prior to joining CIS, Vishnu managed the Art, Crafts and Culture portfolio
> of the SRTT, where he spent 5 years performing project conceptualization,
> management and assessment of quality and impact in the not-for-profit
> sector.
>
> Vishnu managed more than 30 projects and funds to the tune of Rs. 160
> million. He also anchored SRTT’s automation and knowledge management
> activities.  Vishnu worked as a Research Coordinator at Centre for the
> Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) in Bangalore where he coordinated the
> online M.A. in Cultural Studies, managed the Library Fellowship programme,
> conceptualized and coordinated national and international workshops and
> short-term courses in Media and Cultural Studies, and helped in building
> academic institutional partnerships.
>
> Vishnu is a superannuated doctoral candidate at the Centre for Media
> Research, University of Ulster and CSCS, Bangalore.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jadine
>
>
> On 2013-01-28 11:12 AM, Arnav Sonara wrote:
> > That's great, congrats to Mr Vardhan. Can we have a short introduction
> > of him or did I miss that.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rangilo Gujarati.
> >
> > On Jan 28, 2013 10:56 AM, "Jadine Lannon"  > > wrote:
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >We are pleased to announce the results of the hiring of Programme
> >Director for CIS's A2K programme. After a lengthy four month
> >process, Mr. Vishnu Vardhan, who posted his essay onto the mailing
> >list under the alias Nee Davis, was offered the position on January
> >13th, 2013, which he has accepted. He will be taking on the
> >responsibilities of Programme Director in early February, 2013, and
> >he hopes to be fully transitioned into this position by the end of
> >February.
> >
> >The entire CIS team and Mr. Vardhan would like to thank the
> >Wikimedia community for their interaction and input, particularly
> >during the public stage of the hiring. We look forwards to working
> >with you all as the A2K project continues.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Jadine
> >
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimedia India activity report: Oct-Dec 2012

[Karthik Nadar]

*Wikimedia India activity report: October 2012 to December 2012*Admin &
LegalTraining and induction of new EC

After the elections in September, a common meeting of the outgoing and
incoming Executive Council members was conducted. This had outdoor group
activities, induction training and also interaction with our consultant.
New office bearers were decided and roles and responsibilities of the new
EC members were defined. Our Executive Manager was also present and
participated in the activities.
Capacity

*Membership:*
Membership as of December 31, 2012 is 185.

*Donations:*
Amount of donations received during Oct-Dec 2012 was Nil.

*Appointments:*
Abhijit Jayanti was appointed as Hyderabad SIG chair.
Technology & Cultural UpdatesWiki Loves Monuments

   - WLM India results were announced on November 3, 2012.

lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2012-November/008779.html

   - WLM Global results were announced in December 2012. First and Sixth
   prizes were won by Indian entries.

lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2012-December/008921.html
Grant UsageApproved Grants

   - Wikimeetup Bangalore 50 - 13 October, 2012 - INR 19,100
   - Wikipedia Workshop for Women, Mumbai - November 4, 2012 - INR 10,000
   - Wikipedia Workshop for Women, participation grant for Netha Hussain -
   November 4, 2012 - INR 8329
   - Wiki Vana-Vignana Yatra Event - December 8-9, 2012 - INR 17,600

EventsOctober

   1. Bangalore meetup #50 was organised at TERI. The keynote speaker was
   WMF board member Bishakha Datta. It was a milestone event for the Bangalore
   Wikimedia community. City SIG chair Radhakrishna and other wikipedians were
   involved in its organisation.
   2. A Wiki Academy was organised in IIT Chennai on October 6, 2012.
   Speakers/Facilitators were Arjuna Rao Chavala and T. Sujatha (Telugu
   Wikipedian). Executive Manager of WMIN Sowmyan Trimurthi also attended.

November

   1. The Wikipedia Workshop for Women took place on November 4, 2012 in
   Vidyalankar Institute of Technology (VIT), Wadala. More than 70 female
   participants attended the workshop. The people who volunteered in
   organizing this workshop were Bishakha Datta, Moksh Juneja, Karthik Nadar,
   Pranav Curumsey, Pradeep Mohandas, Anshuman Fotedar, Aditi Juneja, Harriet
   Vidyasagar, Nikita Belavate, Netra Parikh, Noopur Raval, Netha Hussain,
   Rohini Lakshane. A detailed report on the community mailing list is
   available at
   lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2012-November/008782.html
   2. Kannada Wiki Meetup -
6
   3. Wikipedia Bangalore Meetup 51 - November 18, 2012

December

   1. Wiki Vana vignana yatra was organised by the Malyalam Wikipedians on
   December 8-9, 2012. A public report is available
[here
   ]
   2. Wikipedia Bangalore Meetup 52 - December 2, 2012




Thanks and regards,
Karthik Nadar,
Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter.
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director hiring for CIS's A2K programme

[BalaSundaraRaman]

Congrats and welcome, Vishnu Vardhan!

- Sundar
 
"That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for 
the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
- George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture


>
> From: Jadine Lannon 
>To: Wikimedia India Community list  
>Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 12:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Results of the Programme Director hiring for 
>CIS's A2K programme
> 
>Hello,
>
>I'm sorry for not including this in the original post. Here is a brief 
>introduction to T. Vishnu Vardhan:
>
>Starting in February 2013, T. Vishnu Vardhan will be Programme Director of 
>CIS's Access to Knowledge programme at the New Delhi office. Prior to this 
>position, he was the Senior Development Officer for the Sir Ratan Tata Trust 
>(SRTT), a position that he has help since 2007. His experience spans across 
>academics, industry (media) and the not-for-profit sector. Over the last 11 
>years, he has worked in various capacities as a researcher, grant manager, 
>teacher, project consultant, information architect and translator. Prior to 
>joining CIS, Vishnu managed the Art, Crafts and Culture portfolio of the SRTT, 
>where he spent 5 years performing project conceptualization, management and 
>assessment of quality and impact in the not-for-profit sector.
>
>Vishnu managed more than 30 projects and funds to the tune of Rs. 160 million. 
>He also anchored SRTT’s automation and knowledge management activities.  
>Vishnu worked as a Research Coordinator at Centre for the Study of Culture and 
>Society (CSCS) in Bangalore where he coordinated the online M.A. in Cultural 
>Studies, managed the Library Fellowship programme, conceptualized and 
>coordinated national and international workshops and short-term courses in 
>Media and Cultural Studies, and helped in building academic institutional 
>partnerships.
>
>Vishnu is a superannuated doctoral candidate at the Centre for Media Research, 
>University of Ulster and CSCS, Bangalore.
>
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jadine
>
>
>On 2013-01-28 11:12 AM, Arnav Sonara wrote:
>> That's great, congrats to Mr Vardhan. Can we have a short introduction
>> of him or did I miss that.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Rangilo Gujarati.
>> 
>> On Jan 28, 2013 10:56 AM, "Jadine Lannon" > > wrote:
>> 
>>     Hello,
>> 
>>     We are pleased to announce the results of the hiring of Programme
>>     Director for CIS's A2K programme. After a lengthy four month
>>     process, Mr. Vishnu Vardhan, who posted his essay onto the mailing
>>     list under the alias Nee Davis, was offered the position on January
>>     13th, 2013, which he has accepted. He will be taking on the
>>     responsibilities of Programme Director in early February, 2013, and
>>     he hopes to be fully transitioned into this position by the end of
>>     February.
>> 
>>     The entire CIS team and Mr. Vardhan would like to thank the
>>     Wikimedia community for their interaction and input, particularly
>>     during the public stage of the hiring. We look forwards to working
>>     with you all as the A2K project continues.
>> 
>>     Thank you,
>> 
>>     Jadine
>> 
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WikimediaMobile] Wikimedia Commons android app nightlies available

[BalaSundaraRaman]

For a lot of us, a phone is the only accessible camera. Pretty useful.

- Sundar
 
"That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for 
the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted."
- George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture


>
> From: Omshivaprakash | Wikimedia 
>To: Yuvi Panda ; Wikimedia India Community list 
> 
>Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 2:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WikimediaMobile] Wikimedia Commons 
>android app nightlies available
> 
>
>Android commons was much awaited. Cool!
>
>
>
>On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Yuvi Panda  wrote:
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Niraj Suryawanshi 
>> wrote:
>>
>>sure :) i recently used one app available on the app store, but more or less 
>>not up to the mark, since  there is a huge lobby of people who use blackberry 
>>in and outside India would be great if we have one to make available 
>>Wikipedia handy & on the go!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>Hello! I believe that a port of the Android PhoneGap based app is what is 
>>currently available in the Blackberry store. It is an old port as well - and 
>>no new features / work are planned on that codebase anymore by the Mobile 
>>Apps team. The source code, however, is available at 
>>https://github.com/wikimedia/WikipediaMobile and I'll be glad to help people 
>>who want to contribute to it :)
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>Yuvi Panda T
>>http://yuvi.in/blog
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 32, Issue 111

[Basavaraj Itnal]

Could this be useful to the article on Garuda Mall?

BBMP has worked hard to give away 15 acres of its land in Koramangala in 
bangalore, for free to a dubious company and in the process sacrifice the 
welfare of 1600 families. read my article below.

http://www.talkmag.in/cms/mauled
 
Basavaraj N Itnal


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   1. Re: The first legal threaten against Wikipedia India !
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   3. Re: The first legal threaten against Wikipedia India !
      (Srikanth Ramakrishnan)
   4. Re: The first legal threaten against Wikipedia India !
      (CherianTinu Abraham)


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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:29:05 +0530
From: Bishakha Datta 
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] The first legal threaten against
    Wikipedia India !
To: Wikimedia India Community list
    
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On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Theo10011  wrote:

> Ask any OTRS volunteer about threats like these, this is nothing compared
> to the threats we get on a daily basis.
>
>
What are the kinds of threats OTRS volunteers get? Just curious.

Bishakha
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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:00:11 +0530
From: Yann Forget 
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] The first legal threaten against
    Wikipedia India !
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Hello,

2011/2/26 Bishakha Datta :
> On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Theo10011  wrote:
>>
>> Ask any OTRS volunteer about threats like these, this is nothing compared
>> to the threats we get on a daily basis.
>
> What are the kinds of threats OTRS volunteers get? Just curious.

I am not an OTRS volunteer, but in April 2010 I got a real threat
because of my work on Wikisource.

Gallimard, one of the biggest and most famous French publisher, sent
me a registered letter (yes, here in India!) threatening to sue me if
the texts it claims a copyright on were not quickly deleted. It also
sent the same to the Wikimedia Foundation. The texts were deleted
after a request by Mike Godwin, WMF lawyer. I made a counter-notice
and the texts were undeleted in June 2010. Gallimard found my IRL
address on Facebook, as I have a link to my Facebook profile on my
Wikisource home page.

The deleted texts are copyrighted in France, but not in USA, and not
in India, so there are legally hosted by the WMF in USA, and I am
legally entitled to publish them on Wikisource, as a resident in
India.

In fact, I expected Gallimard to try to sue me in France, which would
not have much real effect on Wikisource, but would be quite annoying
for me if I go back to France. But I never received any news from the
publisher after I sent them a letter saying that they business model
is outdated, and they should find better way to promote French
literature.

> Bishakha

Regards,

Yann



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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:47:00 +0530
From: Srikanth Ramakrishnan 
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] The first legal threaten against
    Wikipedia India !
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As an editor, and a counter vandal, here is my opinion:
What he did would come under blatant vandalism, as he DID NOT source his
edits, and defamed living people without any base. Had he provided a
reliable source, I might've considered reading it.
Regards,

On 26 February 2011 13:00, Yann Forget  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> 2011/2/26 Bishakha Datta :
> > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Theo10011  wrote:
> >>
> >> Ask any OTRS volunteer about threats like these, this is nothing
> compared
> >> to the threats we get on a daily basis.
> >
> > What are the kinds of threats OTRS volunteers get? Just curious.
>
> I am not an OTRS volunteer, but in April 2010 I got a real threat
> because of my work on Wikisource.
>
> Gallimard, o

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WikimediaMobile] Wikimedia Commons android app nightlies available

[Omshivaprakash | Wikimedia]

Android commons was much awaited. Cool!


On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Yuvi Panda  wrote:

>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Niraj Suryawanshi <
> niraj.suryawan...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> sure :) i recently used one app available on the app store, but more or
>> less not up to the mark, since  there is a huge lobby of people who use
>> blackberry in and outside India would be great if we have one to
>> make available Wikipedia handy & on the go!
>>
>>
>>
> Hello! I believe that a port of the Android PhoneGap based app is what is
> currently available in the Blackberry store. It is an old port as well -
> and no new features / work are planned on that codebase anymore by the
> Mobile Apps team. The source code, however, is available at
> https://github.com/wikimedia/WikipediaMobile and I'll be glad to help
> people who want to contribute to it :)
>
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Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [WikimediaMobile] Wikimedia Commons android app nightlies available

[Yuvi Panda]

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Niraj Suryawanshi <
niraj.suryawan...@gmail.com> wrote:

> sure :) i recently used one app available on the app store, but more or
> less not up to the mark, since  there is a huge lobby of people who use
> blackberry in and outside India would be great if we have one to
> make available Wikipedia handy & on the go!
>
>
>
Hello! I believe that a port of the Android PhoneGap based app is what is
currently available in the Blackberry store. It is an old port as well -
and no new features / work are planned on that codebase anymore by the
Mobile Apps team. The source code, however, is available at
https://github.com/wikimedia/WikipediaMobile and I'll be glad to help
people who want to contribute to it :)

-- 
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http://yuvi.in/blog
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