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KOKRAJHAR: The Assamese Department of Bodoland University (BU), in collaboration with the Assamese Wikimedia Community, organized an Assamese Wikipedia Workshop at the Sitanath Brahma Choudhury Memorial Departmental Auditorium. The workshop was inaugurated by the university’s Rector Professor Jatin Sharma and conducted by the Department Head Dr Sumi Kalita.
The workshop covered various topics, including basic training on page editing, creating articles on Wikipedia, incorporating references, and understanding Wikipedia’s layout and formatting. Thirty-seven students and researchers participated in the event. Resource persons included Assamese Wikimedia Community volunteers Dr Gitartha Bordoloi, Assistant Professor at Kokrajhar Medical College, Pranjyoti Nath, and Joysagar Murmu. Dr Kakali Bora, Assistant Professor of the Physiology Department at Kokrajhar Medical College, also participated.
Krishna Patawari, Departmental Coordinator of the workshop, expressed hope that raising awareness about the importance and necessity of using the Assamese language on Wikipedia would inspire students to actively contribute. This engagement is expected to significantly expand Assamese language content on Wikipedia in the future.
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