Runa / রুণা

[Runa / রুণা @runa_b]

As the world witnesses the highest of highs and lowest of lows of human achievement each day, it is always a good time to (re)read about the Overview Effect: https://t.co/mTghy5eGng

[R. Prasad @RPrasad12]

India has become unfair, unjust as a fifth of its citizens are unable to avail medical care due to their inability to pay. About 60 M ppl are driven to penury paying medical bills. Unregulated commercialisation of health services can be a recipe for disaster, says @sujakrao

[Runa / রুণা @runa_b]

Women march towards the protest venues. Reclaim the night, and the day, and the basic dignities that all equal citizens of the country deserve. #kolkata

[Wikipedia @Wikipedia]

Yes, you read that right. Dark mode is (finally!) here.

One of the most requested features, dark mode improves accessibility and reduces eye strain for readers and volunteer editors across Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.

While creating dark mode may seem simple, it required overcoming tricky and unique challenges particular to Wikipedia, such as respecting and maintaining accessibility of user-generated content.

The Wikimedia Foundation’s engineering teams worked closely with communities to bring dark mode to light. It is now available on select wikis, and will soon be deployed to others.

Learn more about the benefits of dark mode, the challenges in making it a reality, and how you can contribute. ➡️ https://t.co/0zWIWgc7jl

[Ayush Tiwari @sighyush]

Election Commission says it is not legally mandated to release voter turnout in absolute numbers.

But 5 state units of ECI have released these absolute numbers.

So it's not legalities that are keeping EC from disclosing voter turnout. @scroll_in
https://t.co/hztK3RU8jI

[The Paperclip @Paperclip_In]

In 1971, Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan after a violent conflict. What is not known widely is how a team of doctors from Calcutta fought off an epidemic in the midst of this savage war, popularising something we often drink today. 1/19

[Rukmini S @Rukmini]

Thread: After more than a year of work, we have now launched https://t.co/HfCaDCELD2, a public platform that seeks to expand access to Indian data for everyone, and deepen the understanding of the country that can come from this data

[Runa / রুণা @runa_b]

@kingslyj @tetisheri Oh. I can't think of specific ones immediately but perhaps you will find useful links for what you are looking for in @anshumanpandey_ timeline.

[Runa / রুণা @runa_b]

Absolutely amazing work by the PARIBhasha team from @PARInetwork , building towards a diverse format leveraged through community based collaboration rooted within journalistic practice. Their yearly roundup has all the details: https://t.co/t8VEQjZ6U7

[Namita Waikar नमिता वाईकर نمیتا وائکر @NamitaWaikar]

In 2023: PARIBhasha builds a people’s archive in peoples’ languages https://t.co/nZ2BGtQuvs…
Stories published in 14 Indian languages makes PARI a unique multilingual platform of journalism. Find out more on PARIBhasha @PARInetwork
@PariInHindi
@PARIInTamil
@PariInUrdu

[What to Translate @WhatToTranslate]

An initial impact analysis of @Wikimedia's self hosted machine translation service - MinT:

Supports 206 languages. Increased translated articles, with low deletion rate. Now the second most utilized translation service.

https://t.co/Ya6NIpDVvi

[Wikimedia Foundation @Wikimedia]

Speakers of West Coast Bajau, an Indigenous language from Malaysia, can now help translate content on Wikimedia projects into their own language.

This is one of the key highlights of the first “Language and Internationalization” newsletter. Learn more ⬇️ https://t.co/XlPhVZtIGO

[Aarushi Jain @aar_u_shirious]

Guns and Gulaabs End Credits : backstories + reveals — a thread!

Each slate, inspired by the events & typography of a small town India of the 90s, speaks to the character essayed by the actor.
Also featuring - some pop cult refs + easter eggs as swt surprises, and my catto!

[Raju Narisetti @raju]

September is Big Butterfly Month in India. This year kicked off with the Botanical Gardens Butterfly Walk in Shibpur, the first in a series of five photo walks taking place across four Indian states organized by Wiki Loves Butterfly https://t.co/pwi57JcRgi @wikipedia @Wikimedia

[Runa / রুণা @runa_b]

@Saileshpat perhaps you can point to something or someone here?

[Wikimedia Foundation @Wikimedia]

We are turning 20!

On this day in 2003, @Jimmy_Wales created the Wikimedia Foundation to support @Wikipedia & other Wikimedia projects.

Join us in celebrating where we are today, looking back at the last twenty years, and gazing forward to our future.

https://t.co/cNbw9c03fM

[Runa / রুণা @runa_b]

Another incredible milestone from the Wikimedia Foundation Language team: we launched MinT - a new open source machine translation service that uses NLLB200, OpusMT, Softcatalà, and IndicTrans2 NMT models. https://t.co/RqHjawh3i2

[Runa / রুণা @runa_b]

What on earth is this thing??

[Runa / রুণা @runa_b]

@indranath Does it have a part 2 where they transfer this whole thing to the serving plate?

[People's Archive of Rural India @PARInetwork]

This #WorldDanceDay, here is a master thread compiling stories/videos that bring together the world of rural dance forms and dancers from around India...🧵

[Pink List India @PinkListIndia]

Our statement shows how, since 2008, despite questions in parliament, objections in debates, and private member bills, we have seen no progress on marriage equality.

Journalists: please use this when politicians say "let parliament decide." Ask them why they stonewall debates.

[Runa / রুণা @runa_b]

This was a very fulfilling project with great partners! Thank you team @Paperclip_In @srinwantudey @indranath

[Wikimedia Foundation @Wikimedia]

Reworking @Wikipedia's long-form content into smaller narratives is not an easy task. But @Paperclip_In embraced the challenge.

They curated different stories related to India in a way that could delight or surprise readers. Here's what was learned. ⬇️

https://t.co/X8vncg7v04