The Odia Wikimedians User Group is hosting an edit-a-thon based on Odia literature to create and improve articles on notable Odia literature books, personalities, organizations, awards, etc.

History

This edit-a-thon started in 2024 based on a particular theme. In 2019, the user group led by Sangram Keshari Senapati hosted a campaign named International Mother Language Day Edit-a-thon that was for 9 days, and during those 9 days, a total of 27 articles were created and 24 articles were improved by 7 participants.

Next year in 2020, the next iteration of this edit-a-thon was organized for 15 days, but unfortunately, the number of articles created was reduced by 40%. A total of 4 participants had created 12 articles and improved 18 existing articles during these days.

Since this edit-a-thon was hosted in February and the Wiki Loves Love (Feminism and Folklore edit-a-thon) campaign is being hosted during February and March, so this campaign was discontinued from the next year. But in 2022, the user group joined Wiki Loves Literature, but that discontinued from next year.

New Edit-a-thon (2024)

So, in 2024, the active members of the user group decided to host a specific edit-a-thon based on only Odia literature. The Odia people celebrate 1st April as Utkala Dibasa, aka Odisha Day (the foundation day of the Odisha state of India), and 14th April as Odia New Year (15th April on leap years), so the user group decided to host this event during these 15 days. During these 15 days, a total of 3 participants created 31 articles related to Odia literature.

2025 Edit-a-thon

The second iteration of this edit-a-thon is scheduled from 1 to 15 April this year in 2025.

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