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Workshop & Meetup
Odia community has conducted Meetup & workshops in different locations.
 * Bengaluru Odia  Wiki Academy (27 November 2011):  Bangalore-Odia-Meetup-2011Nov27-6.jpg
 * This was the forth Odia Academy conducted in Bangaluru leaded by Subhashish Panigrahi and  attended by 6  Wikipedians.


 * Cuttack Odia  Wiki Academy (09 October 2011):  Cuttack_Odia_WikiAcademy_10_09_2011_-_3.jpg
 * This was the 2nd Odia Academy conducted in Cuttack leaded by Subhashish Panigrahi and  attended by 16 Wikipedians.


 * Cuttack Monthly Meetup (13 November 2011):
 * This was the 1st Cuttack Monthly Meetup conducted leaded by Srikant Kedia and  attended by 8 Wikipedians.


 * Cuttack Monthly Meetup (24 December 2011):
 * This was the 2nd Cuttack Monthly Meetup conducted leaded by Srikant Kedia and  attended by 4 active Wikipedians.


 * 3rd Cuttack Monthly Meetup & celebration of Wikipedia 11 (15 January 2012): Cuttack_Odia_Workshop_2012Jan15_4.JPG
 * This was the 3rd Cuttack Monthly Meetup conducted leaded by Srikant Kedia and  attended by 9 active Wikipedians.


 * 4th Cuttack Monthly Meetup & Cuttack Board High School Workshop (21 January 2012): WikiAcademy_Secondary_Board_High_School_2012Jan21_10.jpg
 * This was the 4th Cuttack Monthly Meetup conducted leaded by Asutosh Kar and  attended by 4 active & 36 new Wikipedians.


 * 4th Bengaluru Odia Wiki Academy & celebration of Odia Wikipedia 8 (29 January 2012):
 * This was the forth Odia Academy conducted in Bangaluru leaded by Ansuman Giri


 * 5th Cuttack Monthly Meetup & celebration of Odia Wikipedia 8 (29 January 2012): Odia_wikipedia_8_birthday_ctc3.jpg
 * This was the 5th Cuttack Monthly Meetup for febuary conducted leaded by Srikant Kedia and  attended by 6 active Wikipedians.


 * 1st Delhi Odia Wiki Acadamy & celebration of Odia Wikipedia 8 (29 January 2012):
 * This was the 1st Delhi, Odia Wiki Acadamy conducted leaded by Subhashish Panigrahi.


 * 1st Angul Odia wiki Acadamy (30 March 2012):
 * This was the 1st Angul, Odia Wiki Acadamy conducted leaded by Subhashish Panigrahi & Mrutyunjaya Kar.


 * 6th Cuttack Monthly Meetup & Medicine prject Workshop (31 March 2012):
 * This was the 1st in medical collace to promot Medicine project, it was leaded by Subhashish Panigrahi & Gyan Sahu


 * 2nd Bhubaneswar Meetup (01 April 2012):
 * This was the 2nd Bhubaneswar Meetup conducted leaded by Manoranjan Behera, Subhashish Panigrahi & Mrutyunjaya Kar


 * 7th Cuttack Monthly Meetup (22 April 2012):
 * This was the 7th Cuttack Monthly Meetup conducted leaded by Srikant Kedia

Celebrations
Odia Community has celebrated Wikipedia 11 & Odia Wikipedia 8 in 3 states of India
 * 15 January 2011 : Cuttack Celebration Wikipedia 11
 * 29 January 2011 : Banglore Celebration Odia Wikipedia 8
 * 29 January 2012 : Cuttack Celebration Odia Wikipedia 8
 * 29 January 2012: Delhi Celebration Odia Wikipedia 8

New WikProjects

 * Odia Sahitya
 * Odia Cinema
 * Odishara Sthana
 * Chikitsabigyana
 * Computer Bigyan
 * Bigyan
 * Chikitsabigyana
 * Computer Bigyan
 * Bigyan
 * Bigyan
 * Bigyan

Admins

 * Subhashish Panigrahi
 * Ansumang Giri
 * Srikant Kedia
 * Mrutyunjaya Kar

Bots

 * Orbot1

Current Status

 * Articles: 2,468
 * Total edit count: 82,375
 * Registered users: 3,370
 * Active Users: 63

Wiktionary
Odia wikitionary was re-opened on 2nd October 2011 and was the 1st project to be re-opened.

Admin

 * Subhashish Panigrahi
 * Srikant Kedia

Current Status

 * Articles: 103
 * Total edit count: 5,985
 * Registered users: 551
 * Active Users: 13

Wikiquote
11 September, 2011: A request for Wikiquote was called by Srikant Kedia to the language committee and it has been verified as eligible. The final release decision is yet to be made.

In News

 * 11th Birthday of Wikipedia Celebration at Cuttack incredibleorissa.com, 18 January 2012
 * Odisha: Odia Wikipedia celebrating its 8th birthday Orissadiary.com, 25 January 2012
 * Odia Wikipedia celebrating its 8th birthday eindiadiary.com, 25 Janyary 2012
 * Odia Wikipedia celebrating its 8th birthday fullorissa.com, 26 January 2012
 * Wikipedia’s Odia Section Celebrated Its Eighth Year odisha360.com,  26 January 2012
 * Odia Wikipedia celebrating its 8th birthday at Cuttack on Thursday odisha360.com, 26 January 2012
 * Odia Wikipedia celebrating its 8th birthday!orissabarta.com, 26 January 2012
 * Knowledge Portal Sunday Post, 29 January 2012
 * They bring Wikipedia closer home The Telegraph, 9 April 9 2012
 * Youths come forward to fill up Odia Wikipedia IBN Live South, 9 April 2012
 * Youths come forward to fill up Odia WikipediaExpress Buzz, 9 April 2012