I have also copied her, to keep her in the loop (until she is included in the list). I had the privilege of attending a workshop session she conducted in Mumbai a couple of months back, and it was absolutely mind-blowing. Great to know that a way has been found to bring her expertise and viewpoint on board.
On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Vishnu t <visdav...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Pradeep, > > If I may come-in on this. > > *From: * Pradeep Mohandas <prad2...@yahoo.com>; > >> * To: * noopur <noo...@cis-india.org>; >> * Subject: * Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [A2K]: The Access to Knowledge - >> Bulletin - January '13 >> * Sent: * Thu, Feb 7, 2013 8:05:53 AM >> >> Hi, >> >> Thank you for the update, Noopur. >> >> Could you or someone elaborate on the hiring of Tejaswini Niranjana, >> please? >> > I assume you are asking about the rational behind hiring Dr. Tejaswini > Niranjana as a Consultant Adviser to the A2K team. As many of you on the > list may not know, Tejaswini was one of the potential applicants for the > position the Programme Director, Access to Knowledge. She had even made it > to the short-list of candidates who were interviewed. In fact her interview > happened the same day as mine at CIS. However, the interview panel felt > that she is too senior and over qualified for the position, but wanted to > keep her associated with the Wiki-movement in India. Then the interview > panel suggested that we look at taking her as an Consultant Adviser. CIS > (i.e. Sunil) went back to the WMF about this recommendation by the > interview panel and the WMF accepted it, as uniformly it was felt that she > would add tremendous value to the Wiki-movement in India. > > I personally think that Tejaswini brings with her wealth of experience and > professional expertise of working in the sector of Indian Languages in > Higher Education. In addition to this she has multiple research > institutional contacts and networks, which will potentially add value to > the Indian Language Wikipedias and contribute to the expansion of editors > and content. I was told that she has already played an instrumental role in > facilitating two outreach workshops to researchers and college students in > Mumbai and Ahmadnagar, to which some of our Wikipedians friends have gone. > I think we should all concur with the strategic decision taken by the > interview panel, which I am quite sure will benefit us and the movement. > You can find her brief profile > here<http://cis-india.org/about/people/distinguished-fellows> > . > > Please join me in welcoming Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana to the Wiki-movement > in India. I have taken the liberty to coy her on this mail. > > Best regards, > Vishnu > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > -- Vickram Fool On The Hill <http://communicall.wordpress.com> "*The cameras were all around. We've got you taped; you're in the play. Here's your I.D. (Ideal for identifying one and all.) Invest your life in the memory bank; ours the interest and we thank you.*" Jethro Tull: A Passion Play (1973)
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