Yann, as Arun and Abhijit stated. We would require approval, both from the Registrar of Societies in Karnataka as well as the Ministry of Home Affairs at Delhi. The process is a lengthy and time consuming one because it involves a lot of running around. If any changes do take place, we will let everyone know. Cheerio,
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Abhijith Jayanthi < abhijithsince1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > We will need registration with Ministry of Home Affairs to allow foreign > nationals to register. > > > > > _________________________ > Abhijith Jayanthi > E: abhij...@wikimedia.in > M: +91-9866898311 > > > On Saturday, 25 January 2014 6:40 PM, Pradeep Mohandas < > prad2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > > This question came up last February as well. Apparently, this was a > restriction placed by the Registrar of Societies in Bangalore. See - > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2013-February/009280.html > > I have no idea. I just linked to the conversation because I remember it > happening and searched for the same and found it. > > Warm regards, > User:Prad2609 > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone <http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> > > ------------------------------ > * From: * Yann Forget <yan...@gmail.com>; > * To: * Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia. < > wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; > * Subject: * [Wikimediaindia-l] Membership > * Sent: * Sat, Jan 25, 2014 12:01:47 PM > > Hello, > > I read that Wikimedia India does not accept member who are not Indian > nationals. > This comes as a big surprise, and I don't see any reason for it. > As far as I know, membership in a non-profit in India is not limited to > Indian nationals. > > A change whould be most welcomed. > > Thanks, > > Yann Forget, from Ahmedabad > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Srikanth Ramakrishnan Treasurer, Wikimedia Chapter [India] Donate to the Wikimedia India Chapter today<http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Donations>
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