Chennai: Three Indian volunteers are among the seven who have been announced as the winners of the Wikimedian of the Year award series.
During a virtual ceremony at Wikimania, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced the winners for their outstanding contributions to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, a press release said.
The first ever Wikimedian of the Year Tech Innovator winner is Jay Prakash, a key contributor of the Wikimedia movement who is known for providing technical support to Indic communities, fixing bugs, building new tools, and spearheading technical outreach.
The first ever winner of the Wikimedian of the Year Rich Media Award goes to Ananya Mondal, known in her community as the ‘butterfly Wikimedian’ for her stunning photographs of butterflies that are freely available on Wikimedia Commons, the free repository of images, videos, and other media.
An Honourable Mention Award was also given to Dr Netha Hussain, an Indian national residing in Sweden, for her invaluable contributions to health and medical content as well as articles about women and their work on Wikipedia.