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Wikipedia Takes Chennai is a scavenger hunt for free content photography in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India in association with The Knowledge Foundation, Chennai. This is inspired by "Wikipedia Takes The City" that happens all around the world. The aim of this exercise is to encourage participants to compete to take photographs of as many local sights as possible for Wikipedia articles. This is aimed at illustrating Wikipedia articles, thereby nourishing Wikipedia and promote awareness about Wikipedia in the city.
All Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians are invited to participate in team of up to three (no special knowledge is required at all, just a digital camera and a love of the city).
Date: Sunday 9AM,16th August, 2009 .
Venue: Natesan Park, Venkat Narayana Road, T.Nagar (map)
Prizes are not yet decided. If you would like to donate something, please contact the organizers.
Please list down the links to the articles that need photos below.
Category:Tamil literature: Marina beach is lined with statues of Tamil literary figures - poets (e.g. Avvaiyar), scholars (e.g. G.U. Pope) and characters from Tamil literature (e.g. Kannagi). Having a photo of each of those statues on Commons would be excellent from the point of view of illustrating these articles. -- Arvind (talk) 11:49, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Tamil nationalism: If I remember correctly, the municipal corporation building in Chennai (the one by Chennai Central station) has a huge neon "Valka Tamil" sign that's turned on at night. That would be nice to have as an example of Tamil cultural nationalism. -- Arvind (talk) 11:49, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Chennai Suburban Railway: Pictures of the individual stations of the suburban railway system will help too. Regards, Ganeshk(talk) 12:03, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Exercise caution doing this. I am not sure, but you may require permission. Read page 13 here. Organisers can help in this regard. Srikanth (speak) 12:24, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Madras High Court, and other landmarks like the Kannimara library could do with individual photographs. Is the old building of the Government General Hospital still around? If so, that would be good to have. Egmore Eye Hospital in Ezhumbur, the second oldest eye hospital in the world, deserves a take as well. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 07:00, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Skylines Pictures of skylines in neighborhoods of chennai featuring a notable street / place in the locality to improve like the one in Adambakkam for all the places in Template:Neighbourhoods_of_Chennai and Category:Chennai_suburbs Srikanth (speak) 07:06, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Famous Schools. Example, Avichi School in Virugambakkam, SBOA in Anna Nagar, Churchpark, DAV.
Anna University, Guindy Campus
University of Madras
Connemara Library
Thousands lights Mosque
MGR Memorial
Vivekanandar Illam ( photos from inside the monumnet)
Raj Bhavan, Chennai
Egmore railway station. Photos needed from inside the station.