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Ask anyone to name an Indian scientist and the answer is likely to be a man, and not a woman scientist. To let more people know about the unsung heroines of science in India, a workshop called the Ada Lovelace Edit-a-thon 2014 was held here recently. At least 15 participants added content about women scientists over two days to Wikipedia as the first step in bringing public awareness about them.

The edit-a-thon (a large number of people adding or modifying content on Wikipedia at once) concluded on October 14, which was Ada Lovelace Day, an international day to celebrate the achievements of women in science, technology and maths. The event was organised by BioScienceIndia Programme, a non-profit science outreach initiative, and Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society.

Participants added information about at least 40 women scientists. Information on 80 more would be added in a years time, said Nandini Rajamani, Co-director, BioScienceIndia Programme.

The aim, however, is to go beyond edit-a-thons, to examine issues that have not received the attention they deserve. Women scientists in India are not on par with men for several reasons (see info box) and the leaky pipeline theory is used to describe their decreasing visibility. Vishnu Vardhan, Director, Access to Knowledge team, CIS, said the aim is to motivate a new and younger generation of women scientists.

Karthik Ramaswamy, visiting scientist at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and a participant in the edit-a-thon, said science in India has a diversity problem with Indian women and minorities represented inadequately. There are very few women scientists among faculty of science institutions because they have no role models. Hopefully, this (presence on Wikipedia) will provide them with role models, he added.

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Paul Nuttall's Wikipedia page was tampered with by internetprankstersto boast that hehad been the giant friendly bear in a previous career The North West MEP was forced to deny it and says he is too young to have filled the role as he was born in 1976 - four years after the show launched He described the rumour as 'probably the funniest thing I've ever read about myself on the internet' Nuttall used to be a history teacher before he joined the world of politics

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Published: 08:28 EST, 19 October 2014 | Updated: 09:43 EST, 19 October 2014

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A leading UKIP politician has been forced to deny that he played Bungle in Seventies kids show Rainbow after hoaxers hacked his Wikipedia page.

Paul Nuttall, deputy leader of UKIP, found his Wikipedia page edited by pranksters to say: Nuttall was the original Bungle in childrens television show Rainbow.

The North West MEP, from Bootle, Merseyside, said: I think this is probably the funniest thing Ive ever read about myself on the internet. Im all for it.

Paul Nuttall, deputy leader of UKIP, has been forced to deny that he played Bungle in Seventies kids show Rainbow after hoaxers hacked his Wikipedia page

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