Wikipedia in India

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Wikimedia in India refers to all the Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects which are of special interest to people in India or interested in topics relating to India.

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Content in languages of India

Wikipedia has different versions for various languages in India. These language Wikipedia versions have their own culture and history of development.

Hindi and English language versions are the most popular in India. [1]

The Wikimedia chapter in India organized the Wikimedia community to establish Santhali language Wikipedia in August 2018. [2] This was part of an effort to feature a tribal language. [2]

Google advises Wikipedia and suggests topics on which Wikimedia community volunteers should write articles, based on the most frequent Google search terms. [3]

In September 2019 the Ministry of Science and Technology expressed an intent to promote the development of Hindi language Wikipedia articles on sciences. [4]

Health experts have collaborated with Wikipedia editors to share information about vaccines in local language. [5]

Readers of various languages have differing interests. For example, in 2019 "Shivaji" was the most popular article in Marathi Wikipedia, [6] "Guru Granth Sahib" was the most popular in Punjabi, [6] and "vagina" was the most popular in Bhojpuri. [7] Wikipedia articles are sometimes the targets of political debate. [8] Articles where there have been discussions and controversy include, "2020 Delhi riots" and "Jai Shri Ram". [8]

Wikimedia community organization in India

WikiConference India is a Wikipedia conference first hosted in India in 2011. [9]

In 2004 Wikimedia editors in India began planning a regional organization, Wikimedia India. [10] Organizers drafted by-laws in 2007, and in 2008 convened meetings with the assistance of the Centre for Internet and Society. [10] The organization was founded in July 2009 as the 29th Wikimedia chapter. [10]

A magazine editor named Sangram Keshari Senapati was praised for his development of Odia Wikipedia. [11] [12]

The Wikipedia in Education Programme (WEP) started in 2013 at various colleges. [13] In 2011, students at colleges and universities in Pune were recognized for participating in a Wikipedia education project. [14] [15] In 2020, participants in the WEP were developing content in Tulu. [13]

In 2020, the volunteer Wikipedia community had been funding the majority of Wiki community activities in India. [13]

The Karavali Wikimedia community described that they edit among English, Kannada, the Tulu, and the Konkani Wikipedia language versions. [16] They edit on topics including health and women's interest. [16]

Wikimedia Foundation engagement in India

Ektara, a 2018 Wikimedia Foundation, Hindi language, mass media advertisement [17]

Google sponsored Project Tiger, which was a program to develop Wikipedia content in languages of India. [18] [3] Google provided Chromebooks, while the Wikimedia Foundation offers stipends for an internet connection. [3] Some volunteers balked at the list of subjects provided by Google – mostly topics trending on Google, which some volunteers found irrelevant. [3] Later, a local list was provided. [3]

The Wikimedia Foundation runs fundraising campaigns asking Indian people to donate. [19] One news source described that request for money as awkwardly emotional. [20]

In 2011 the Wikimedia Foundation opened a branch office in India. [21] One of the goals of establishing an office there was to increase regional fundraising. [22] [23]

Indian government and Wikipedia

The Indian government regulates websites including Wikipedia with the Information Technology Rules, 2021. [24] [25] As those rules were being drafted in 2020, some news sources speculated that Wikipedia was not in compliance with those rules. [24]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Languages of India</span>

Languages spoken in the Republic of India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 78.05% of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by 19.64% of Indians; both families together are sometimes known as Indic languages. Languages spoken by the remaining 2.31% of the population belong to the Austroasiatic, Sino–Tibetan, Tai–Kadai, and a few other minor language families and isolates. According to the People's Linguistic Survey of India, India has the second highest number of languages (780), after Papua New Guinea (840). Ethnologue lists a lower number of 456.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Languages with official status in India</span> Languages designated official status by the Constitution of India

There is no national language in the Republic of India. However, article 343(1) of the Indian constitution specifically mentions that "The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals," while article 343(2) allowed for the continuation of English as an official language for another 15 years and 343(3) gave the parliament the power to provide for the use of English language after this period. The clause 3 of the Official Languages Act, 1963 allows for the continued use of English language for official purposes of the Union government and for parliamentary business. Hence Indian English and Modern Standard Hindi are the Official Languages of the Government of India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All India Radio</span> National public radio broadcaster of India

All India Radio (AIR) aka Akashvani, is an Indian state-owned public radio broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. It was established in 1936. It is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, an Indian television broadcaster. Headquartered in the Akashvani Bhavan building in New Delhi, it houses the Drama Section, the FM Section, and the National Service, and is also home to the Indian television station Doordarshan Kendra, (Delhi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jnanpith Award</span> Indian literary award

The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India and English, with no posthumous conferral.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amol Palekar</span> Indian actor, director and singer (born 1944)

Amol Palekar is an Indian actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema.

Indian hip hop is a genre of popular music developed in India. Desi hip hop is a term given by Bohemia for music and culture which combines the influences of hip hop and the Indian subcontinent; the term desi referring to the South Asian diaspora. The term has also come to be used as an alternative for rap music and even pop music which involves rappers of South Asian origins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sahitya Akademi Award</span> Literary honour awarded to authors of outstanding literary works in India

The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the 8th Schedule to the Indian constitution as well as in English and Rajasthani language.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rahul Dev</span> Indian actor and former model (born 1968)

Rahul Dev is an Indian actor and former model who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films and few Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kannada Wikipedia</span> Kannada language edition of Wikipedia

The Kannada Wikipedia is the Kannada-language edition of Wikipedia. Started in June 2003, it is moderately active and as of February 2024, it has 31,310 articles with 223 active users. It is the twelfth-most popular Wikipedia in the Indian subcontinent.

Karnataka is a state in the southern part of India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act. Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the north-west, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the south-east, and Kerala to the south-west. The state covers an area of 74,122 sq mi (191,976 km2), or 5.83% of the total geographical area of India. It comprises 30 districts. Kannada is the official language of Karnataka and as per the 2011 census is the mother tongue of 66.5% of the population. Various ethnic groups with origins in other parts of India have unique customs and use languages at home other than Kannada, adding to the cultural diversity of the state. Significant linguistic minorities in the state in 2011 included speakers of Urdu (10.8%), Telugu (5.8%), Tamil (3.5%), Marathi (3.4%), Hindi (3.2%), Tulu (2.6%), Konkani (1.3%) and Malayalam (1.3%).

The Moortidevi Award is an Indian literary award annually presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a literary and research organisation. The award is given only to Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India, and in English, with no posthumous conferral or self nomination.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pakkhi Hegde</span> Indian film and television actress

Pakkhi Hegde is an Indian actress from Mumbai who is active mainly in Hindi serials, Bhojpuri, Tulu and Marathi films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaana (music streaming service)</span> Indian commercial music streaming service

Gaana is India's largest subscription-based commercial music streaming service with over 200 million monthly users. It was launched in April 2010 by Times Internet and provides both Indian and international music content. The entire Indian music catalog was available to users worldwide however recently the music library is restricted based on geolocation of subscribers. Post this the music catalog is severely limited for subscribers outside India. Gaana features music from 21 Indian languages including the major languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Urdu, Odia, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Maithili, Malayalam and other Indian regional languages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India</span> Lists the official languages of the Republic of India

The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India lists the official languages of the Republic of India. At the time when the Constitution was enacted, inclusion in this list meant that the language was entitled to representation on the Official Languages Commission, and that the language would be one of the bases that would be drawn upon to enrich Hindi and English, the official languages of the Union. The list has since, however, acquired further significance. The Government of India is now under an obligation to take measures for the development of these languages, such that "they grow rapidly in richness and become effective means of communicating modern knowledge." In addition, candidates sitting for an examination conducted for public service are entitled to use any of these languages as a medium to answer the paper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jackie Shroff filmography</span> List of films of Indian actor Jackie Shroff

Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been working in the Hindi films for almost four decades and till now has appeared in more than 250 films in thirteen languages. He has won four Filmfare Awards among other accolades. He has also appeared in several successful short films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ZEE5</span> Indian video on demand service run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises

ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Android, iOS, Smart TVs, among other devices. ZEE5 claimed 56 million monthly active users in December 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santali Wikipedia</span> Santali-language edition of Wikipedia

The Santali Wikipedia is the Santali language version of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation. The site was launched on 2 August 2018. Santali language's own alphabet, Ol Chiki, has been used as the alphabet of this Wikipedia. Santali is a language in the Munda subfamily of Austroasiatic languages, spoken by around 7.4 million people in South Asia.

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