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| logo = | | logo =Bharatpedia logo.svg | ||
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| url = {{URL|https://bharatpedia.org | | url = {{URL|https://www.bharatpedia.org}} | ||
| commercial = No | | commercial = No | ||
| launch date = {{Start date|mf=yes|2020|08|22}} | | launch date = {{Start date|mf=yes|2020|08|22}} | ||
| alexa = | | alexa = <!--Alexa has been retired --> | ||
| location_city = Mumbai | | location_city = Mumbai | ||
| location_country = India | | location_country = India | ||
| language = | | language = 12 languages | ||
| type = [[Online encyclopedia]] | | type = [[Online encyclopedia]] | ||
| registration = Optional | | registration = Optional | ||
| owner = Bharatmedia Foundation | | owner = Bharatmedia Foundation | ||
| founder = Ipsita Chowdhury and Garry Sahota<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/our-focus-is-on-getting-a-lot-of-female-editors-says-garry-sahota/articleshow/88283422.cms|title=Our focus is on getting a lot of female editors, says Garry Sahota|website=Economic Times}}</ref> | | founder = [[Ipsita Chowdhury]] and [[Garry Sahota]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/our-focus-is-on-getting-a-lot-of-female-editors-says-garry-sahota/articleshow/88283422.cms|title=Our focus is on getting a lot of female editors, says Garry Sahota|website=Economic Times}}</ref> | ||
| current_status = Active | | current_status = Active | ||
| country_of_origin = [[India]] | | country_of_origin = [[India]] | ||
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| content_license = {{Nowrap|[[Creative Commons license|CC Attribution / Share-Alike]] 3.0}}<br />Most text is also dual-licensed under [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]; media licensing varies | | content_license = {{Nowrap|[[Creative Commons license|CC Attribution / Share-Alike]] 3.0}}<br />Most text is also dual-licensed under [[GNU Free Documentation License|GFDL]]; media licensing varies | ||
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'''Bharatpedia''' is | '''Bharatpedia''' is an award-winning [[free content|free]] multilingual [[online encyclopedia]] written and maintained by a community of volunteer contributors through a model of [[open collaboration]], using a [[wiki]]-based editing system. It carries no advertisements and is hosted by the Bharatmedia Foundation, a non-profit organization funded mainly through small donations.{{Citation Needed}} | ||
The site was launched in August 2020, by | The site was launched in August 2020, by Ipsita Chowdhury and Garry Sahota.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bharatpedia-to-launch-reward-program-to-encourage-its-contributors/articleshow/88264191.cms|title=Bharatpedia to launch reward program to encourage its contributors|website=The Times of India}}</ref> and in November 2022 it was felicitated with India Excellence Awards by Bollywood actress [[Amrita Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/amrita-rao-felicitated-bharatpedia-with-india-excellence-awards-2022/articleshow/95349478.cms|title=Amrita Rao Felicitated Bharatpedia With India Excellence Awards 2022|website=Economic Times}}</ref> | ||
==Openness== | ==Openness== | ||
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==Language editions== | ==Language editions== | ||
The site was launched in the Hindi Language in a celebration of [[Hindi Day]] in September 2021 and is also available in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] | The site was launched in the Hindi Language in a celebration of [[Hindi Day]] in September 2021 and is also available in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Meitei language|Meitei]] (modern), Meitei (traditional), [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Hinglish]], and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] which was launched on May 1, 2022 to celebrate [[Maharashtra Day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://foxinterviewer.com/world/bharatpedia-indias-first-free-encyclopedia-which-anyone-can-edit/|title=Bharatpedia India’s first free encyclopedia which anyone can edit|website=Fox Interviewer}}</ref> | ||
==Awards== | |||
*India's Biggest Multilingual Encyclopedia of 2022 by India Excellence Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/amrita-rao-felicitated-bharatpedia-with-india-excellence-awards-2022/articleshow/95349478.cms|title=Amrita Rao Felicitated Bharatpedia With India Excellence Awards 2022|website=Economic Times}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |