 Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia | |
Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
|---|---|
| Available in | Punjabi |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Website | pa |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | June 3, 2002 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GFDL, Media licensing varies |
The Punjabi Wikipedia (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ (Pa°jābī Vikīpīḍīā) (Gurmukhi)) is the Punjabi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.[1][2]
History
The Eastern edition domain came into existence on June 3, 2002[2][3] but the first three articles were only written in August 2004[4] In July 2012, it had reached 2,400 articles.[2]
Since August 2012, it has about 26 million readers from all over the world.[5]
The first Punjabi Wikipedia workshop was organized in Ludhiana on July 28, 2012[1] and later another on August 16, 2012, at the Punjabi University in Patiala[6] to inform people how to edit and add to the Wiki.
Wiki-events and workshops to improve this Wikipedia and increase number of editors are conducted on regular basis. In October 2015 a seminar was organised at an event in Amritsar, where 148 students from 17 schools participated. The aim of the seminar to increase awareness about Wikipedia among the students.[7]
There are currently articles on the Gurmukhi Punjabi Wikipedia.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Punjabi Wikipedia workshop in Delhi on 27th, Ludhiana on 28th of July". July 27, 2012. [YesPunjab.com]. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Contribute to Wikipedia Punjabi, says representative". Tribune India. Ludhiana. July 29, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ pa:Special:Permalink/1
- ↑ Wikipedia:Multilingual statistics (2004)
- ↑ "Articles can be compiled in the Punjabi Version of Wikipedia". News. [PunjabNewsExpress]. August 18, 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Punjabi University, Patiala". News. [CIS-India.org]. September 28, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ↑ "148 students attend Maa Boli Mela". Retrieved 24 July 2016.