Punjabi Wikipedia

The Punjabi Wikipedia (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ (Pa°jābī Vikīpīḍīā) (Gurmukhi)) is the Punjabi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.[1][2]

Punjabi Wikipedia
Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia
Type of site
Internet encyclopedia project
Available inPunjabi
OwnerWikimedia Foundation
URLpa.wikipedia.org
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
Users36,007
LaunchedJune 3, 2002 (2002-06-03)
Current statusActive
Content license
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GFDL, Media licensing varies

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 35,142 articles on the Gurmukhi Punjabi Wikipedia.

See also

References
  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. "Contribute to Wikipedia Punjabi, says representative". Tribune India. Ludhiana. July 29, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  3. pa:Special:Permalink/1
  4. Wikipedia:Multilingual statistics (2004)
  5. "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.
  6. "Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Punjabi University, Patiala". News. [CIS-India.org]. September 28, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  7. "148 students attend Maa Boli Mela". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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