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| areas = | | areas = Asia, North America, Europe, Africa, South America & Australia | ||
| offices = [[Kolkata]], [[India]] | | offices = [[Kolkata]], [[India]] | ||
| commercial = No | | commercial = No | ||
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| owners = [[Gyaanimedia Foundation]] | |||
| author = [[Shaunak Chakraborty]] | | author = [[Shaunak Chakraborty]] | ||
|CEO = [[Shaunak Chakraborty]] | |||
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'''Gyaanipedia''' is a worldwide [[wiki|wiki website]] founded by [[Shaunak Chakraborty]] on 30 August 2018, the independent site came to force on 31 October 2018. The Slogan of this wiki website is Shows The Unseen Side. The headquarter was established in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] by CEO [[Shaunak Chakraborty]]. | |||
{{Short description|Online encyclopedia website}} | |||
== Slogan and Motto == | == Slogan and Motto == | ||
The slogan of this wiki is ''Shows The Unseen Side''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bnen.gyaanipedia.co.in/wiki/Gyaanipedia|title=Gyaanipedia - Gyaanipedia|website=en.gyaanipedia.co.in Bangla|language=en|access-date=2018-11-25}}</ref> As it also import that pages which were rejected and deleted from [[Wikipedia]] . | The slogan of this wiki is ''Shows The Unseen Side''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bnen.gyaanipedia.co.in/wiki/Gyaanipedia|title=Gyaanipedia - Gyaanipedia|website=en.gyaanipedia.co.in Bangla|language=en|access-date=2018-11-25}}</ref> As it also import that pages which were rejected and deleted from [[Wikipedia]] . Initially this website is created specially for Indians but later it was available for all as gaining popularity and traffic. It is much like [[Deletionpedia]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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===Formation=== | ===Formation=== | ||
[[File:GnShot310818.jpg|thumb|Gyaanipedia's 1st version on 31 August 2018]] | [[File:GnShot310818.jpg|thumb|Gyaanipedia's 1st version on 31 August 2018]] | ||
Since | Since 2016 Shaunak Chakraborty is watching the [[Indian]] people who are struggling to create a page in [[Wikipedia]], but we all knew it very well that how much difficult it is. He develop sympathy for those people of his nation and want to do something for them. On 1 April 2018 he invited his school juniors Anandita Bist, Sai Gaurav, Daksh, Akansha Kumari and Tejas for a group discussion on this topic, they suggested to create a site like [[Wikipedia]]. It was too difficult to create a same site. On 25 July 2018 Shaunak Chakraborty visited to a website makers for some suggestions, he told him the entire process that how he can create a site like [[Wikipedia]]. On 16 August 2018 '''Gyaanipedia Foundation''' was formed by ''Shaunak Chakraborty''. Under this foundation finally the website [[Gyaanipedia]] was formed on 30 August 2018 which was an online historical day for those struggling people of India. This site was formed under [[Fandom|Wikia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gyaanipedia.wikia.com|title=Gyaanipedia Wiki|website=gyaanipedia.wikia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref> which was powered by [[Wikia|Fandom]], then the MediaWiki site was finally launched on 31 October 2018. The first [[Indian]] online [[encyclopedia]] with no restrictions and also it is the first wiki website which have [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] (Indian Standard Time) time zone. It works under the same [[MediaWiki|Mediawiki]] open source software which [[Wikipedia]] is using. On 09 November 2018 the Hindi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hi.gyaanipedia.co.in|title=ज्ञानीपीडिया|website=hi.gyaanipedia.co.in|language=hi|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref> and Bangla<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bn.gyaanipedia.co.in|title=জ্ঞানীপিডিয়া|website=bn.gyaanipedia.co.in|language=bn|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref> version was launched, on 12 November 2018 Telugu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://te.gyaanipedia.co.in Telugu] |title=గ్యానిపెడియా|website=te.gyaanipedia.co.in|language=te|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref> version was launched. | ||
==Wikia== | |||
Initially some of the Gyaanipedia versions are hosted on Wikia therefore many domains are ending with Wikia.com, the first wiki has the domain https://gyaanipedia.wikia.com but in late 2019 it was changed to fandom.com as it was the decision of the company. Due to this change many wikis with less articles has been deleted from Fandom. | |||
==Achievement== | ==Achievement== | ||
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*On 03 May 2020 Gyaanipedia make its space in the list of Top 10 [[Miraheze]] wikis coming on the 9th position. | *On 03 May 2020 Gyaanipedia make its space in the list of Top 10 [[Miraheze]] wikis coming on the 9th position. | ||
*The information of Gyaanipedia is used in the knowledge panels of various popular entities in Google | |||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
[[File:Gyaanipedia Pictorial Policies.jpg|220px|thumb|Gyaanipedia Pictorial Policies that represents the 6 most activities that Gyaanipedia strongly discourage]] | |||
Usually the contents of Gyaanipedia is free and under Creative Commons license but some contents like deleted pages of Wikipedia which were imported to the site are [[under CC licence|not free]]. There are some topics on which no one can reproduce it or write it in different form so for those articles, permission is taken from the actual author of the content. | Usually the contents of Gyaanipedia is free and under Creative Commons license but some contents like deleted pages of Wikipedia which were imported to the site are [[under CC licence|not free]]. There are some topics on which no one can reproduce it or write it in different form so for those articles, permission is taken from the actual author of the content. | ||
==Campaigns== | |||
===COVID-19=== | |||
Due to [[COVID-19]] pandemic Gyaanipedia has organised various awareness campaigns online to make the people alert and aware throughout the world. Some of the campaigns are as follows: | |||
*Anti COVID-19 Conference on 02 May | |||
*World Model United Nations on July | |||
*[[Gyaanipedia World Youth Conference]] on 06 November. | |||
===Justice For George Floyd=== | |||
Gyaanipedia launched the campaign Justice For George Floyd on 30 May 2020, protesting against the criminal police officer who has murdered an African American citizen [[George Floyd]] by applying 3rd degree, pressing his neck from his knees. | |||
==Cyber attacks== | |||
*Gyaanipedia has faced its first and only cyber attack on 10 December 2018 also named as [[Napak Habit|Napak Habit Attack]] which was a kind of war against Gyaanipedia by Pakistan. | |||
==Imitation & Vandalism== | |||
In August 2020 after an user become administrator of Gyaanipedia due to his efforts and contributions, he started to copy exactly the same content from [[Wikipedia]] and other sites, which is known as vandalism. Due to this sudden change in his attitude, the team Gyaanipedia becomes anxious and confused. The owner [[Shaunak Chakraborty]] was totally confused why he was doing this. This vandalising activities reached to such peak that [[Miraheze]] has globally blocked him. | |||
=== Follow-up events === | |||
After getting blocked he made a duplicate site of Gyaanipedia with same pronounciation at [[Wikia]] but with a slightly different name ''Ganipediya''. All the layout of that site was exactly the same. Later he found to be an administrator and Bureaucrat of the site [[Uncyclopedia]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201108134238/https://www.facebook.com/Skhsourav2</ref> | |||
==Languages== | ==Languages== | ||
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{{Template:Sisterprojects}} | {{Template:Sisterprojects}} | ||
== | ==Blacklisted== | ||
*On 14 February 2019, after the Pulwama Attack on the Indian military convoy by the Pakistani funded organization, Shaunak Chakraborty banned all the IP addresses of [[Pakistan]] and completely blocked this platform for its citizens. On 15 April 2020 only readable right was granted to Pakistan. | *On 14 February 2019, after the Pulwama Attack on the Indian military convoy by the Pakistani funded organization, Shaunak Chakraborty banned all the IP addresses of [[Pakistan]] and completely blocked this platform for its citizens. On 15 April 2020 only readable right was granted to Pakistan. | ||
*On 24 May 2020 in the festival of [[Eid Mubarak|Eid]] [[Shaunak Chakraborty]] declared that now on this auspicious occasion Gyaanipedia has granted all its rights again for the people of Pakistan. | *On 24 May 2020 in the festival of [[Eid Mubarak|Eid]] [[Shaunak Chakraborty]] declared that now on this auspicious occasion Gyaanipedia has granted all its rights again for the people of Pakistan. | ||
==China | ===Blocked China=== | ||
On 01 April 2020 the site was | On 01 April 2020 the site was blocked the people of China from accessing it's content as many countries were not in support of China. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[hi:ज्ञानीपीडिया]] | [[hi:ज्ञानीपीडिया]] | ||
[[mr:ज्ञानीपीडिया]] | [[mr:ज्ञानीपीडिया]] | ||
[[de:Gyaanipedia]] | |||
[[category:Blue Badge Holder]] | [[category:Blue Badge Holder]] | ||
__INDEX__ | __INDEX__ | ||
__NEWSECTIONLINK__ | __NEWSECTIONLINK__ | ||
Latest revision as of 07:02, 5 November 2025
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| Gyaanipedia | |
| File:Gyaanipedia screenshot as on 23 November 2020.png | |
| Type of site | Wiki |
| Available in | 107
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| Revenue | No |
| URL | https://www.gyaanipedia.com |
| Registration | Free
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| Current status | Active |
| Content license | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
| Written in | MediaWiki, PHP, MariaDB, ICU, LuaSandbox, Lua |
Gyaanipedia is a worldwide wiki website founded by Shaunak Chakraborty on 30 August 2018, the independent site came to force on 31 October 2018. The Slogan of this wiki website is Shows The Unseen Side. The headquarter was established in Kolkata, India by CEO Shaunak Chakraborty.
Slogan and Motto
[edit | edit source]The slogan of this wiki is Shows The Unseen Side.[1] As it also import that pages which were rejected and deleted from Wikipedia . Initially this website is created specially for Indians but later it was available for all as gaining popularity and traffic. It is much like Deletionpedia.
History
[edit | edit source]Formation
[edit | edit source]
Since 2016 Shaunak Chakraborty is watching the Indian people who are struggling to create a page in Wikipedia, but we all knew it very well that how much difficult it is. He develop sympathy for those people of his nation and want to do something for them. On 1 April 2018 he invited his school juniors Anandita Bist, Sai Gaurav, Daksh, Akansha Kumari and Tejas for a group discussion on this topic, they suggested to create a site like Wikipedia. It was too difficult to create a same site. On 25 July 2018 Shaunak Chakraborty visited to a website makers for some suggestions, he told him the entire process that how he can create a site like Wikipedia. On 16 August 2018 Gyaanipedia Foundation was formed by Shaunak Chakraborty. Under this foundation finally the website Gyaanipedia was formed on 30 August 2018 which was an online historical day for those struggling people of India. This site was formed under Wikia[2] which was powered by Fandom, then the MediaWiki site was finally launched on 31 October 2018. The first Indian online encyclopedia with no restrictions and also it is the first wiki website which have IST (Indian Standard Time) time zone. It works under the same Mediawiki open source software which Wikipedia is using. On 09 November 2018 the Hindi[3] and Bangla[4] version was launched, on 12 November 2018 Telugu[5] version was launched.
Wikia
[edit | edit source]Initially some of the Gyaanipedia versions are hosted on Wikia therefore many domains are ending with Wikia.com, the first wiki has the domain https://gyaanipedia.wikia.com but in late 2019 it was changed to fandom.com as it was the decision of the company. Due to this change many wikis with less articles has been deleted from Fandom.
Achievement
[edit | edit source]At the initial days of Gyaanipedia, the wiki struggled a lot to gain a uprising statistics but always failed to do so. After completion of six months of this wiki that was March 2019 it started gaining the attention of the strugglers and the less popular people. The article creation process suddenly speeding up. Shaunak Chakraborty was the first person to complete 1000 articles as well as edits on the wiki.
- On August 2019, after completion of 1 years the wiki was having 5000+ articles. On the New Year week of 2020 it completes more than 10,000 articles on English Gyaanipedia.
- On 03 May 2020 Gyaanipedia make its space in the list of Top 10 Miraheze wikis coming on the 9th position.
- The information of Gyaanipedia is used in the knowledge panels of various popular entities in Google
Contents
[edit | edit source]
Usually the contents of Gyaanipedia is free and under Creative Commons license but some contents like deleted pages of Wikipedia which were imported to the site are not free. There are some topics on which no one can reproduce it or write it in different form so for those articles, permission is taken from the actual author of the content.
Campaigns
[edit | edit source]COVID-19
[edit | edit source]Due to COVID-19 pandemic Gyaanipedia has organised various awareness campaigns online to make the people alert and aware throughout the world. Some of the campaigns are as follows:
- Anti COVID-19 Conference on 02 May
- World Model United Nations on July
- Gyaanipedia World Youth Conference on 06 November.
Justice For George Floyd
[edit | edit source]Gyaanipedia launched the campaign Justice For George Floyd on 30 May 2020, protesting against the criminal police officer who has murdered an African American citizen George Floyd by applying 3rd degree, pressing his neck from his knees.
Cyber attacks
[edit | edit source]- Gyaanipedia has faced its first and only cyber attack on 10 December 2018 also named as Napak Habit Attack which was a kind of war against Gyaanipedia by Pakistan.
Imitation & Vandalism
[edit | edit source]In August 2020 after an user become administrator of Gyaanipedia due to his efforts and contributions, he started to copy exactly the same content from Wikipedia and other sites, which is known as vandalism. Due to this sudden change in his attitude, the team Gyaanipedia becomes anxious and confused. The owner Shaunak Chakraborty was totally confused why he was doing this. This vandalising activities reached to such peak that Miraheze has globally blocked him.
Follow-up events
[edit | edit source]After getting blocked he made a duplicate site of Gyaanipedia with same pronounciation at Wikia but with a slightly different name Ganipediya. All the layout of that site was exactly the same. Later he found to be an administrator and Bureaucrat of the site Uncyclopedia.[6]
Languages
[edit | edit source]Projects
[edit | edit source]Blacklisted
[edit | edit source]- On 14 February 2019, after the Pulwama Attack on the Indian military convoy by the Pakistani funded organization, Shaunak Chakraborty banned all the IP addresses of Pakistan and completely blocked this platform for its citizens. On 15 April 2020 only readable right was granted to Pakistan.
- On 24 May 2020 in the festival of Eid Shaunak Chakraborty declared that now on this auspicious occasion Gyaanipedia has granted all its rights again for the people of Pakistan.
Blocked China
[edit | edit source]On 01 April 2020 the site was blocked the people of China from accessing it's content as many countries were not in support of China.
References
[edit | edit source]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
[edit | edit source]hi:ज्ञानीपीडिया mr:ज्ञानीपीडिया de:Gyaanipedia