Community Resources and Partnerships/India Rapid Project/Initiation of the palm-leaf book collection for Tamil Wikisource
Applicant
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Info-farmer
- Organization
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- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
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Project
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Initiation of the palm-leaf book collection for Tamil Wikisource
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-06-16 - 2025-07-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
India
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Not applicable
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
Tamil is one the surviving classical languages in the world,[12][13] attested since 300 BCE.[14][15][16][17][18]Most of its literature is in the form of palm leaf manuscripts. By the inspiration of Wikisource Loves Manuscripts/Report, I want to complete this(சிலையெழுபது/ஓலைச்சுவடி) Tamil palm-leaf book as the pilot project for Tamil palm-leaf books and find out the strategies to preserve our heritage by this kind of palm-leaf books with Wikimedia licenses. And the end of the project, i will create instructional videos about Tamil palm-leaf books for the upcoming contributors. Our Tamil Nadu government already spending few crores of Indian money for the manuscripts. Reference: [1]
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
My contributions/experiences on palm leaf reading at Commons during 2008 as a poetry : File:Tamil palm-leaf manuscript of Ciṟupañcamūlam detail.jpg and its explanations and The oldest grammer palm book's first leaf File:Tamil palm-leaf manuscript of Tolkāppiyam.jpg and its explanation
- I have to go to the palm-leaf library which is closed access system to complete the first book as i mentioned above. (சிலையெழுபது/ஓலைச்சுவடி)
- Then i will create the palm-leaf book at Commons with CC-BY-SA. And then, i will create Q-number with all meta-data in Wikidata.
- Later, i will create index page. I can read few kinds of palm-leaf certain level. Finally, i will consult do proofread with palm leaf expert like.Dr. L. Saravanan Ph.d. (logasarann@gmail.com)
- I will record all the experience with files and screencasts which will be helpful for the upcoming contributors.
- With the above details, our palm-leaf manuscript/ books collection will increase.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc.
Wikimedia User name : Info-farmer
He is the only person going to do the field work.
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Tamil Wikisource. I will contact workshop or one to one training or Train the Trainer for interested Tamil contributors.
- 9.1. If your project includes in-person activities, are there any international participants travelling to India for them? (required)
- No
- 9.1.1. List all countries of participation. (required)
- 9.2. Will the project be transferring funds to any international participants? (required)
- No
- 9.2.1. List all international participants receiving funding and their countries. (required)
N/A
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
- No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
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- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
In Tamil Wikisource village pump (சிலையெழுபது ஓலைச்சுவடித் திட்டம்) and also with separate project page ([2])
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Identify Topics for Impact
Metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
By this pilot project, Tamil language cultural values will be preserved for future in Wikimedia ecosystem. More Tamil palm-leaf manuscript will be increased in future by Tamil contributors.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 1 | |
| Number of editors | 1 | |
| Number of organizers | 0 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 30 |
| Wikidata | 1 |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | 1 |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
- Nearly 30 files at Commons.
- An index page which consists of nearly 25 pages at ta.wikisource with fully validated with Its Transclusion page. (Help)
- A Wikidata item like
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
if needed, i welcome Other tech supports also.
Budget
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in Indian Rupees. (required)
47500 INR
- 22.1. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD. (required)
557.63 USD
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Yes
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