Sahapedia
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Type of site | Non Profit |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Sahapedia.org |
Managing director | Dr. Sudha Gopalakrishnan |
Revenue | Non Profit |
URL | www |
Commercial | "No" |
Current status | Active |
Content license | CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence |
Written in | php |
Sahapedia is a website which seeks to make the culture and history of India accessible to all. Sahapedia is a
History
Sahapedia was founded in New Delhi in 2010. It was registered as a not-for-profit Society in June 2011 under the Societies Act of 1860 and has offices in New Delhi and Kochi.
Work
The core of Sahapedia is the encyclopedia that addresses ten domains: the areas covered come under the categories of Knowledge Traditions, Visual and Material Arts, Performing Arts, Literature and Languages, Practices and Rituals, Histories, Institutions, People, and Natural Environment. The research and editorial team identify subjects for the encyclopedia, visit libraries and consult experts to arrive at an outline for its treatment, write to scholars for articles or request them for interviews, go on field visits for documentation and compile links to online resources and suggestions for further reading. Sahapedia also works with affiliates who are experts in their field and can curate modules that cover various aspects of a particular subject.
Ongoing projects
- Oral history: Documents interactions with artists, scholars and practitioners. The project also records performances, events, activities, lectures, demonstrations and seminars.
- Library: Makes available archival material relating to history, literature, music and the performing arts under the Creative Share-alike License.
- Built heritage: Documents heritage sites and spaces in India with a view to covering both academic studies and experiential accounts. India Heritage Walks seeks to enable access to local history and heritage.[4]
- Maps project: Encourages people to participate in the cultural mapping of India and South Asia by marking cultural sites, forms, practices and events in their areas.
- Heritage education: It has partnered in the Heritage Education efforts of the Central Board of Secondary Education involving 12,900 schools, by creating an interactive web resource for children on the CBSE website Besides, the collaboratively-created encyclopedia database will be available as an offline tool for distance and rural education.
- Institutional collaborations: Sahapedia is in partnership with the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, National School of Drama, the National Centre for the Performing Arts and the International Information Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region, UNESCO.[5]
- India Heritage Walks: An initiative that hosts immersive and diverse experiences that bring people closer to their local heritage and culture. [6] [7]
- Museums of India: Designed to bring together museums, heritage and communities to create a participatory eco-system of museum exploration, enrichment and education. It is an expanding digital listing of the museums in India, with the realization that there is no single in-depth online resource that showcases the diversity of Indian museums. [8] [9]
Recognition
References
- ^ Janardhan, Arun (17 September 2016). "Sahapedia: A challenge to India's hidebound museum culture". Livemint. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Sahapedia: Click for Chhau". Open The Magazine. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Sahapedia. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b Sharma, Nikita (21 July 2019). "Sahapedia's India Heritage Walks wins international award". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Content Partners". Sahapedia. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "About India Heritage Walks | India Heritage Walks". www.indiaheritagewalks.org. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Heritage Experiences". Sahapedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Museums of India". Sahapedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "The muse of history: Digitally mapping India's museums". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "PATA announces Grand and Gold Award winners 2019". PATA. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.