Hello everyone!
My name is Amrit Sufi, I am an Angika Wikimedian. I contribute primarily on
Commons, Wikisource and Angika Wikipedia. So far I've carried two projects
funded by Wikimedia: a toolkit
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oral_Culture_Transcription_Toolkit>
and a needs
assessment research
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Needs_assessment_for_documentation_and_revitalization_of_Indic_languages_using_Wikimedia_projects/Executive_report>
project.
Based on the findings of the research, I am preparing a project proposal
focusing on locally relevant cultural content, specifically oral folk
literature- an aspect common to the diverse culture of India. Folk songs
are under the risk of loss with time and are not well represented on
Wikimedia projects.
I am sharing with you a few links to Angika folksongs
<https://wikisource.org/wiki/Category:%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4>,
uploaded on Commons, their transcription on Wikisource, used as reference
for Angika Wikipedia articles, to clarify the model that I plan to work on
along with collaborators. A similar project based in Nigeria is the Igbo
dance communities project
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/05/08/aid-project-for-a-living-tradition-what-we-learned-by-working-with-igbo-dance-communities-to-document-changing-traditions/>
has
documented a variety of Igbo dances and documented them on Wikimedia
projects. In the aforementioned project, I plan to work with Wikimedians
and language enthusiasts on creating audio-visuals and bringing them on
Wikimedia projects. This would be a small step in supporting the arrival of
various forms of knowledge on Wikimedia projects from India.
Feel free to reach out and ask questions!
Thanks,
Amrit Sufi