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