Grants:IEG/Islam in Andhra Pradesh
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Project idea edit
What is the problem you're trying to solve? edit
The aim of this project is to address the paucity of the available sources of Islamic period in Telugu speaking states of India. The principal motivators of this project are as follows:
- No resources are available to cater the needs to write articles on this subject.
- Insufficient, inaccurate and scattered data is available.
The key activities include collecting the manuscripts, books, documents, images and to digitize them, and keep at Wikisource, Wikibooks of Telugu, Urdu, Hindi & English.
What is your solution? edit
- By taking a sincere effort and take up research, preparing a timeline of history, basing on the period of the history, preparing, collecting the resources, to keep on Wikisource of Telugu, Urdu & English, Wikibooks, and extending it to even Wikivoyage.
- It is difficult to present the history of a millennium in a short period of few months, hence prepare a timeline and history outline and develop it.
- Collecting the contemporary history district-wise, take up research and collect the resources and keep available to write articles in Telugu, Urdu, Hindi & English Wikipedias and keep open to other language Wikipedia too.
Project goals edit
- Collection of data and resources
From the sourced libraries, research centers, history departments, private people.
- Book collection & digitization
- Digitization / Scanning / Photo copying of the catalogs and documents.
- Documentary & Interviews (Audio & Video source) and keeping them recorded
- Maintaining Photo Project of Historical places, forts, monuments, Mosques, Dargahs, Islamic Centers etc. (Photo collection)
- Keep all source material on Wiki Source.
- Translation activities
The important documents and data available in Urdu and Persian languages are to be translated into Telugu, Urdu & English languages.
- Places of research
Selection of few libraries of universities:
- Osmania University, Library, History department, Hyderabad.
- Central University Library, Hyderabad
- Kurnool University, Library, History department.
- Kadapa University, Library, History department.
- Guntur University, Library, History department.
- Apart visiting and utilization of the libraries of private and related to Muslim historians and other reliable resources.
- Visiting Muslim Historical places, collecting the information, data and available resources from the Archeological Survey of India, India Gazetteer, and Andhra Pradesh Online Library.
- Selection of the districts for the research
Selecting the Muslim concentrated districts and taking up research.
- Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, Chittoor, Guntur, Krishna, Nellore, Prakasham (Ongole) and West Godavari Districts.
- Forts, Mausoleums, Mosques, Islamic Centres, Institutional History departments.
Project plan edit
Activities edit
- This project is taken up in two phases
Phase I : 1 to 10 points from the mentioned below 22 points are selected for the first phase. Collecting the resources to write articles on Wikis.. Phase II : from points 11 to 22 are selected for the second phase and meant for the collection of resources to write articles on Wikis.
In brief this project is for “collecting resources, data and keep them for creating articles”
- Activities to be taken up for the research project;
- Preparing the timeline of history;
Islam in Andhra Pradesh – history timeline :
- Introduction of Islam : (1) from 7th century A.D. to 10th century A.D. (2) from 11th century to 13th century A.D., (3) from 14th century to 16th century A.D., (4) from 17th century to 20th century (5) 21st century, especially from Independence to till date.
- Migration of Muslims
- Muslim traders at the beginning
- Sufism & proselytisation in Andhra Pradesh
- South Indian Kingdoms – Muslims of that period
- First generation of embraced Islam
- Moghal period – its impacts
- Qutub Shahi dynasty – its impacts
- Arcot Nawabs – impacts of the that period
- Mysore Kingdom – its impacts
- Nawabs in Andhra Pradesh : (1) Kurnool Nawabs (2) Kadapa Nawabs (3) Machilipatnam Nawabs (4) Banaganapalle Nawabs (5) Kadiri Nawabs (6) Gurramkonda Nawabs (7) others.
- Important political leaders in the contemporary Andhra Pradesh
- Education in Muslims: (1) District wise Minority institutions. (2) Higher education in Muslims (3) Technical education in Muslims
- Muslims speaking languages and dialects: Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Dakhani, Variants of Urdu with telugu accent, telugu with Urdu accent.
- Arts and culture
- Costumes and attires
- Relations with other religious communities
- Demography: (1) District wise Muslim population (2) Muslim concentrated places – district wise. (3) Ethnic groups of Muslims, sects, families, Shia and Sunni Muslims. (4) Muslim reservation categories in Andhra Pradesh (5) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Muslims (6) O.B.C.s and B.C.s in Muslims (7) Professions in Muslims (8) Muslim Women in Andhra Pradesh.
- Mosques, Islamic Centers, Dargahs and Asthanas
- Forts, monuments and architecture
- Muslims' relations with other religious people.
- Others if any
- Collection of data and resources
From the sourced libraries, research centers, history department, private people.
- Book collection : Mainly from The University libraries and the District libraries of Zilla Parishad.
- Digitization / Scanning / Photo copying of the prescribed catalogues and the important books and keeping them at Wiki source of Telugu, Urdu & English.
- Documentary : A random documentary of Interviews with the History Department Heads, professors and Research Scholars and keep them as source material and references. (This is because of lacking source material in hand)
- Maintaining Photo Project of forts, monuments, Mosques, Dargahs, Islamic Centers etc. with available resources and reliable sources)
- Affiliating with any organization, preferably WMF, to maintain a blog or website
- Translation activities
Collecting the resources and data available in other languages, translating according to the need and purpose into Telugu & Urdu languages.
- Places of research
Selection of few libraries of universities:
- Osmania University, Library, History department, Hyderabad.
- Central University Library, Hyderabad
- Kurnool University, Library, History department.
- Kadapa University, Library, History department.
- Guntur University, Library, History department.
- Apart, visiting and utilization of the private and personal libraries Muslim scholars, historians and other reliable resources.
- Visiting Muslim Historical places, collecting the information, data and resources from the Archaeological Survey of India, India Gazetteer, Andhra Pradesh Online Library.
Apart, visiting and utilization of the private and personal libraries Muslim scholars, historians and other reliable resources.
- Selection of the districts for the research
Selecting the Muslim concentrated districts and taking up research.
- Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, Chittoor, Guntur, Krishna, Nellore, Ongole and West Godavari Districts.
- Forts, Mausoleums, Mosques, Islamic Centers, Institutional History departments.
- Meetings the scholars, historians, philosophers, artists and sportsmen, and collecting the data from them.
Budget edit
As the project is meant for 12 months and has a research programme in 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh. Hence the travelling is extensive and the budget may seem heavy. Below mentioned budget is for six months (further extendable for more 6 months)
| S.NO. | Purpose | Duration in months | Amount in USD | Amount in INR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grantee No.1: Full time work for six months
Subsistence Allowance @ 800 USD per month |
6 | 4800 USD | |
| 2. | Grantee No.2: Full time work for six months
Subsistence Allowance @ 400 USD per month |
6 | 2400 USD | |
| 3. | Grantee No.3: Full time work for six months
Subsistence Allowance @ 400 USD per month |
6 | 2400 USD | |
| 4. | Grantee No.4: Full time work for six months
Subsistence Allowance @ 400 USD per month |
6 | 2400 USD | |
| 5. | Volunteers giveaways :
For five volunteers @ 500 USD each |
6 | 2500 USD | |
| 6. | Traveling:
For four persons for six months, @ 100 USD Per person |
6 | 2400 USD | |
| 7. | Boarding & Lodging:
For four persons for six months; @ 150 USD per person |
6 | 3600 USD | |
| 8. | Documentation, Digitization, Scanning & copying | 1000 USD | ||
| 9. | Documentary and visual contracting | 1000 USD | ||
| 10. | Translation works etc. | 600 USD | ||
| 11 | Total Budget (amount) | 6 | 23100 USD |
Community engagement edit
I have already discussed about my project with my Telugu & Urdu Wiki communities, they agreed to help in various aspects, and given consents too.
Sustainability edit
In fact the project is meant for 12 months, but the budget presented above is for 6 months. Extendable to further more 6 months. The duration of one year and allocated budge may be sufficient approximately. I feel that the project will be fruitful and ends with a good hope.
Measures of success edit
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- Collection of authentic data
- Digitization of books, Documents & catalogs etc.,
- Images & media collection
- Creating 500 and more authentic informative articles, and paving the way to create 2000 more articles.
- Exploring and presenting quality and authentic articles.
- More community participation in edits.
- Increasing the visitors, and the new editors.
- Creating more specific awareness about the research information.
- The most important factor is image collection and media collection.
Get involved edit
Participants edit
- Ahmed Nisar (Nisar Ahmed Syed) :- User and Sysop in Telugu & Urdu Wikis, and have the experience of 8 years in Telugu Wikipedia with edits of more than 17500. And user in Urdu with the name Ahmadnisar & Ahmed Nisar and have more than 8000 edits. In the decennial celebrations Telugu Wikipedia at Vijayawada, he was awarded K.L.R.V.P. Award for the best Wikipedians. Attended TTT at Bengaluru, participant Wikimania 2015 at Mexico City.
- Sultan Khadar : User in Telugu Wikipedia and has vast contributions.
- Muhammad Shuib : Sysop and Bureaucrat on Urdu Wiki. Muhammad Shuaib (talk) 08:21, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
- Muzammiluddin Syed : Sysop in Urdu Wiki, Wikimedia blogger, active on Meta, participant TTT, Wikimania 2015 Mexico city, having more than 50,000 edits on various Wiki projects including Hindi wiki.
- Rajasekhar :- Sysop and bureaucrat, and he has the most edits in Telugu Wikipedia.
- T.Sujatha : User in Telugu Wikipedia and has more than 35000 edits.
- K.Venkatramana : User and Sysop in Telugu Wikipedia.K.Venkataramana (talk) 13:03, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
- Naidugari Jayanna : User in Telugu Wikipedia with considerable edits.
- Kasyap : User and one of the key figures of Telugu Wikipedia.
- Vaijasatya : Sysop and ex-bureaucrat in Telugu Wikipedia and the harbinger of Telugu Wikipedia.
- N.Rahamthulla : User in Telugu Wikipedia and has a vast contributions.
- Grantee I would like to participate this project for Urdu wikipedia. Muhammad Shuaib (talk) 08:21, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
- Volunteer Collecting the resources and data available in other languages۔ Obaid Raza (talk) 13:41, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
- Grantee I will see what i can do! (for Urdu wikipedia) Syedalinaqinaqvi (talk) 01:21, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
- Volunteer to complete his woprk Nrgullapalli (talk) 10:01, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
Community Notification edit
Please paste links below to where relevant communities have been notified of your proposal, and to any other relevant community discussions. Need notification tips?
- Telugu wikipedia;
Project page - Consents of the community users & Project Talk page
- Urdu wikipedia
Endorsements edit
Do you think this project should be selected for an Individual Engagement Grant? Please add your name and rationale for endorsing this project in the list below. (Other constructive feedback is welcome on the talk page of this proposal).
- Community member: add your name and rationale here.
- The proposal is a mix of GLAM, outreach, language-digitization project. It can have a far-fetched impact in terms of gathering vast documents, books, historical articles which are important reference materials for article development in later point of time. This seems to be a great volunteer effort driven by passionate Telugu WP Volunteers! Nicke.me (talk) 12:39, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- There is lack of such material on Internet. This material will not only benefits for communities in India but also in Pakistan. Ameen Akbar (talk) 06:27, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
- Andhra Pradesh and especially Hyderabad has been an important center of Islam in India for a long time. I think this project can be very useful. Satdeep Gill (talk) 09:14, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
- I hail from Hyderabad. Hence, the Importance of this geographic location as the epicenter of Islam in India is manifestly overwhelming for me that it can hardly be refuted. --Muzammil (talk) 20:15, 26 September 2015 (UTC).
- Very useful project
Support--
Biplab Anand (Talk to me) 09:01, 27 September 2015 (UTC) - Support--Nabin K. Sapkota (talk) 17:26, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
- Support-- Kasyap (talk) 04:23, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
- I think this project gives good output... --
Bijay Chaurasia ((Msg here plz)) 09:09, 30 September 2015 (UTC) - Support--Naidugari Jayanna (talk) 14:31, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
- This is more of PEG project and apply as PEG than IEG. --Kamal, signed anonymously.--178.62.59.70 06:43, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
- Conditional Support - as long as at least a decent number of the libraries you named you are already in contact with and have more or less okayed the project, I'm good with it. To the commenter above me, this belongs as an IEG, not a PEG. PEG does not (except in convoluted circumstances) pay wages. Kevin (talk) 20:16, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
- Support - T.sujatha (talk)
