Dharmawiki Editor

Narratives on DharmaWiki are built by an ever growing team of qualified authors and editors coming from diverse educational, spiritual and cultural backgrounds yet have sound technical knowledge. Dedicated to the core idea of this project, each of them actively research and delve into the subject matter, consult with scholars and peers, engage in verifying content and present the ideas within the scope of the DharmaWiki project. This article describes the guidelines for DharmaWiki authors and how articles are created.

Articles or Narratives

The articles or narratives are not a random collection of topics. They are carefully thought out reflections of topics pertaining to present day with references in our age old tradition. Narratives present the foundational aspects of ancient texts and explain their relevance to contemporary days. The structure is built in lines of Wikipedia to enable easy categorization and organization of the subject matter. Several books both ancient and contemporary are consulted for their views. Since presenting a huge amount of information is difficult for one person, the team selects and works on the individual topics as per their flair and competence. Many articles are written by one person which are modified, in the next step, by perhaps 5 other people, to supplement and complement with necessary citations and Samskrit references.

Articles consist of compilation of viewpoints of authoritative scholars of the subject (Maharshi Vedavyasa, Philosophy given by Rishis, different Vedanta interpreters etc) and do not belong to the author of the article. Oftentimes, a long time, perhaps running into years, after the base article is made by the original author, additions and fine tuning of the article takes place. Although numerous subjects and topics are dealt with under the vast umbrella of Sanatana Dharma, the primary focus, in this phase one, is to present as many foundational articles as possible to build a platform where scholars and novices can interact on a topic and learn.

Articles are of three categories, complete, partially complete and those having a great scope for expansion.

Guidelines for Authors and Editors

Authors and editors should present their

• content should be crisply summarized and verifiable by referencing reliable sources
• topics should be related to Vedas, Hindu traditions, shastras etc
• copying and closely paraphrasing a copyrighted material has to be avoided
• all copyrighted material should be presented after taking permission from the appropriate author or contributor
• avoid controversial and contentious statements about any topic
• avoid personal and pointed reference to any other faith or community 

We welcome like-minded scholars, academicians, research students, philosophers, and other general users to participate in our endeavors to reclaim our heritage and bring back tradition into mainstream focus. We request one and all to contribute to the topics by giving their views and debating on the Talk and Discussion tabs of a particular page.