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Hindupedia needs your support to fund the translation of Shabdakalpadrumah an encyclopedia written in Sanskrit and thus to expand our content. Please donate generously.

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==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is an online encyclopedia of Sanatana Dharma that is dedicated to spreading authentic knowledge on Sanatana Dharma worldwide. Our mission is to support Hindu scholars and academics regain control of the dialog around Hindu Dharma, and to educate the general public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to science and theology. For scholars, academics, and teachers of Hinduism, we provide an:
* Authentic knowledge base built to meet academic standards
* Platform that can be used for school curricula and lectures
* Teaching platform that can be used to both educate and as a secondary and/or tertiary source for academic papers, journals, etc
* Comprehensive source that covers everything from history and philosophy to science and art
* Traditional perspective for each tradition and perspective within our Dharma
For the general public, we provide:
* A single location where all questions related to Hindu Dharma can be found (ranging from academic queries, media and policy related queries)
* Provide a comprehensive, authoritative, fully searchable repository of Hindu related content

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || Pilot complete || Digitization complete. Editing & publication under way
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Shabdakalpadrumah is a well-known and very well respected encyclopedia-cum-dictionary of Hinduism. It presents an authentic Dharma and a practitioner-scholar view (and is not merely a scholarly/literary translation of previous work). It is one of the most comprehensive encyclopedias ever written and for each word, shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms.
In addition, the author provides quotations to illustrate the usage and connotation that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-Chhanda Shastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. This translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream and prevent it from being lost.

The sponsor, Raja Radha Kanta Deva Bahadur worked with the best pundits and scholars of his time to assemble this encyclopedia and publish it in 1808.

The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and roughly composed of 2.5M words. While more than a dictionary, it is worthy of comparing it to the Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English dictionary which is the dominant reference work in use today for the study of Sanskrit or Hinduism<ref>Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English dictionary was written by Sir. Monier-Williams who held the Boden Professor of Sanskrit position at Oxford. The position was established to assist in the conversion of Indians to Christianity. Monier Williams was a Christian of warm Evangelical convictions and after being appointed to the professorship, Williams declared from the onset that the conversion of India to Christianity should be one of the aims of orientalist scholarship.</ref>

Translating Shabdakalpadrumah will provide an authentic reference work for community members, academics and students and help them gain an unbiased understanding of the material they are trying to understand.

The benefits of such a reference work would than go further towards removing bias on all other works in which this text is used as a reference (e.g., if someone were to refer to the translated Shabdakalpadrumah while analyzing another text).

A tangible example of the impact of translating this work can be found by looking at the translations of the following verse attributed to Yajnyavalkya as per both the Monier-Williams dictionary and as per the Shabdakalpadrumah.

<blockquote>''SraddhA'' vidhi samAyuktaM karma yat kriyate nRbhiH…</blockquote>

{| class="wikitable"
|| ||Monier-Williams||Shabdakalpadrumah
|-
| Definition of Sraddha || Having faith, believing in, trusting, faithful, having confidence || Being attentive, devoted / diligent, committed
|-
| Translation of verse || If rite is performed with faith and due procedure… ||If rite is performed with due procedure, attentively / diligently / meticulously…
|-
|}

====Time & Cost====
To understand the complexity and the cost, the Hindupedia team has gone through a successful PoC of 15 random pages. From POC it has been learned that if the current team size is maintained, the project to translate all 5 volumes (around 2 million words) of the encyclopedia would need 5 years to complete and the running cost would be around $400K.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# Project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit)
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.

==How you can help==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward<ref>All donations are tax deductible in the US. Hindupedia is a 501(c)3 non-profit (tax I.D. no. 27-148-849). </ref>
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please sponsor generously and partner with us on this journey, which will leave a legacy for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our sponsors as per below guidelines:
[[File:20141028_Sponsor_benefits_chart_01.png]]
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==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is an online encyclopedia of Sanatana Dharma that is dedicated to spreading authentic knowledge on Sanatana Dharma worldwide. Our mission is to support Hindu scholars and academics regain control of the dialog around Hindu Dharma, and to educate the general public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to science and theology. For scholars, academics, and teachers of Hinduism, we provide an:
* Authentic knowledge base built to meet academic standards
* Platform that can be used for school curricula and lectures
* Teaching platform that can be used to both educate and as a secondary and/or tertiary source for academic papers, journals, etc
* Comprehensive source that covers everything from history and philosophy to science and art
* Traditional perspective for each tradition and perspective within our Dharma
For the general public, we provide:
* A single location where all questions related to Hindu Dharma can be found (ranging from academic queries, media and policy related queries)
* Provide a comprehensive, authoritative, fully searchable repository of Hindu related content

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || Pilot complete || Digitization complete. Editing & publication under way
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Shabdakalpadrumah is a well-known and very well respected encyclopedia-cum-dictionary of Hinduism. It presents an authentic Dharma view, a practitioner-scholar view and not merely a scholarly/literary translation of previous work. It is one of the most comprehensive encyclopedias ever written and for each word, shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms.
In addition, the author provides quotations to illustrate the usage and connotation that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-Chhanda Shastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. This translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream and prevent it from being lost.

The sponsor, Raja Radha Kanta Deva Bahadur worked with the best pundits and scholars of his time to assemble this encyclopedia and publish it in 1808.

The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and roughly composed of 2.5M words. While more than a dictionary, it is worthy of comparing it to the Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English dictionary which is the dominant reference work in use today for the study of Sanskrit or Hinduism<ref>Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English dictionary was written by Sir. Monier-Williams who held the Boden Professor of Sanskrit position at Oxford. The position was established to assist in the conversion of Indians to Christianity. Monier Williams was a Christian of warm Evangelical convictions and after being appointed to the professorship, Williams declared from the onset that the conversion of India to the Christian religion should be one of the aims of orientalist scholarship.</ref>

Translating Shabdakalpadrumah will provide an authentic reference work for community members, academics and students and help them gain an unbiased understanding of the material they are trying to understand.

The benefits of such a reference work would than go further towards removing bias on all other works in which this text is used as a reference (e.g., if someone were to refer to the translated Shabdakalpadrumah while analyzing another text).

A tangible example of the impact of translating this work can be found by looking at the translations of the following verse attributed to Yajnyavalkya as per both the Monier-Williams dictionary and as per the Shabdakalpadrumah.

<blockquote>''SraddhA'' vidhi samAyuktaM karma yat kriyate nRbhiH…</blockquote>

{| class="wikitable"
|| ||Monier-Williams||Shabdakalpadrumah
|-
| Definition of Sraddha || Having faith, believing in, trusting, faithful, having confidence || Being attentive, devoted / diligent, committed
|-
| Translation of verse || If rite is performed with faith and due procedure… ||If rite is performed with due procedure, attentively / diligently / meticulously…
|-
|}

====Time & Cost====
To understand the complexity and the cost, the Hindupedia team has gone through a successful PoC of 15 random pages. From POC it has been learned that if the current team size is maintained, the project to translate all 5 volumes (around 2 million words) of the encyclopedia would need 5 years to complete and the running cost would be around $400K.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# Project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit)
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward<ref>All donations are tax deductible in the US. Hindupedia is a 501(c)3 non-profit (tax I.D. no. 27-148-849). </ref>
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please sponsor generously and partner with us on this journey, which will leave a legacy for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our sponsors as per below guidelines:
[[File:20141028_Sponsor_benefits_chart.png]]

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# Hard copy of all volumes of the translated Shabdakalpadrumah (all five volumes)
# Digital version of the translated Shabdakalpadrumah (one volume every year)
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 400 graphic on our donors page)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# Hard copy of the first two volumes of the translated Shabdakalpadrumah (produced at the end of year 1 & 2)
# Digital version of the translated Shabdakalpadrumah (one volume every year)
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 200 graphic on our donors page)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# Hard copy of the translated Shabdakalpadrumah volume 1 (produced at the end of the first year)
# Digital version of the translated Shabdakalpadrumah (one volume every year)
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 graphic on our donors page)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Digital version of the translated Shabdakalpadrumah (one volume every year)
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 graphic on our donors page)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

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2014-10-19T04:31:23Z

Girish Kabra: /* Translation Project: Resource (team), Time, and Cost */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once in a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====Translation Project====
=====Time, Cost and Team=====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into 5 volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. To understand the complexity and the cost, the Hindupedia team has gone through a successful PoC of 15 random pages. From POC it has been learned that if the current team size is maintained, the project to translate all 5 volumes (around 2 million words) of the encyclopedia would need 6 years to complete and the running cost would be around $400K.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please sponsor generously and partner with us on this journey, which will leave a legacy for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our sponsors as per below guidelines:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hard-copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hard copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

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2014-10-19T04:29:24Z

Girish Kabra: /* Translation Project: Resource (team), Time, and Cost */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once in a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====Translation Project: Resource (team), Time, and Cost ====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into 5 volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. To understand the complexity and the cost, the Hindupedia team has gone through a successful PoC of 15 random pages. From POC it has been learned that if the current team size is maintained, the project to translate all 5 volumes (around 2 million words) of the encyclopedia would need 6 years to complete and the running cost would be around $400K.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please sponsor generously and partner with us on this journey, which will leave a legacy for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our sponsors as per below guidelines:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hard-copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hard copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T04:22:06Z

Girish Kabra: /* Translation Effort */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once in a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====Translation Project: Resource (team), Time, and Cost ====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into 5 volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. To understand the complexity and the cost, the Hindupedia team has gone through a successful PoC of 15 random pages. From POC it is learned that if we maintain the current team, the project to translate all 5 volumes (around 2 million words) of the encyclopedia would need 6 years to complete and the running cost would be around $400K.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please sponsor generously and partner with us on this journey, which will leave a legacy for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our sponsors as per below guidelines:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hard-copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hard copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

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2014-10-19T04:18:08Z

Girish Kabra: /* PoC & Cost of Effort */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once in a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====Translation Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into 5 volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. To understand the complexity and the cost, the Hindupedia team has gone through a successful PoC of 15 random pages. From POC it is learned that if we maintain the current team, the project to translate all 5 volumes (around 2 million words) of the encyclopedia would need 6 years to complete and the running cost would be around $400K.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please sponsor generously and partner with us on this journey, which will leave a legacy for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our sponsors as per below guidelines:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hard-copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hard copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:59:37Z

Girish Kabra: /* Hindupedia needs your support */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once in a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please sponsor generously and partner with us on this journey, which will leave a legacy for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our sponsors as per below guidelines:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hard-copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hard copy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:35:01Z

Girish Kabra: /* About Hindupedia */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once in a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please donate and partner with us on this journey whose legacy will remain for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our donor partners as per below guildelines:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:19:56Z

Girish Kabra: /* Team */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please donate and partner with us on this journey whose legacy will remain for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our donor partners as per below guildelines:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:19:37Z

Girish Kabra: /* Hindupedia needs your support */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your valuable support to move this project forward.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

Please donate and partner with us on this journey whose legacy will remain for generations to come. We will be honored to recognize our donor partners as per below guildelines:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:16:10Z

Girish Kabra: /* Team */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
Besides our core project team, we are blessed to receive tremendous support from our highly regraded Sanskrit scholars.
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your support to move this project forward. Please donate per your interest. We would honor donors by recognizing them as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:09:47Z

Girish Kabra: /* PoC & Cost of Effort */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Other than some scholarly volunteers, our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your support to move this project forward. Please donate per your interest. We would honor donors by recognizing them as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:07:26Z

Girish Kabra: /* About Hindupedia */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Other than some scholarly volunteers, our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your support to move this project forward. Please donate per your interest. We would honor donors by recognizing them as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:07:06Z

Girish Kabra: /* Current projects */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

{| class="wikitable"
| Current Projects||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}

==Current projects==
{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Other than some scholarly volunteers, our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your support to move this project forward. Please donate per your interest. We would honor donors by recognizing them as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:06:26Z

Girish Kabra: /* Hindupedia needs your support */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

{| class="wikitable"
| Current Projects||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}

==Current projects==
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Other than some scholarly volunteers, our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your support to move this project forward. Please donate per your interest. We would honor donors by recognizing them as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:05:52Z

Girish Kabra: /* About Hindupedia */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

{| class="wikitable"
| Current Projects||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}

==Current projects==
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Other than some scholarly volunteers, our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your support to move this project forward. Please donate per your interest. We would honor donors by recognizing them as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $3 - 11K ||
# One latest hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 30+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) - – Special mention online for 1 year.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (100 X 100 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular communication towards the translation work
|-
| $1 - 3K ||
# Latest digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation.
# Dedicate 10+ translated pages (1 page for every $100)
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (50 X 50 advertisement banner)
# Mention in published Hindupedia book
|-
| $108 - 1,000 ||
# Dedicate 1 page of the translated work for every $100 donation
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website
|-
|}

* Supporters section (should this be a separate page)?
** Shows banners of donors -- size based on tier of donation

{| class="wikitable"
| Project||Shabdakalpadrumah||Concise encyclopedia of Hinduism
|-
| Work being done|| Translation & digitization || Digitization & editing
|-
| Progress || ||
|-
| Published articles || [[:Category:Shabdakalpadrumah|Index of published articles from Shabdakalpadrumah]]||[[:Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism|Index of published articles from Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]
|-
|}

SupportUs:Main

2014-10-19T03:04:26Z

Girish Kabra: /* Hindupedia needs your support */

==About Hindupedia==
Hindupedia is the sole journey to bring the pure knowledge of the Hindu dharma at the doorstep of the mankind in its original form by using the contemporary medium of communication. This journey is arduous but benefits are immense. It will preserve the lights of Hindu Dharma for ages to come, which has been the guiding force even when the universe was formed. Hence we request you to come along with us on this once a lifetime opportunity and support us in preserving this knowledge of eternal dharma!!!

Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia, is devoted to educating the public about all aspects of Hinduism ranging from history and philosophy to current events that impact Hindus.

We are the only online Hindu encyclopedia that provides the public with a traditional perspective on our religion and way of life.

==Current projects==
===Shabdakalpadrumah===
The Hindupedia team has embarked on one of the most challenging task of translating “Shabdakalpadrumah”, the 200 year old comprehensive Sanskrit dictionary into English language and make it available on Hindupedia website , where a student, a teacher, an academician, a religious scholar, a parent or anyone who is interested to understand the origin of the world languages can benefit by having this knowledge on their finger tips.

Shabdakalpadrumah is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808. It presents an authentic Dharma view and each word shows the etymology, gender, definition, and synonyms. In addition, the author provides quotations that derive from all the major sources of Sanskrit Literature i.e., Vedas, Vedangas, Vedanta, Nyaya, other Darshanas, Purana-Itihasa, Sangita, Shilpa, Soopakarashastra, Jyotisha, Tantra-Akhyana, Kavya-Alankara-ChhandaShastras, and Medicine etc. However, it was written in Sanskrit, hard to find, and has never been translated into English. The translation will bring Shabdakalpadrumah back into mainstream. Otherwise it will go into oblivion.

====PoC & Cost of Effort====
The encyclopedia is 3,131 pages in length and split into five volumes. Each page has approximately 780 words. The Hindupedia team has gone through a successful POC of 15 pages. This POC work has given us the required confidence and the comfort level that this work can be accomplished with an approximate fund of $400K in 6 years.

====Team====
Other than some scholarly volunteers, our core translation team consists of:
# US based project manager (with a MS in Sanskrit):
# India Project Lead
# Four Sanskrit scholars
# Two English translators
# India project coordinator
# Admin Assistant
# Consultants on an as needed basis
# English language editor
[[File:20141015_Progress_graph.png]]

==Hindupedia needs your support==
The Hindupedia team is looking for your support to move this project forward. Please donate per your interest. We would honor donors by recognizing them as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
| Donation||A way to say "Thank you" 
|-
| $21K+ ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 3 years.
# Dedicate 210+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 3 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (400 X 600 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
|-
| $11 - 21K ||
# An annual hardcopy book and the digital version of the Shabdakalpadrumah translation for 2 years.
# Dedicate 110+ translated pages (1 page for every $100) – Special mention online for 2 years.
# Special recognition on Hindupedia website (200 X 300 advertisement banner)
# Special mention in the published Shabdakalpadrumah translated book
# Regular status update until the translation work is complete
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SabdaKalpadruma is a well known Sanskrit lexicon compiled in 1808 by a few Bengali scholars at the instance of Raja Radhakanta Deb of Bengal. In this book, the words have been analyzed into their base-forms and suffixes, their genders determined and their Sanskrit synonyms noted.
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