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==Mission==
The mission of WikiProject Hinduism is to ensure that [[Hinduism]]-related articles on Wikipedia are written in an encyclopedic style, in a [[WP:NPOV|neutral and non-sectarian]] manner, using [[WP:V|verifiable]] and [[WP:RS|reliable]] scholarly sources.  This is the best place to discuss issues which affect Hinduism-related articles in general.  Discussions about particular articles should be handled on the talk pages of those articles.

==Scope==
The scope of this WikiProject is to improve the quality and quantity of information about Hinduism available on Wikipedia. Moreover, this [[WikiPedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] aims to:
*Increase the number of well-written Hinduism-related articles
*Expand and improve other Hinduism-related articles
*Ensure that all Hinduism-related articles can be easily found by interested readers
*Keep ''[[Portal:Hinduism]]'' up-to-date
*Keep ''[[Recent deaths]]'' up to date when notable Hindus die. (As usually there are newspaper obituaries written when a Hindu dies, it is also an opportunity to improve the Wikipedia article on that Hindu.)
*Coordinate efforts and peer review articles
*Expand the biographies on every Hindu figure 

==Guidelines for editing Hinduism articles==
{{Main|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (India-related articles)}}
If you are a newcomer, the most important and often over-looked point to remember while editing Wikipedia is: [[WP:OR|You ''cannot'' insert your own particular viewpoints into articles]]. Articles should typically reflect the [[WP:V|verifiable]] opinions of qualified academic scholars, in [[WP:NPOV|neutral and balanced prose]].  The [[Śruti]] and [[smriti]] are considered primary sources and they shouldn't be quoted in support of a particular argument unless also backed up by a citation to a reliable secondary source. Also remember to [[WP:CITE|cite your sources correctly]]. If you feel a viewpoint merits mention, you can find some material which may constitute a [[WP:RS|reliable source]] by checking [http://books.google.com/ books], journals, articles, newspapers and other sources.

To promote consistency in the way articles are written and edited, a [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Hinduism-related articles)|manual of style]] with recommended guidelines exists. Visit [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (India-related articles)|its talk page]] for current discussion.

==To do==
# Place the project banner {{[[template:WikiProject Hinduism|WikiProject Hinduism]]|class=|importance=}} on the '''talk''' pages of all articles that fall within the scope of the project.
# Add the articles to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Articles]] list by category.
# Check the [[Special:Recentchangeslinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Hinduism/Articles|recent changes]] for recent improvements, vandalism, and other changes.

==Participants/members==
Project participants are listed at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Participants]].  Feel free to add your name and join in the fun. You may use the {{tl|Hindu Links}} template to invite other users to the project.
* See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Participants]]

===Newsletter===
You can [[/Newsletter/Members|subscribe]] the [[/Newsletter|newsletter]] for receiving mailings from this Wikiproject.

==Departments==
Departments are specific group of members who do the meta work. Tasks include keeping the project going, maintaining the project pages, related portals, assessing articles, participating in peer reviews, managing the consensus within the project and so on. The following is a list of departments within the WikiProject. WikiProject Members may not necessarily do only departmental tasks. They can contribute content as a member of Work Groups as well.
* List of {{subpages}}
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Links Cleanup|Links Cleanup]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Articles|Watchlist of All Hinduism-related articles]]
*[[Wikipedia:Hinduism-related topics notice board]]

===Assessment===
The '''[[/Assessment|assessment department]]''' focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia articles related to [[Hinduism]].  While much of the work is done in conjunction with the [[WP:1.0]] program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing [[/Recognized content|excellent contributions]] and identifying topics in need of further work.


* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Assessment]] &ndash; Our rating system
* [[Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Hinduism_articles_by_quality_statistics|Project statistics]] &ndash; Statistics for our rating system
* [[Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Index_of_subjects|V1.0 index]] logs, sortings, stats, etc.
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====Statistics====
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===Peer review===
The '''[[/Peer review|peer review department]]''' conducts peer reviews of Hinduism-related articles on request; this helps to obtain ideas for further improvement by having contributors who may not have previously worked on particular articles examine them.  Project members are invited to submit articles to the department in lieu of using the generic peer review process.

====Related====
*''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology|WikiProject Hindu mythology]]'''
*''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu philosophy|WikiProject Hindu philosophy]]'''
*''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Vedanta|WikiProject Vedanta]]'''
*''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Shaivism|WikiProject Shaivism]]'''
*''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Vaishnavism|WikiProject Vaishnavism]]'''
*''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Krishnaism|WikiProject Krishnaism]]'''
*''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Swaminarayan|WikiProject Swaminarayan]]'''
*''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India|WikiProject India]]'''
*''' [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Nepal|WikiProject Nepal]]'''

==Featured material==
;'''Portal'''
The '''1''' following Hinduism-related portal is a [[Wikipedia:Featured portals|Featured portal]]:
*'''[[Portal:Hinduism]]'''

;'''Articles'''
The '''8''' following Hinduism-related article are [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured articles]]; the ones in '''bold''' have appeared on the [[Main Page]] as [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article|Today's featured article]] on the date given alongside.
<!-- *'''[[Swastika]]''' &mdash; 1 May 2005 -->
*'''[[Angkor Wat]]''' &mdash; 26, 2005
<!-- *'''[[Adi Shankara]]''' &mdash; 7 October 2006 -->
<!-- *'''[[Mahatma Gandhi]]''' &mdash; 1 February 2005 -->
*'''[[Ganesha]]''' &mdash; 30 December 2007
*'''[[Hoysala Empire]]''' &mdash; 8, 2008
* '''[[Vithoba]]''' &mdash;  3 March 2009
* '''[[Iravan]]''' &mdash;  28 May 2010
*'''[[Chalukya dynasty]]''' &mdash; July 9, 2010
*'''[[Mantra-Rock Dance]]''' &mdash; July 16, 2011
*'''[[Rashtrakuta Dynasty]]''' &mdash; December 30, 2015

;'''Version 1.0'''
Articles are being reviewed and classified for the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team]] as part of the push to Version 1.0:
*See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Version 1.0 articles|/Version 1.0 articles]]
The Wikiproject Hinduism department that assesses articles is currently working on categorising each article's quality and importance:
*See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Assessment]]

===Recently updated articles===
The following Hinduism-related articles have been or created (note: this is not a complete list, just a list of articles which [[/Participants|WikiProject Hinduism participants]] wish to bring to the attention of other participants) are now located at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Hinduism/New articles|New Articles]] page. Major changes, such as expansion, tidy-ups and promotions can be listed on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Hinduism/Major changes|Major Changes]] page.

===Current issues===
Although members of the project are usually aware of current problems and specific tasks to perform in Hinduism articles, non-members – who are encouraged to help with these – may not be. Generally, discussions of articles take place on talk pages of those articles, but below is a list of some important problems and tasks.

{{Wikipedia:Hinduism-related topics notice board/to do}}

====Vandalism/sock puppet alerts====
Please watch out for editing behaviors of these banned puppet masters and revert their edits when suspected:
* {{usercheck|Bringtar}}
* {{usercheck|His excellency}}
* {{usercheck|DavidYork71}}
* {{usercheck|Kirbytime}}
* {{usercheck|Patchouli}}
* {{usercheck|JarlaxleArtemis}}

=====Notice board=====
The [[Wikipedia:Hinduism-related topics notice board|Notice board]] contains the latest announcements, requests, news and events pertaining to Hinduism and the project. 

{{/Article alerts}}


=====Helpful links for reporting vandalism and getting help=====
* [[Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism]] – only for persistent vandals
* [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents]] – report block evading users
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser]]

====Article alerts====
{{Article alerts columns|Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Article alerts}}

===Tasks===
* Standardise references to [[Vedas]] translations.
* Placing articles in the most appropriate category or categories.
* Fix inadvertent placing of new Hinduism articles in [[:Category:Hinduism]] when a better category (or more) can be chosen.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Sandbox|Sandbox]]

===Deletions===
Hinduism related articles up for [[WP:AFD|deletion]] are listed at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Hinduism]]. If you see any new AfD's please add them to this list so participants can be made aware.
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* See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Hinduism]]

===Cleanup listing===
{{WikiProject cleanup listing|Hinduism}}
{{Clear}}

==Templates==
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===Barnstar awards===
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|The '''The Hinduism Award''' is to be used for the recognition of any excellent contributions to Hinduism-related articles. Designed and introduced by [[User:CA387]] in June 2007.
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==Categories==
{{category tree|Hinduism}}
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==Resources==
===Reference materials===
In accordance with general directives on [[WP:RS|reliable source]] usage, Wikipedia should quote ''qualified scholars of Hinduism'', as Wikipedia policy dictates that authors must be "authoritative in relation to the subject at hand." Other indicators of reliability is whether or not the work is published in a scholarly, peer-reviewed press, or whether the work is itself the subject of independent academic reviews. As per [[WP:REDFLAG]], It is especially important for the source to be of high quality (and preferably there should be multiple sources) when assertions about Hinduism are made which are unsupported by mainstream academic opinion.

The editors should not write for example "Some Hindus argue X" and then reference it to some Hindu websites unless they could show that the website is representative of the thought of a particular significant group.

**Please note that websites such as "karma2grace.org" are not reliable sources, because they are neither written by famous scholars nor peer reviewed works. Articles at hinduonline.co are usually signed by the authors. For those articles, if one can establish that the authors hold an official academic degree (Western or Vedic) and are notable, they could be used when properly attributed to the authors. Articles at hinduonline.co are more likely to have references. So, if you found something there, try to look up for its source and then look up the original source. If you are lucky, you'll get a good sourced piece of information.

Sanskrit Wikisource has many relevant works in the Sanskrit language. English Wikisource also has many relevant works in the English language. See [[:s:94n:ग्रन्थाः|the scriptures]] there.

===How to find good sources===
====General tips====
* [[Encyclopedia of Hinduism]] and ''Global Encyclopedia of Ramayana'' are a very good scholarly resources and one can find information on almost everything. But it is not free unless you belong to an organization that provides access to this for you. ''Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism'' online is an exception that contains many articles pertinent to [[Hinduism]], which are peer-reviewed and free to the public, and which may provide additional information not found in the other encyclopedias.  
* You can have free (but limited) online access to many of these books at books.google.com or amazon.com. You can also search for a word (like [[Hinduism]]) in books.google.com and find good books. It is useful to memorize names of some reputed scholars of Hinduism, most of whom are listed on the '[[Hindu studies scholars]]'. Since the scholarly books are usually published by "University of X" presses, you can also add "university" in the appropriate box in the advanced search to get the more scholarly works.
* If you can afford $15 a month for access to an online library, Questia has a spotty selection of Hindu-related books. They don't have everything one would want, but they have enough to justify the money, IMHO. You can search the library without joining.
* In the U.S., if you have a library card at the local public library (usually free to city residents) you can often get a card at the library of a nearby public university or community college. This may get you access to their online databases like Lexis/Nexis, Jstor, and the Oxford English Dictionary.

====From whom you can ask====
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Please see: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Expert Wikipedians in Hindu issues|Expert Wikipedians in Hindu issues]], where you may find a Wikipedian who can help you with your questions about Hindu issues.

===Associated Wikimedia===
{{Sisterlinks|Hinduism|commons=Category:Hinduism}}

===Lists===
*[[Outline of Hinduism|List of Hinduism-related articles]]
*[[Glossary of Hinduism terms]]

====Books====
* [[List of Hindu texts]]
* [[List of apologetic works]]

====People====
* [[Lists of Hindus]]
* [[List of converts to Hinduism]]
* [[List of former Hindus]]

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