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Welcome to Bharat Wiki Verified knowledge hub of Bharat

The verified encyclopedia of Bharat — curated, fact-checked and community driven.

From history and governance to culture, technology and startups — Bharat Wiki aims to be the most reliable knowledge hub about India and Indians, by the people and for the people.

🔷 Today's Verified Article

This space highlights a thoroughly fact-checked, high-quality article from Bharat Wiki.

Sample Featured Article Title

Sample featured article image

A short 3–4 line summary of the verified article comes here. Explain who / what / why in simple language, give context from an Indian lens, and link to related pages.\ Add 1–2 internal links like Indian Constitution, Startup ecosystem in India, etc.

➡ Want your article featured? Improve references, add neutral sources and request review on the Community Portal.

🖼️ Featured Picture

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A one-paragraph caption describing the picture, its location, historical context, photographer credit, and why it matters for Bharat.

📰 Bharat Wiki Updates

December 2025: Bharat Wiki goes live for public editing. Early contributors are invited to set standards for neutral, verified content.
New project: Launching task forces for States of India, Indian Elections, Startup & Innovation and Culture & Heritage.
Call for editors: Looking for subject experts in history, polity, law, economics, science & tech, and education.

🚀 Getting Started

Read the editorial guidelines for neutral and verified writing.
Create your account and build your user profile.
Start with small improvements: fixing typos, adding references, improving formatting.
Join the Community Portal to pick tasks and projects.

📚 Explore Bharat by Theme

1. History & Politics

2. Culture & Society

3. Economy & Technology

4. Education & Knowledge

5. States & Regions

6. People & Profiles

🤝 Community & Verification

Bharat Wiki is built on verification, neutrality and respect. Every fact should be supported by reliable sources — government data, reputed newspapers, academic work and official reports. Editors are encouraged to:

Use citations for all important claims.
Avoid promotional or party-political language.
Discuss major changes on article talk pages before editing.
Report vandalism or misinformation on the Noticeboard.

This is the beta homepage of Bharat Wiki. Layout and sections are evolving — feedback and improvements are welcome on the talk page.

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+Welcome to <span style="color:#1a4f9e;">Bharat Wiki</span> [[File:BlueTick-BharatWiki.png|18px|Verified knowledge hub of Bharat]]
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+The verified encyclopedia of <b>Bharat</b> — curated, fact-checked and community driven.
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+<div style="font-size:90%; color:#777; margin-top:0.4em;">
+From history and governance to culture, technology and startups — Bharat Wiki aims to be
+the most <b>reliable knowledge hub</b> about India and Indians, by the people and for the people.
+</div>
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-'''Bharat Wiki''' aims to collect, preserve and share authentic information about India’s history, culture, technology, education, governance, startups and more.
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+🔷 Today's Verified Article
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+<div style="font-size:90%; color:#555;">
+''This space highlights a thoroughly fact-checked, high-quality article from Bharat Wiki.''
+'''[[Sample Featured Article|Sample Featured Article Title]]'''
+[[File:Sample-image.jpg|left|120px|alt=Sample featured article image]]
+A short 3–4 line summary of the verified article comes here. Explain <b>who / what / why</b>
+in simple language, give context from an Indian lens, and link to related pages.\
+Add 1–2 internal links like [[Indian Constitution]], [[Startup ecosystem in India]], etc.
+<div style="clear:both;"></div>
+<div style="font-size:85%; color:#777; margin-top:0.3em;">
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+<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:120%; border-bottom:1px solid #e3e6ef; padding-bottom:0.3em; margin-bottom:0.3em;">
+📰 Bharat Wiki Updates
+</div>
+<ul style="margin-top:0; font-size:90%; color:#555;">
+<li>'''December 2025:''' Bharat Wiki goes live for public editing. Early contributors are invited to
+set standards for <b>neutral, verified content</b>.</li>
+<li>'''New project:''' Launching task forces for <i>States of India</i>, <i>Indian Elections</i>,
+<i>Startup & Innovation</i> and <i>Culture & Heritage</i>.</li>
+<li>'''Call for editors:''' Looking for subject experts in history, polity, law, economics,
+science & tech, and education.</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+<!-- QUICK START / HOW TO CONTRIBUTE -->
+<div style="border:1px solid #dfe3ec; border-radius:6px; padding:0.6em 0.8em; background:#ffffff; margin-top:0.8em;">
+<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:120%; border-bottom:1px solid #e3e6ef; padding-bottom:0.3em; margin-bottom:0.3em;">
+🚀 Getting Started
+</div>
+<ul style="margin-top:0; font-size:90%; color:#555;">
+<li>Read the [[Bharat Wiki:Editorial Guidelines|editorial guidelines]] for neutral and verified writing.</li>
+<li>Create your account and build your [[Help:User page|user profile]].</li>
+<li>Start with small improvements: fixing typos, adding references, improving formatting.</li>
+<li>Join the [[Bharat Wiki:Community Portal|Community Portal]] to pick tasks and projects.</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+|}
+<!-- TOP BHARAT SECTIONS -->
+<div style="border:1px solid #dfe3ec; border-radius:6px; padding:0.6em 0.8em; background:#ffffff; margin-bottom:1em;">
+<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:120%; border-bottom:1px solid #e3e6ef; padding-bottom:0.3em; margin-bottom:0.3em;">
+📚 Explore Bharat by Theme
+</div>
+{| style="width:100%;"
+| style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; font-size:90%;" |
+'''1. History & Politics'''
 * [[History of India]]
-* [[Indian Culture]]
+* [[Freedom movement of India]]
+* [[Indian Constitution]]
+* [[Prime Minister of India]]
+* [[Indian general elections]]
+'''2. Culture & Society'''
+* [[Indian festivals]]
+* [[Languages of India]]
+* [[Indian classical music]]
+* [[Indian cinema]]
+* [[Indian cuisines]]
+| style="width:33%; vertical-align:top; font-size:90%;" |
+'''3. Economy & Technology'''
+* [[Economy of India]]
+* [[Indian startups]]
+* [[Digital India]]
+* [[Make in India]]
+* [[Indian IT industry]]
+'''4. Education & Knowledge'''
 * [[Education in India]]
-* [[Technology in India]]
+* [[Indian universities]]
-* [[Government & Policies]]
+* [[School education in India]]
-* [[Indian Startups]]
+* [[Competitive exams in India]]
-* [[Geography of India]]
-* [[States and Union Territories]]
+| style="width:34%; vertical-align:top; font-size:90%;" |
-== 🚀 Getting Started ==
+'''5. States & Regions'''
-* [[Help:Contents|How to use Bharat Wiki]]
+* [[States and union territories of India]]
-* [[Help:Editing|How to edit pages]]
+* [[Uttar Pradesh]]
-* [[Help:Formatting|Formatting rules]]
+* [[Maharashtra]]
-* [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]
+* [[Tamil Nadu]]
-* [[Special:AllPages|All pages]]
+* [[North-East India]]
-* [[Special:CreateAccount|Create an account]]
-== 👥 Community Portal ==
+'''6. People & Profiles'''
-* [[Bharat Wiki:About|About this project]]
+* [[List of Presidents of India]]
-* [[Bharat Wiki:Community Portal|Community discussions]]
+* [[List of Prime Ministers of India]]
-* [[Bharat Wiki:Requests|Requests & tasks]]
+* [[Indian scientists]]
-* [[Bharat Wiki:Policies|Policies & guidelines]]
+* [[Indian entrepreneurs]]
-== 🔧 Tools ==
+|}
-* [[Special:Upload|Upload files]]
+</div>
-* [[Special:NewPages|New pages]]
-* [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]]
-* [[Special:Categories|Category list]]
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+<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:115%; margin-bottom:0.2em;">
+🤝 Community & Verification
+</div>
+<div style="font-size:90%; color:#555;">
+Bharat Wiki is built on <b>verification, neutrality and respect</b>. Every fact should be supported
+by reliable sources — government data, reputed newspapers, academic work and official reports.
+Editors are encouraged to:
+<ul>
+<li>Use citations for all important claims.</li>
+<li>Avoid promotional or party-political language.</li>
+<li>Discuss major changes on article talk pages before editing.</li>
+<li>Report vandalism or misinformation on the [[Bharat Wiki:Noticeboard|Noticeboard]].</li>
+</ul>
+</div>
+</div>
-<div style="font-size:12px; color:#555;">
+<!-- FOOTER NOTE -->
-Page maintained by the Bharat Wiki administration team.
+<div style="text-align:center; font-size:80%; color:#777; margin:1em 0 0.5em 0;">
-Powered by <b>MediaWiki</b>.
+This is the beta homepage of <b>Bharat Wiki</b>. Layout and sections are evolving — feedback and improvements are welcome on the
+[[Talk:Bharat Wiki Home|talk page]].
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