Nov 6, Kathmandu: Brothers and sisters! Do you know about Wikipedia? The brothers and sisters who are busy on the Internet must have heard something about Wikipedia, but some may not know about it.

So let's talk about it, shall we? 'Wikipedia' is made up of two words, 'Wiki' and 'Pedia'. "Wiki" means "quick" and "pedia" is short for the encyclopedia. Based on this, 'Wikipedia' can be understood as the ocean of knowledge of the world that is available in a fast and easy way.

Wikipedia is a free and open web-based encyclopedia operating in 329 languages. Anyone can upload and edit content from anywhere in the world. Many volunteer writers from around the world are doing this. This website is a wiki, which means that anyone can change the content on it.

Currently, there is also a Nepali version of Wikipedia, which is in its initial stage. Nepali language Wikipedia was launched on June 3, 2002. So far there are 32 thousand 167 articles in the Nepali language and five managers and one administrator are working on this Wikipedia.

Operating in 329 different languages ​​of the world, Wikipedia has a total of more than one million articles. Every day, hundreds of people around the world can make thousands of changes at once. Some freelance writers create new articles.

In Nepal, there is a Wikipedia in the Nepali language ie Newari language, Bhojpuri language, Maithili language, Doteli language, etc. Which has given me an opportunity to introduce the Nepali language, religion, culture, and society to the world.

In Wikipedia, articles and information are written by volunteers. Anyone with access to the internet can do this. In addition, anyone can modify, change and amend the content here. It is run by a non-profit organization called the Wikipedia Foundation.

In 2001, Wikipedia was started by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Wikipedia's main server is located in the state of Florida in the United States. Currently, it is considered the largest and most famous reference material on the Internet.

Nowadays, the popularity of Wikipedia is increasing because anyone can get information on any subject and can write or edit an article about what they know. Currently, Wikipedia is one of the most viewed Internet sites in the world. So far, Wikipedia has not placed any advertisements on its site.