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This specialized development environment—established by the prestigious Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H)—serves as a controlled testing space dedicated to the creation, refinement, and enhancement of Wikipedia content. Operating as a cornerstone initiative within the ambitious Indic Wiki Project, the sandbox provides contributors with a secure platform to experiment with articles, templates, and formatting before publication.

The sandbox represents IIIT-H's commitment to expanding Wikipedia's coverage across India's rich linguistic landscape and preserving culturally significant topics that might otherwise remain underdocumented. This initiative aims to bridge critical knowledge gaps by fostering collaborative digital scholarship while ensuring authentic representation of India's diverse heritage in the global digital encyclopedia.

In this experimental environment, researchers, students, and collaborators from IIIT-H can explore new tools, techniques, and methods for content development. This space allows for the free creation, editing, and refinement of articles related to Indic languages and subjects without directly impacting live Wikipedia pages.

The primary goal is to produce high-quality, informative, and culturally relevant content that enriches Wikipedia’s offerings for Indic language speakers and researchers globally. By fostering a spirit of collaboration and innovation, this sandbox contributes to the growth and vitality of the Indic Wiki ecosystem.

Community Standards and Participation

We are committed to building an open, inclusive, and respectful environment for everyone involved in this initiative. All participants in this internship or sandbox project must adhere to the Code of Conduct for Wikimedia technical spaces.