SikhiWiki
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Gurumustuk Singh Khalsa
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| Owner | SikhNet branch of 3HO |
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| Founder(s) | Ash Singh Gurumustuk Singh Khalsa |
| URL | sikhiwiki |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 93,526 (July 2024) |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
SikhiWiki is a Sikh-centric online encyclopedia operated by the 3HO organization under its SikhNet umbrella.[1]
The idea of creating an online Sikh encyclopedia is attributed to Ash Singh after he had a television interview where the importance of documenting Sikh history, from both the distant past and present, was discussed.[2] Ash Singh partnered with Gurumustuk Singh Khalsa, then webmaster of SikhNet, to create SikhiWiki.[2] SikhiWiki was launched in 2005.[3] The website was inspired by Wikipedia and claims to cover "Sikh philosophy, history, culture and lifestyle".[2] The website is open to the wider community who can freely edit its pages.[2] The operators used the term 'encyclomedia' to describe their website.[2] SikhiWiki is maintained by SikhNet and most of the individuals maintaining it are volunteers.[2]