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In project page of this page, Please add a work group or any category for Dravidian folk religion — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.51.148.100 (talk) 14:33, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Just wanted to see if anyone is interested in making this project a bit more active. I have been looking at a few active WikiProjects and noticed that many are running initiatives, task forces, etc. WikiProject Hinduism (and its task forces) seems to be quite for a while. It would be nice to revive this project and maybe start with something small? Asteramellus (talk) 23:34, 7 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing this up.

To disclose my own bias, I am mostly interested in Vaishnavism and quite frankly while I respect all schools of Sanatana Dharma, it doesn't particularly interest me in going outside of my passion in Vaishnava history and scripture.

With that in mind I can at least say from my limited perspective, I really think starting with ISKCON related articles would be a good step. Not to discredit their organization but it seems like there is some big issues with tone and bias on articles of personalities and topics related to the movement. Additionally, ISKCON affiliated organizations, especially the Bhaktidevanta Book Trust which is known to have a sectarian perspective are used exclusively or primarily as citations in many articles. I've been putting in a little work on Bhaktisiddhanta's article and I've previously worked on Chaitanya Charitamrita but I don't have the time, knowledge of the Shastras nor Vaishnava history to make the kind of impact the project needs.

If other Wikipedians join me, we could revive Wikiproject Krishnaism solely on the basis of working on and expanding articles relating to Gaudiya Vaishnavaism and ISKCON, which has unfortunately been neglected in the English language Wiki.

Best, Faketuxedo (talk) 21:30, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for this. Not everyone here have time or knowledge about various scriptures/texts - I think what matters is have interest in the area and follow wiki policies and guidelines. Seems per Task_forces#Setting up a task force structure, task forces need a lot more people - so I think maybe to start with, focus on a topic or area like what you suggested and begin with something small - e.g. pick a few articles and improve them and take them to the next level - from Stub to Start etc. Asteramellus (talk) 01:55, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

Asteramellus and Faketuxedo yes! This is exactly what is needed. I'm very interested in contributing to anything and everything Vaishnav or ISKCON related, and would like to ask both of your help in starting with the ISKCON theology section, if that interests you. In particular, expanding the section on Radha and creating a section on Moksha (final liberation) in ISKCON would be useful. Would either of you be interested in getting started on that now? Perhaps we can start there and work on the Bhaktisiddhanta and Chaitanya Charitramrita next to get those tags removed? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hemmingweigh (talk • contribs) 16:52, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

@Hemmingweigh Thanks. Agree to start with one or two - ISKCON and / or Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. Do you have any specific reliable sources in mind to use? Also, I agree with addressing maintenance tags along with adding content. Maybe we work section by section, improving the content and also resolve tagging issues at the same time. Asteramellus (talk) 00:33, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

@Asteramellus and @Faketuxedo,

Here are two sources that I think could be a resource for elucidating ISKCON theology on the ISKCON page:

1. Graham M. Schweig, Dance of Divine Love: India's Bhakti Tradition and the Theology of Chaitanya's Radha-Krishna Devotion. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
2. Ravi M. Gupta, The Caitanya Vaiṣṇava Vedānta of Jīva Gosvāmī: When Knowledge Meets Devotion. London: Routledge.

I think it makes a lot of sense to move section by section. Are you both fine with starting with adding Radha and Moksha subsections to the theology section of the ISKCON page? If so, let's get started. Once we get at least a paragraph or two for each subsection, then perhaps we can decide on which page to tackle next?

Hemmingweigh (talk) 06:53, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for these sources - they have good details about Gaudiya Vaishnava theology. I think concise detail about Radha and Moksha can be added on ISKCON page for further clarity. But seems Gaudiya Vaishnavism's Philosophical concepts (e.g Supreme Person subsection) could be a good place to expand on this, particularly on Radha. e.g. see the ISKCON#Background section - it seems quite broad in scope and maybe more readable if concise and focused.

Also, I just moved around some content on Gaudiya Vaishnavism page for clarity and to make it more readable. Asteramellus (talk) 02:47, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Wow, looking at it 100% agree – Radha-Krishna's (especially Radha) role is shockingly brief and ambiguous, particularly in the theology section. Though the article is not intended to be focused on Gaudiya theology and more on the organization, the whole movement is centered on Radha-Krishna – even "hare krishna" is itself viewed in ISKCON as the combined name of Radha and Krishna.

I support and will eventually contribute the idea of making more clarity and expanding way way more about Radharani and even Krishna in regards to ISKCON, especially her role as the supreme Shakti in Gaudiya ontology.

Unfortunately, I've been very busy lately and I think I want to finish up some more work on Bhaktisiddhanta's article, at least getting it to the point where most of the article takes a fairly neutral perspective.Fortunately, I see a lot of users have been making copyedits to Bhaktisiddhanta's biograpghy, and adding dozens of citations too. Still, not much in the way of addressing ISKCON/Gaudiya math bias, but having more neutral sources is a massive help.

Also, Chaitanya Charitramrita is a priority because it's still way too shallow for how deep and long the text is – also I was working on that one for a while. Those sources will be great to focus in on the theology of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in more detail, not just on the Charitramrita but on many Gaudiya articles, which is a major blindspot.

Sincerely appreciate the collaborative effort – hopefully once the semester is over I can lock in and help out more. Faketuxedo (talk) 20:08, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

@Faketuxedo Thanks. I can help a bit on Bhaktisiddhanta's article - tried reading sources and updating details in Later period (1918–1937): Missionary section. Asteramellus (talk) 02:41, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

@Faketuxedo and @Asteramellus, should we focus on one article at a time or a few at a time? I think the benefit of doing one article at a time is that we can actually bring an article/article section up to par and then move on, creating some momentum as we go. Also, I added an image gallery of Radha and Krishna on the ISKCON page theology section. Thoughts on placement? Should it be moved up or down? Thanks, Hemmingweigh (talk) 05:45, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@Hemmingweigh Regarding the edit on ISKCON for the gallery, I think current placement is a bit odd - maybe adding one image to the section is better - gallery is better placed at the end just before See also section. Hope this helps. Also agree that focusing on one article is better. I am cleaning up Bhaktisiddhanta's article as suggested by Faketuxedo earlier, but can help in any section on ISKCON page also. Asteramellus (talk) 02:18, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

@Asteramellus thanks for your input. I ended up just moving the subheader down a bit so the gallery slideshow is at the end of the "Nature of Krishna" section. I feel the gallery slideshow has to be in that section because it was such an uphill battle even getting Radha in that section for some reason. Keeping it there should hopefully prevent anyone from questioning "what" Radha is. :) Hemmingweigh (talk) 06:26, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. To avoid having gallery in middle of the page using so much space, I tried multi-image formatting - see if you agree with the change. We can further discuss this on the article's talk page. Asteramellus (talk) 00:18, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

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