Pranayraj Vangari

Pranayraj Vangari is a Telugu theatre research scholar[1] and Telugu Wikipedia Administrator.[2][3] With a concept name WikiVatsaram (transl. Wiki Year), he has written 365 new articles on Wikipedia in 365 days in a row. He is the first person to achieve this credit in the world.[4][5][6][7][8] Continuing that trend, he completed 1000 articles in 1000 days as of June 4, 2019. Now he completed 1500 articles in 1500 days as of October 17, 2020.

Pranayraj Vangari
Born
Mothkur, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Telangana
Years active
  • Telugu Theatre and Cinema (2009 - Present)
  • Telugu Wikipedia (8 March 2013 - Present)
Known for

Birth

Pranayraj was born in Mothkur, Yadadri Bhuvanagari district in a weavers family. According to Pranayraj, his father is an admirer of films and his mother used to sing Bathukamma songs among others which attracted him towards the arts. He started listening to songs on the radio and practiced singing movie songs from lyrics books. Then he started performing in his school events, Vinayaka Chavithi celebrations and marriage ceremonies in his home town.[9]

Pranayraj with Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales in Esino Lario in Italy in Wikimania 2016

Theatre

Pranayraj participated in Tifli International Theatre Festival for Children and Young Audience, in New Delhi during February 17–23, 2014. On March 20, he established Popcorn Theatre with the performance of Amma Cheppina Katha in Golden Threshold, Abids, Hyderabad by collaborating with some of his friends who are also working in Telugu Theatre. Through the Popcorn Theatre, he is working to attract Children and Youth towards Theatre.[10]

Contributions in Telugu Wikipedia
  • Acted as General Secretary for 10th Anniversary Celebrations in 2014 hosted in Vijayawada and 11th Anniversary Celebration in 2015 hosted in Tirupathi.[11][12]
  • Campaigning about Telugu Wikipedia through various mediums to reach it to everyone. Recognizing Pranayraj's contributions, Wikimedia Foundation invited him to Wikipedia International Conference Wikimania 2016 held in Italy.[13]
  • Pranayraj completed 100 days – 100 Wiki articles challenge happening in various languages of Wikipedia worldwide. During 8 September 2016 – 16 December 2016 he had written 100 wiki articles.[14][15]
  • He became the first wikipedian in the world by writing 365 wiki articles in 365 days under WikiVastaram concept.[16] Starting on 8 September 2016, writing a wiki article every day, he completed WikiVastaram on 7 September 2017.[17]
  • On 4 June 2019, he completed 1000 days - 1000 Wiki Articles.[18][19]

References
  1. "ప్రణయ్ రాజ్ కు ఉగాది పురస్కారం". Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ఆంధ్రజ్యోతి, సాహిత్య వార్తలు (9 April 2017). "కళా..పాప్‌కార్న్." Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. "గోల్డెన్ త్రెషోల్డ్ లో "దావత్"". Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ఈనాడు, ఆదివారం అనుబంధం సంచిక (15 October 2017). "రోజుకో వ్యాసం... ఏడాది యజ్ఞం!". Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. నమస్తే తెలంగాణ, జిందగీ న్యూస్ (19 September 2017). "వికీ వ్యాసాల ప్రణయ్". Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ఈనాడు, ప్రత్యేక కథనాలు (18 September 2017). "వికీపీడియాలో తెలుగు వెలుగు". Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. వికీమీడియా బ్లాగ్, COMMUNITY, PROFILES, WIKIPEDIA (7 September 2017). "Pranayraj Vangari has written a new Wikipedia article every day for the last year". blog.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 4 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. inspiretelangana. "Pranay Raj Vangari: A guy from Hyderabad created World Record in Wikipedia". inspiretelangana.org. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  9. నమస్తే తెలంగాణ, లైఫ్ స్టోరి (బతుకమ్మ ఆదివారం సంచిక) (12 July 2020). "వికీపీడియానే.. ప్రణయ్‌ రాజ్యం!". ntnews (in Telugu). దాయి శ్రీశైలం. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ఆంధ్రజ్యోతి. "కళా.. పాప్‌కార్న్". Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  11. The Hindu, Andhra Pradesh - Thirupathi (16 February 2015). "More online free content in Telugu Wikipedia soon". A.D. Rangarajan. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  12. యూత్ స్పెషల్ : అది అతనికో మిషన్
  13. కంప్యూటర్ ఫర్ యు పత్రిక - ఏప్రిల్ 2016 - 37వ పుట
  14. ప్రణయ్ రాజ్ ను సన్మానిస్తున్న హరికృష్ణ
  15. వెబ్ ఆర్కైవ్. "జ్ఞానా భాండాగారం తెలుగు వికీపీడియా". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  16. వి6 న్యూస్, వార్తలు » రాష్ట్రీయ వార్తలు (8 September 2017). "వికీపీడియాలో మోత్కూరు వాసి ప్రపంచ రికార్డు". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  17. telanganatoday (12 September 2017). "KTR congratulates Telugu Wikipedia Volunteer". Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  18. ఈనాడు, తెలంగాణ (6 June 2019). "వికీపీడియాలో వెయ్యి రోజుల్లో వెయ్యి వ్యాసాలు". Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  19. మన తెలంగాణ, తెలంగాణ (6 June 2019). "వికీపీడియలో రికార్డు సృష్టించిన మోత్కూర్ యువకుడు". Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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