Its five thousand articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, with major concentration of contributors in India and Nepal.

[6] The Times of India considered that "Sanskrit was making a comeback, thanks to Wikipedia community"[7] Mother India considered the Sanskrit Wikipedia as a "wonderful learning tool"[8] One of the earliest snapshots of the home page, dated 1 June 2004, can be seen at the earlier archives of Sanskrit Wikipedia.

[2] The collaboration efforts started in the Wikipedia Academy organized in Bangalore on 23 January 2010.

The presentation was intended to give a basic working knowledge of Wikipedia and its interface.

[2] A second workshop was held at the same location on 26 March 2011 for another 15 participants from software companies and the Om Shantidham Gurukulam.