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| native_name = तुलसी भगत

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| image = Tulsi Bhagat during Maithili Wikimedians 1st meetup in Janakpur 7851.jpg

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| caption = Tulsi Bhagat in 2018

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| other_names = {{hlist|Activist|Wikimedian|photographer|blogger}}

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| years_active = 2014–present

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| signature = Tulsi Signature.png

| website = {{url|https://tulsibhagat.com.np/}}

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Tulsi Bhagat ({{langx|ne|तुलसी भगत}}) is a founder of Maithili Wikipedia.

Biography

He is from Janakpur.{{Cite news |date=5 February 2021 |title=जनकपुरका 'तुलसी भगत' जसले विश्वव्यापी सम्मानबाट मधेश र देशको शान बढाए |trans-title=Janakpur's 'Tulsi Bhagat', who brought global respect to Madhesh and the country |url=https://enewsbureau.com/news-details/9731/2021-02-05 |work=NewsBureau Nepal |language=ne}} In 2014, he began editing Wikipedia while looking for Wikipedia in Maithili language what he created Maithili Wikipedia.{{Cite news |last=Joshi |first=Yagyaraj |date=13 February 2021 |title=मैथिली विकिपिडिया स्थापना गरेर जो विश्वका १८ योगदानकर्ताभित्र छानिए |trans-title=Selected among 18 contributors around the world who established Maithili Wikipedia |url=https://nepalkhabar.com/society/50111-2021-02-13-13-23-59 |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=Nepal Khabar |language=ne}}{{Cite news |last=Tharu |first=Bunu |date=25 January 2021 |title=जनकपुरका युवा जसले मैथिली विकिपिडियाको सुरुवात गरे |trans-title=Youth from Janakpur who started Maithili Wikipedia |url=https://ekantipur.com/feature/2021/01/26/161167080558668870.html |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=Kantipur Publications |language=ne}}{{Cite news |last=Kamal |first=KC |date=15 February 2021 |title=मैथिली विकिपिडियाका संस्थापक २१ वर्षिय नेपाली युवा, जो विश्वका टप १८ योगदानकर्तामा छानिए |trans-title=The founder of Maithili Wikipedia is a 21-year-old Nepali youth who has been selected as one of the top 18 contributors in the world |url=https://ictsamachar.com/news-details/4473/2021-02-15 |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=ICT Samachar |language=ne}}

He also involved in other Wikimedia projects, by editing Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and Wiktionary.{{Cite news |last=Bista |first=Kamal |date=24 January 2021 |title=२१ वर्षीय तुलसीको मैथिली विक्सनरी सपना |trans-title=21 year old Tulsi’s Maithili Wiktionary dream |url=https://farakdhar.com/story/43919/ |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=Farakdhar |language=ne}}{{Cite news |last=Kamal |first=KC |date=15 February 2021 |title=मैथिली विकिपिडियाका संस्थापक २१ वर्षिय नेपाली युवा, जो विश्वका टप १८ योगदानकर्तामा छानिए |trans-title=The founder of Maithili Wikipedia is a 21-year-old Nepali youth who has been selected as one of the top 18 contributors in the world |url=https://ictsamachar.com/news-details/4473/2021-02-15 |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=ICT Samachar |language=ne}} He is native speaker of Maithili and Nepali language.{{Cite news |last=Kamal |first=KC |date=15 February 2021 |title=मैथिली विकिपिडियाका संस्थापक २१ वर्षिय नेपाली युवा, जो विश्वका टप १८ योगदानकर्तामा छानिए |trans-title=The founder of Maithili Wikipedia is a 21-year-old Nepali youth who has been selected as one of the top 18 contributors in the world |url=https://ictsamachar.com/news-details/4473/2021-02-15 |access-date=20 January 2025 |work=ICT Samachar |language=ne}}

So far, he contributed more than 3,000 articles and created 500 articles. In addition, he has edited about 90,000 words in Maithili Wikipedia.

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