Carma Citrawati

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

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Carma Citrawati's achievements are remarkable for their cultural impact. She helped create the first Wikisource in the world dedicated solely to handwritten manuscripts, a historic first in the Wikimedia ecosystem. Her work has made thousands of ancient Balinese palm-leaf texts accessible globally, preserving a heritage that was at risk of being lost. The 2021 Wikimedian Newcomer of the Year award recognized this groundbreaking contribution, and she continues to lead projects like WikiSami, expanding her impact across Bali.

AwardsCarma Citrawati's most significant formal honor is the 2021 Wikimedian Newcomer of the Year award, presented by the Wikimedia Foundation at Wikimania. This international recognition celebrated her pioneering work in digitizing and translating Balinese palm-leaf manuscripts. No other formal awards are documented.

Honours & Distinctions

Featured Speaker, Wikimania 2023

Wikimedia Foundation·2023

Invited to speak at the international Wikimedia conference in Singapore.

Featured in Wikimedia Diff

Wikimedia Foundation·2021

Profiled as one of the 2021 Wikimedians of the Year.

Records & Feats

First Wikisource dedicated entirely to handwritten manuscripts

Historic First·2021

Balinese Wikisource (WikiPustaka) became the world's first Wikisource project focused exclusively on handwritten manuscripts.