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1997
- For learning HTML, created a webiste about myself (my hobbies, projects, education, skills etc.) on a 'localhost'.
- Hosted homepage for free on Geocities.
1998
- Moved personal homepage from GeoCities to BigFoot to get a shorter URL.
- Searched for and luckily purchased domain Ishwar.com
- Moved personal homepage from BigFoot to Pair networks hosting with the new domain.
- Redesigned personal homepage.
- Received comments that it should be a spiritual site rather than personal homepage.
- Purchased domains Ishwar.net & Ishwar.org and pointed them to Ishwar.com.
1999
- Redesigned personal site.
- Received more comments about spiritual vs. personal.
- Read the Holy Bhagavad Gita.
- Replaced personal site with Holy Bhagavad Gita.
- Added Holy Bible.
- Redesigned site layout.
- Changed site structure to two pane tree/detail view.
- Title of site: 'i s h w a r'.
- Added Holy Quran (Yusuf Ali).
- Redesigned site layout.
- Changed site structure to web pages with menu bar on top/bottom.
2000
- Added Holy Dhammapada.
- Added Holy Guru Granth Sahib.
- Redesigned site layout.
- Changed site structure to split large HTML files into parts to facilitate readability.
- Added Navigation bar (previous, next, up).
- Added Holy Tanakh (Torah, Ketuvim, Neviim).
- Replaced pictures of prophets with religious symbols.
- Added Search capability using htDig.
- Added Downloads section.
- Title of site: 'ishwar.com - resource for religions texts'.
- Moved web hosting from Pair networks to Denish Inc.
2001
- Added Holy Akaranga Sutra.
- Added Daily quote (non spiritual).
- Purchased domains Ishwar.info, Ishwar.tv & Ishwar.biz and pointed them to Ishwar.com.
2002
- Added Holy Confucian Canon (Analects, Mencius, Doctrine of Mean, Great Learning).
- Added Holy Kitab I Aqdas.
- Added Holy Tao Te Ching.
- Redesigned site layout.
- Split all pages into two column layout to facilitate readability.
- Added themes: symbols, flowers, nature, joy, galaxy, abstract.
- Each theme has different website: Ishwar.com, Ishwar.net, Ishwar.org, Ishwar.biz, Ishwar.info, Ishwar.tv.
- Title of site: 'Love the Lord!'.
- Converted all texts into eBook formats: PDF, PRC, LIT.
- Added eBooks section.
- Added Books section.
- Added merchandise Shop.
- Consolidated all themes as daily rotation into Ishwar.com.
- Released domains Ishwar.net, Ishwar.org, Ishwar.biz, Ishwar.info, Ishwar.tv.
2003
- Added Holy Kitab I Iqan.
- Added Epistle to the Son of Wolf.
- Added Prayers & Meditations by Bahaullah.
- Added Holy Saddharma Pundarika.
- Added Holy Mahayana Texts.
- Added Holy Digha Nikaya.
- Added Deuterocanonical Apocrypha.
- Added Holy Vedas.
- Added Holy Upanishads.
- Added Holy Quran (E.H.Palmer).
- Added Holy Quran (Mohammed Pickthall).
- Added Holy Quran (Arabic Romanised transliteration).
- Added Holy Kalpa Sutra.
- Added Holy Kojiki.
- Added Holy Nihongi.
- Added Holy Chuang Tzu.
- Added Holy Zend Avesta.
- Redesigned site layout.
- Created index page for each religion.
- Added Listen, Translate, Print, Send features.
- Added About, FAQs, Forum, Donate, Sitemap, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy sections.
- Converted all additional texts into eBook formats: PDF, PRC, LIT.
- Created Data CD containing all texts in all formats.
- Created text only/mobile version of site.
- Created logo for the site.
- Title of site: 'I Love GOD'.
- Added Errata.
- Changed daily quote from non-spiritual to spiritual.
- Added Wallpaper.
- Added daily quote as XML RSS feed.
- Added eCards.
- Added daily quote as Newsletter via email.
- Added Change log.
- Started a Blog.
- Added Screensaver.
- Changed from htDig to Google Search
- Changed financial model (shop, books) to be non-profit.
- Moved web hosting from Denish Inc to 1&1.
2004
- Reorganized Vedas and Tanakh for simplicity.
- Finished spell checking texts and then fixed all spelling errors and republished eBooks.
- Improved website Usability, added links to texts on homepage and reorganized top/bottom links.
- Added 'Sources' page listing source of each text and 'Links' page to swap links.
- Added 'Introduction' to index page of all texts.
- Changed all HTML downloads and CD to have actual webpages rather than bare pages.
- Introduced and then stopped the single-religion-symbol 'I Love GOD' merchandise.
- Changed 'I Love GOD' license from NonCommercial ShareAlike to ShareAlike (more flexible).
- Sent 'I Love GOD' printed postcards to over 70 influential people world wide.
- Created www.ilovegod.biz, created an Ad for it and sent printed Ad to 200 religious places.
2005
- Finished manually fine-tuning formatting issues in texts.
- Website down for few days (first and hopefully last time ever).
- Removed eCards, Translate this page and Contact form due to insecure scripts.
- Changed homepage theme to change every weekday instead of each hour.
- Improved Usability - Re-organized the Homepage links and the Header/Footer.
- Revamped the Religion pages to include more info and be more usable.
- Featured I Love GOD products prominently on homepage of ishwar.com.
- Re-introduced the single-religion-symbol 'I Love GOD' merchandise.
- Stopped www.ilovegod.biz and folded it into ishwar.com.
- Created Ads for single-religion products and mailed them to Churches, Temples, Mosques, Synagogues.
- Added Holy Hadith.
- Added Holy Sutta Nipata.
2006
- Added Bhagavad Gita (sanskrit).
- Added Tao Te Ching (chinese).
- Added Kitab I Aqdas (arabic).
- Added Kitab I Iqan (arabic).
- Added Confucian Analects (chinese).
- Added Mencius (chinese).
- Added Doctrine of Mean (chinese).
- Added Great Learning (chinese).
- Added wide selection of books on homepage and religions pages.
- Added new 'Persons' theme.
- Modified existing 'Abstract' theme.
2007
- Added new logo 'Peace'.
- Added new logo 'Love'.
- Added new logo 'Truth'.
- Added new logo 'Infinity'.
- Added new logo 'Light'.
- Cleaned up the header and footer.
- Removed t-shirts and book sales links entirely.
- Changed the daily quote to be automatic.
- Changed the home page layout and themes to use AJAX and Imagemap for faster switching of themes.
2008
- Added Arabic Quran
- Added Latin Bible
- Added Hebrew Torah
- Added Gurumukhi Sri Guru Granth Sahib
- Bahai - combined Arabic & English texts in single place
- Confucianism - combined Chinese & English texts in single place
- Hinduism - combined Sanskrit & English texts in single place
- Taoism - combined Chinese & English texts in single place
- Added menu bar on top
- Added navigation bar on top
- Quote of the day is now expanded to include all religions
- Introduced the 'Do you Love GOD?' poll on the homepage
- Cosmetic changes to homepage layout
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